In addition to the keynote speaker, Mad Cowboy Howard Lyman, there were two featured speakers at this year's World on Your Plate forum --

• Dr. Margaret Mitchell. Dr. Mitchell is a certified Geriatrician, Ayurvedic Practitioner,Functional Medicine Specialist, Medical Acupuncturist and Internist. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Science. She completed her fellowship in Geriatric Medicine and served as Clinical Instructor at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Mitchell is Clinical Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. Dr. Mitchell has been in private practice in Buffalo for30 years and continues daily to research and expand her understanding of the complexity and interconnectedness of mind, body and spirit. Dr. Mitchell has a strong passion to help clients achieve optimal wellness through education, healthy lifestyle changes, nutritional supplementation, stress management, and spiritual awareness.

• Diane Picard, Massachusetts Avenue Project Executive Director. Diane has been with MAP since 1997. She was instrumental in opening the Neighborhood Outreach Center in 1998 and she currently directs Growing Green. She received a Masters of Social Work from Boston University, specializing in Program Planning and Community Organizing. Her undergraduate degree in International Agriculture and Development from Cornell University prepared her to teach agriculture and art at a rural secondary school in Botswana, where she served as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1986-1988. Diane is devoted to grassroots community-building as a means of making positive change.