Canada Fruit Fest 2019
2nd Annual Canada Fruit Festival
A festival that celebrates fruit, veggies, music and movement.
August 9-12 at the Komasket Campgrounds on Okanagan Lake
(On Westside Road in between Kelowna and Vernon)
Supporting the gathering of people who follow or want to learn more about eating healthy raw food and /or vegan plant-based eating. Social Media Influencers from all over the world will be attending and conducting inspiring workshops on a variety of topics.
Learn about raw foods, nutrition, yoga, meditation, gardening, social media influencing, entrepreneurship and personal development
Festival provides four days of all you can eat fresh fruits and veggies, showers, toilets and running water for all attendees. Just bring your tent, pillow, and sleeping bag.
Go online and purchase a One day or Full Access Pass for the whole weekend.
Kids 10 & under come free!
Local BC fruit sponsored by Nature’s Fresh Fruits
Nature's Fresh Fruits
Here are just a few of the presenters – start following them today to learn more.
- Ted Carr – former semi-professional triathlete, founder of the Canada Fruit Fest, a major influence on the Vegan and Raw Vegan community. www.instagram.com/fruitarian
- Chris Kendall - Registered Holistic Nutritionist, 15 years raw vegan. His raw recipe ebooks and free raw recipes app are considered to be some of he best in the world, skateboarder and avid surfer, best known for his Frickin Rawsome Recipes. www.instagram.com/therawadvantage/
- Dr. Samuel A. Mielcarski - licensed physical therapist over 22 years, Dr. SAM helps evoke the beneficial changes needed to thrive and prosper at a higher level, author of “Feel Good Now!” He could not only change your life, it may even help save it! www.instagram.com/drsampt3/
- Dr. Areli K-Cuevas Ocampo - The Raw Vegan Doctor .Neuropathologist, UK. US American College of Pathology Board-Certified, her research focuses on genetic, epigenetic and epidemiological risk factors of brain tumours and neurodegenerative diseases and on implementing health strategies to decrease the incidence and prevalence of these conditions through lifestyle modifications, specifically via a whole food plant based diet with an emphasis on raw fruits and vegetables. www.instagram.com/rawvegandoctor/
- Greg Xavier - plant-based nutritionist, founder Plant Based Ireland. Inspired by Canada’s recent dietary changes, he is actively lobbying the Irish Minister for Health to see a similar leap forward in Ireland.www.instagram.com/plantbased_greg/
- Melissa Raimondi - natural health world for over 15 years, raw vegan in 2014 she lost 70 lbs, author of 4 raw vegan recipe books.www.instagram.com/rawfoodromance/
- Karen Ranzi - M.A., CCC-SLP, 25 year raw vegan, award-winning author of Creating Healthy Children, Raw Vegan Recipe Fun for Families, SuperHealthyChildren.com. www.instagram.com/superhealthyraw/
- Grant Campbell - Raw Aussie Athlete, 14 years raw vegan, ultra marathon runner, author of “Inspired To Run” http://www.rawaussieathlete.com/
- Jake Mace - 18 years vegan, huge following on You Tube; "Kung Fu & Tai Chi with Jake Mace" 1.2 Million Subscribers and "Vegan Athlete" has 145,000 Subscribers and Over 17 Million Views. ww.instagram.com/jakeoffgrid/
- Andrea from Sun & Sprout - at 15 started endurance running on a plant based diet, recruited to run Cross Country and Track at Northwestern University. In 2014 she adopted a fruitarian lifestyle and she set her personal records in the 10k, 6k, 5k, 3k, and 1500m, as well the university’s record in the 3k - proving that athletes can thrive on a fruit based diet. www.instagram.com/sunandsprout/
- Nathan Maris – vegan since 2013 when his 11-year-old son decided to change his diet. Then seeing his mother heal herself from cancer with a raw food diet, he decided to try it himself.www.instagram.com/rawnattyn8/
- Don Bennett – 45 years vegan, 25 year all-raw foodist. At a young age, he uncovered inconsistencies within the health field, such as doctors who smoked, and nutritionists who ate foods that were known to be harmful. He set out to learn for himself. 45 years later, he authored “How to Avoid Degenerative Disease” http://www.health101.org/