Second Annual Free Celebration of Food Festival in Lynnwood Sunday

Second Annual Free Celebration of Food Festival at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, Washington 98036

Sunday May 19  11am to 4pm

Food Revolution Snohomish County, a movement aimed at encouraging growing, cooking, preserving and eating real and healthy food brings the Celebration of Food Festival to Lynnwood for the second straight year.

More than 70 vendors will encourage the community to taste, explore and experience real food in this free Food Revolution Day event. Farmers, ranchers, culinary professionals, youth, students and business owners will offer activities to inspire the enjoyment of real food.

In addition to vendors showing their wares (and often giving samples of them!) there will be cooking demonstrations for both kids and adults, presentations ranging from “Understanding GMO Labeling” to Converting Your Lawn into a Bountiful Vegetable Garden” and hands-on activities from the Pacific Science Center, Imagine Children's Museum, Whole Foods and Edmonds Community College STEM programs. Farm and garden professionals, including Seattle Tilth and the WSU Snohomish County Extension, will show the benefits of growing your own food.

Schedule of Presentations 

11:30 a.m. | Farming in the City Join Lisa Taylor from Seattle Tilth, author of “Your Farm in the City” and learn how you can create an abundant urban homestead despite limited space.

12:00 p.m. | Farm Bill 101 Our food system is complex. Join Ariana Taylor-Stanley, Coordinator of the NW Farm Bill Action Group, as she shares a brief history of the Farm Bill and Industrial agriculture. Learn the impacts of the Farm Bill on our lives and communities, and what we can do about it.

1:00 p.m. | Children’s Gardens Kids love to explore the magic of a garden. Join Lisa Taylor from Seattle Tilth and learn how you can get your kids excited about garden activities and caring for our earth.

1:30 p.m. | The Sustainable Kitchen Christina Orchid teacher, farmer and chef at Redrabbit Urban Farm will share “Three simple things you can do to Save The Planet!”

2:00 p.m. | GMO’s and Washington’s I-522 Initiative Trudy Bialic is Co-chair of Yes I-522 campaign and Director of public affairs for PCC Natural Markets. Her presentation will give you an understanding of the issues surrounding GMO’s so you can make an educated vote in November regarding GMO labeling.

2:30 p.m. | Healing Through Nutrition Tristan Klesick started with a 32 sq. ft. garden and now has 40 acre Klesick Family Farm. He will share how eating well heals the body and why it matters how your food is grown.

3:00 p.m. | Eat Your Veggies Join Leika Suzumura, Seattle Tilth’s program manager of Community Kitchens Northwest and learn some approaches to healthy eating that will inspire the kids to eat good food, from kale chips to super hero salad.

3:30 p.m. | Farming in the City Ariana Taylor-Stanley joins us to share her experiences raising chickens and growing vegetables for her Seattle based Community Supported Agriculture farm. As Policy Coordinator for Tilth Producers of WA, Coordinator of the NW Farm Bill Action Group, and committee member with Delridge Grocery Cooperative and the WA Young Farmers Coalition, Ariana works in her community for a better food future.

Food Trucks  

BUNS Food Truck Robert Schaudt 2009 Edmonds Community College Culinary Arts Program Alum is the proud new owner of BUNS. BUNS will be at the Celebration of Food Festival serving up gourmet burgers made from premium, all-natural, and organic ingredients. Street food does not get better than this! BUNS endeavors to be environmentally responsible, using only recyclable containers and ware and compost food scraps. They also source their supplies locally to support their neighbors and to help minimize greenhouse gas generated from trucking in food from long distances.

Here and There Food Truck Based in Edmonds, WA, you will see this lovely orange truck in various locations between Edmonds and Seattle throughout the week. The menu changes weekly, but normally includes hearty sandwiches, salads, and soups. They draw their inspiration from an extensive cookbook collection, seasonal ingredients, and global flavors. The menu has a little something from here and a little something from there.

Santi’s Kitchen Food Truck The best Indonesian food outside of Indonesia now served from a food truck. Santi's Kitchen serves authentic Indonesian cuisine around the Seattle area. All food is made from scratch without using MSG, lard or added starch. Village style cooking is represented in their menu of "Simply Delicious Healthy Lunches" including Nasi Goreng Jawa (a fried rice dish), Beef Rendang, Chicken Lemongrass, and vegetarian options.