Win 2 Free Tickets to see Sally Fallon at the Deidre Currie Festival

Update 9/15/08: read all about the Festival here, along with my notes from the talks that day.

Last fall, my friend Kathy spoke at a Weston A. Price conference near Detroit, organized by a woman named Deidre Currie. At the time, Deidre was pregnant with she & Archie’s first child. Sadly, it wasn’t long after the conference that Deidre passed away, just after giving birth to their baby boy, Jack. This fall, her husband is organizing the Deidre Currie Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan to honor her memory. He has some great speakers lined up to teach us more about nutrition and traditional foods, which Deidre was passionate about.

***Archie talks about he and Deidre’s story in this video.

2 FREE TICKETS TO THE DEIDRE CURRIE FESTIVAL!

Archie has graciously offered to give away 2 free tickets to anyone who signs up the most friends for the Festival.

HERE’S HOW:

Tell all your friends!
Have them register online BEFORE 11:59 pm on September 1st, 2008
When they register, be sure they put your name in the “Referred by” box, so we know who wins the free tickets.

YOU ONLY HAVE 2 WEEKS AND THE CONTEST IS OVER!
FESTIVAL DETAILS:

When: Saturday September 13, 2008
Where: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Cost: $45 (Includes ALL speakers)
Speakers include (check out this line-up!!):

—Sally Fallon, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Author of Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats

—Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride, author of Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Depression, Schizophrenia (watch for a post about all this coming out soon)

—Jerry Brunetti, one of nation’s foremost experts on food, farming and health

—Karen Lubbers, Michigan farmer, teacher, environmentalist

I’D LOVE TO MEET YOU THERE!

If you live anywhere nearby (or even if you don’t), I hope you will think about coming. If so, come find me and introduce yourself! (Registration link is below.)

As a matter of fact, Ann Marie (“Cheeseslave“) and I would like to get together with you at the Holiday Inn – we’re excited to meet some of our readers!

If you can join us, please email so we can let you know the time and place once we decide, and so we know who to look for.

IF YOU CAN’T COME, WE’LL GET THE SCOOP FOR YOU

We’ve gotten special permission from Archie to take notes while there and post them on our blogs the following week…stay tuned!

—Read more about Archie & Deidre’s story and you can register at this link, too. Or click over to Cheeseslave’s blog where she has more on their story and some beautiful pictures.

If you’re unable to come (and even if you are):

Will you consider a donation to help Archie? He’s been through so much and has many financial burdens since Dee passed away. Being a single Dad, he works quite a bit to make ends meet, and he’s hoping to move he and Jack back to New Zealand after the conference so that Jack can grow up around Deidre’s family, but moving is costly. If you’d like to send a donation, send it to:

Archie Welch, P.O. Box 690, Clarkston, MI 48347

Lastly, Cheeseslave (Ann Marie) & I have worked together to get the word out about the Deidre Currie Festival – here are other bloggers who have also joined our efforts (to thank them, how about popping over to check out their site?):