THANK YOU!!
Enjoying the post-hurricane sunshine, a crowd numbering well over a thousand throughout the day came out to Victoria Row on Sunday, September 5 to take in the sights, tastes, and sounds of the 2nd Annual Nigwek: Festival for an Organic PEI.
15 of the very best musical acts PEI has to offer graced the stage, Island organic farmers marketed the new harvest’s produce in the street, and a slew of speakers led by Chef Michael Smith spoke about the necessity for PEI to work toward becoming a fully organic province.
“By successfully transforming ourself into an organic province we will become one of the world’s leading places to live, work, raise a family, achieve entrepreneurial success and enjoy a healthy, safe lifestyle,” Smith said during his keynote address from stage. “All sectors of our economy will flourish and our environment will heal. In particular our tourism industry will benefit rapidly and dramatically.”
Taking its name from a Mi’kmaq word meaning “something good is growing,” Nigwek proved that there is indeed truth behind the name, as one of the first Fall Flavours 2010 signature events entertained many, and successfully raised funds for a bursary for organic agriculture education, issued through the PEI Certified Organic Producers’ Coop.
Nigwek 2010 - The Schedule!!
Nigwek 2010 Schedule of Events
12-1215 Introduction & Welcome
Ceremonial biting of the carrot
1215-1240 Katie McGarry
1240-1255 address by officials
1255-130 Jordan Cameron
130-145 organic cooking demo
145-210 Meaghan Blanchard
210-225 organic presentation
225-250 John Connolly
250-305 organic cooking demo
305-330 Teresa Doyle
330-345 address by officials
345-415 Richard Wood/Gordon Belsher/Colette Cheverie
415-430 organic vs conventional taste test
430-455 Racoon Bandit
455-510 address by officials
510-535 Haunted Hearts
535-550 key note speaker - Chef Michael Smith
550-620 Milks & Rectangles
620-635 organic presentation
635-705 Molly Rankin
705-720 address by officials
720-750 The Danks
750-805 organic cooking demo
805-835 Boxer the Horse
835-850 organic q&a
850-920 English Words
920-930 closing remarks
930-10 Two Hours Traffic
Nigwek is proud to be a Fall Flavours event! Fall Flavours is a month long culinary festival on the Island that celebrates the best of what is available locally. To check out all of the events that are happening during Fall Flavours visit: http://www.fallflavors.ca/
Take a look at the beautiful ad that has been created for Nigwek! Posters are next on the to-do list.
Hope to see you Sunday, September 5th!!
