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August 08, 2014

The Portland Roots Festival is this Sunday!

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet This Sunday, August 10, is the 2nd Annual Portland Roots Festival sponsored by the Portland Community Reinvestments Initiatives (PCRI). The African food festival will feature food and crafts vendors, educational activities, music, live performances and a keynote speech by chef Bryant Terry, author of Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine. The festival is out “to promote healthy living through nutrition and exercise by tapping into the rich and ancient sustainable food practices of the African peopleā€¦[and] highlight the different yet similar avenues these cultures took through celebrating the food practices of African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro- Latin, and…

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