When healthy food is also delicious food, we are more likely to eat it. That most-obvious and simple idea is also a powerful idea, and it lies at the heart of the Farms, Food & Health Expo—FREE, walk-ins welcome, and open to the public—this Friday, September 27, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hagerty Center, Traverse City.

The free Expo is part of our four-day, national tier Farms, Food & Health Conference, with Culinary Medicine Training. Offering a mix of talks and cooking demonstrations, Expo day is designed to help you and yours live healthy (and flavorful!) lives by cooking delicious and doable local food recipes.

Below is a list of sessions—all are free and no tickets needed, just show up and enjoy! See you there!

Farms, Food & Health Expo

10:30–11:00 a.m. Cooking Demonstration Pumpkin: Mole Chili Chef Kaylee Davenport opened a business, Fuel Your Tomorrow, offering healthy chef-made dinners to customers. She opens our Expo showing how to make a delectable Pumpkin Mole Chili.

11:15–11:30 a.m. Tapas Talk: Deanna Minnich, Ph.D., Internal Climate Change Author and health advocate Deana Minnich will touch upon the theme of her books and work, that internal bodily inflammation can be mitigated by eating the right foods. Stop by her book signing at 1 p.m.

11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Cooking Demonstration: Healthy and Delicious Chef Loghan shows how food that incorporates regenerative principles and a “food as medicine” approach can look, taste and inspire everyone. Yes, you can showcase health on the menu without sacrificing flavor. Loghan will also discuss the importance of sourcing and how that must dictate the future of food. Sponsored by Table Health.

12:30 p.m.–12:45p.m. Tapas Talk: Heart Disease to Heart Health: Replacing Statins with Culinary Medicine. Ed Gergosian describes his personal journey from from triple bypass surgery to healthy heart and healthy cholesterol levels managed by a whole-food, plant-based diet. And hear about what he discovered about himself along the way, for leading a more enjoyable and active live.

1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Cooking Demonstration: MSU Extension The MSU team will highlight select fruit vegetable recipes they share at the Sara Hardy Farmers Market as part of the Prescription for Produce Program. The r