What's On gives you the latest information every weekday leading up highlighting who and what will be at the 26th Annual Vegetarian Food Fair . For up-to-the-minute news, follow our Facebook and Twitter feeds. Make sure to check the official schedule before the Food Fair begins for any timing changes.

Today, let's take a look at just some of our amazing local talent from in and around the city of Toronto.

Tip: With so much going on, make sure you make your own personalized schedule. Go over the online one and decide what you would like to see most. Make sure to leave time to walk around and explore!

Featured Presenter - Victoria & Corinna Serda

Personally trained by Al Gore, Victoria and Corrina Serda are among the most experienced climate change presenters in North America, having reached more than 35,000 people across Ontario through more than 150 presentations. In addition to her work as Municipal Councillor for Saugeen Shores, Victoria is also the Executive Director of ClimateSphere, a national not-for-profit committed to educating as many Canadians as possible about the realities of climate change. Corrina Serda, age 14, is the youngest person ever trained by Al Gore and the recent recipient of an Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award. She is also a lifelong vegan.

Their talk is on Sunday, September 12th at 12:00pm titled "How Many Footprints Do You Have?"

In this informative and eye-opening presentation, mother-daughter team Victoria and Corrina Serda explain why most people have not one, but thousands of environmental footprints, when taking into account the animals they consume over a lifetime. The Serdas will discuss the vast resources required to raise, feed, shelter, transport, process and package the more than 650 million farmed animals slaughtered in Canada each year, incovering the reasons why eating animal-free one day per week does more for the earth eating a completely local, animal-based diet all seven.

Featured Cooking Demonstrator - Marni Wasserman

 Nourishing people and providing well rounded “delicious knowledge” to people is not only her job, but also it is her passion. Everyday Marni strives to keep up with the latest research on whole foods, ingredients and information.

She is completely dedicated to educating people on how to become fully nourished through whole foods. Her cooking classes demonstrate to people how to create simple and healthy recipes for everyone with varying health and wellness goals. Whether you want to learn about healthy eating or how to prepare simple meals or if you just want whole foods to compliment an overall healthy lifestyle – then her knowledge will take you there!

Learning about food and nutrition should be fun and exciting. Your food should and will always taste delicious if you follow simple recipes and stock your cupboards with the right ingredients. Marni promises you will feel great all the time!

Marni wants to share this passion and knowledge with anyone who is interested. Whether it’s a cooking class, a consultation, a makeover or a workshop – she believes that with passion everything else will follow. By sharing her knowledge about whole foods and healthy eating, her clients have gained a significant understanding of whole foods and why she is so dedicated to this lifestyle and chosen profession.

Her demo is on Saturday, September 11th at 1:30pm titled "Super Delicious Snacks - for everyday enjoyment!"

Everybody loves to snack! However we are all too reliant on picking things up on the go that are not healthy for us whether loaded with sugar, salt or fat. They leave us feeling tired, sluggish and bloated. Through this workshop Marni will teach you how to make some healthy, balanced and simple snacks so that you can have them on hand during the week.

Featured Exhibitor - Sweets from the Earth

It all began with a rabbit.

Yes, the cute fluffy little animal is in a way responsible for Sweets From The Earth. It was the mid-70s, and founder Ilana’s dad went out hunting with a neighbor. The next day, the neighbor came over with rabbit stew, and 7 year-old animal lover, Ilana, was horrified.   It was then she declared herself a vegetarian.   She began fending for herself in the kitchen amongst her meat-eating family, and learned to love cooking and then…baking.

Her passion for food meant that years later when she adopted a vegan lifestyle, she didn’t think for an instant of giving up her love of luscious, decadent desserts. Instead, she decided to learn the craft and science of baking in pastry school, and soon enough discovered that no animals or animal by-products need be used in the making of sweet delicious things.  She began whipping up the kind of scrumptious cookies, cakes and treats that dessert lovers everywhere dream about, and in 2002, Sweets From The Earth was born.

Today, Sweets From The Earth makes a full line of original recipe, egg and dairy-free baked goods, which are made all the more delectable by using only the best all natural, 100% plant-based, GMO-free ingredients.

Bonus: You don’t have to be vegan or have dietary restrictions to love these desserts – any old sweet tooth will do.  They’re a healthier alternative to your run-of-the-mill baked goods, and you’ll never miss what’s missing from them!

And where is all this yumminess created? In two separate facilities: One dedicated nut-free, the other gluten-free.  

Now enough reading about us…go get some dessert!

Find Sweets from the Earth at the Fair Fair all weekend long in the International Marketplace.

Featured Entertainment - Meditation Toronto

Get ready to meditate with Mediation Toronto!

Although Meditation is oftentimes thought to be nothing more than a method for stress relief and the improvement of physical health, the real value of meditation goes far beyond these benefits.

The immediately noticeable effects of meditation are that we feel a little lighter, less burdened by artificial “needs” and desires. We become calmer and more relaxed. Gradually we will develop insight with regard to our true needs and how we can attain real satisfaction and happiness.

Through meditation we can start to bring into our lives greater understanding of who we are, our purpose for being here and where real happiness lies. Meditation provides insights into the workings of the mind and emotions. It further helps you develop clarity and wisdom, gaining a greater understanding of life. The art of meditation has been practiced by saints and sages to bring about the joyful state of self-realization. In this consciousness a person is free from temporary worries, anxieties and concerns and is immersed in a higher spiritual happiness and inner peacefulness/

Take a break from the world......
Rest your heart and mind..........
Be happy and satisfied by experiencing your inherent spiritual nature.

Welcome to the world of meditation, the spiritual essence of yoga!

Find them on the Redpath Stage on Sunday, September 12th at 4:00pm (please check back in case of time changes).

See you next week for more updates!