FUK Flour Guest Speaker at Living Green EXPO

Posted by Darren Potvin | Posted on 16-04-2013

Tags: Darren Potvin, David Brooke, Deb Gleason, environmental footprint, Food and Consumption/Waste, FUK Flour, gluten free, GlutenFreeOttawa.ca, Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Home, Ottawa, Power Panel, Scott McKenzie, The Living Green Expo, Transportation, Vegan, WellnessWarriorCoaching.com

Presentations & Workshops

Four sessions will be offered over two days. Please note that all presentations will take place in Room 202(immediately off the main Atrium). See below for further details.

Saturday April 27, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Greening Faith Groups’ Real Estate Portfolio

Saturday April 27, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Get Energy Smart … Saving Energy and Money in your Home

Sunday April 27, 10:30 am to Noon
Save your Skin … What’s best for you and the planet?

Sunday April 27, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Power Panel: Healthy Eating Options

Saturday April 27
10:00 am to 12:30 pm

Greening Faith Groups’ Real Estate Portfolio

Saturday April 27
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Get Energy Smart … Saving Energy and Money in your Home

There is a growing recognition by Faith Groups, the second largest holder of real estate in Canada, of the importance of greening their real estate portfolios.

If you are a faith group member or a provider of green products and/or services, then you should attend the April 27, 2013 Workshop: “Greening the Portfolio of Canada’s Second Largest Real Estate Holder: Connecting Products and Services with this Market”.

The workshop is a unique opportunity to learn what leading Faith Groups are doing with / in their facilities, to learn about the scale of the challenge and the opportunity and to learn about leading edge practices from organizations and businesses assisting Faith Groups green their facilities, operations and practices.

Please see below (at bottom of this page) for detailed agenda.

Space is limited, so come early to avoid disappointment. This workshop begins immediately following the Living Green Expo Opening Ceremonies.

The Living Green Expo is pleased to offer a practical workshop that will help you reduce your energy consumption, utility bills and do your part to reduce your environmental footprint.

Scott McKenzie will help you figure out some practical ways to reduce your energy use.

Find out about about easy energy conservation options for people interested in becoming greener. Learn how lowering your Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions can actually save you money with little to no financial investment. The focus will be on four key areas: Home, Transportation, Food and Consumption/Waste.

This workshop is offered in partnership with Tucker House.

Scott McKenzie and his family have spent the last few years “greening” their Ottawa home and adjusting their lifestyle to reduce their total energy consumption by over 50 percent … a truly amazing accomplishment. Scott is Director of Operations at Energate, a leading Ottawa-based provider of home energy management solutions. He is a computer engineer and passionate environmentalist with over 25 years experience in the high technology industry.

Sunday April 28
10:30 am to Noon

Save your Skin …
What’s best for you and the planet?

Sunday April 28
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Power Panel:
Healthy Eating Options

By choosing to use organic products, you can drastically reduce the amount of chemicals that enter your body. Most skin care products on the market today have a combination of synthetic ingredients that contain a variety of harmful chemicals and synthetic preservatives.

To ensure you are putting only the best and most pure ingredients onto and into your body, you should take the time to read the ingredients label on the products you currently use. If you are not familiar with the ingredients, then chances are they should not be applied to your skin. Truly natural products are not only safer, but they also typically contain an array of beneficial nutrients that effectively heal damaged cells and capillaries, thus reducing the signs of aging.

David Brooke is an international model (Ford Models) who has worked for many high profile designers including Giorgio Armani, Guess by Marciano, Calvin Klein, and Hugo Boss.
Due to the various climate changes and endless amounts of products applied to his skin on any given day, David struggled for many years to find the cleanest product line that could help him maintain the healthy, even skin complexion demanded by the fast paced fashion industry. He developed a passion for organics, dedication to chemical free living, and valuable industry insight into organic products.

The Public Health Agency of Canada defines health living as “the practice of health-enhancing behaviours, or put simply, living in healthy ways.” One way that many Canadians are trying to live healthier is through changing their eating habits.

There are certainly lots of alternatives available. The Living Green Expo has assembled a “Power Panel” of three well-known local experts who will share their knowledge of three popular approaches to “healthy eating”.

This will not be a debate but will provide a one-stop opportunity for you to learn the advantages of three popular healthy eating choices: eating a VEGAN diet, going GLUTEN-FREE. There will be lots of time for questions from the audience. Don’t miss what is bound to be an informative and perhaps diet-changing workshop.

Deb Gleason

WellnessWarriorCoaching.com

Darren Potvin
GlutenFreeOttawa.ca
FUK Flour

To view the full Living Green Expo Click Here.

FUK Flour Guest Chef For “Go Gluten Free Featuring Decadent Desserts With Kathy Smart”.

Posted by Darren Potvin | Posted on 18-02-2013

Category : Events, FUK Flour, Gluten Free Ottawa Announcement!, News

Tags: 2 Muulins St., Darren Potvin, Delicious Gluten Free Foods, FUK Flour, Gluten Free Guest Chefs, gluten free Ottawa, Gluten Free Spumoni Cake, Gluten Free Vegan Maple Cashew Fudge, Kathy Smart's "Go Gluten Free featuring decadent desserts", natural Low Glycemic sugar, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Stittsville, Sunday Febuary 24

Darren Potvin, owner of FUK Flour & Gluten Free Ottawa, is very excited to be part of Kathy Smart’s “Go Gluten Free featuring decadent desserts” on Sunday, Febuary 24th from 3 – 5 pm. We are one of her Gluten Free Guest Chefs for this event, and we will be featuring both our Gluten Free Vegan Maple Cashew Fudge made with natural Low Glycemic sugar and our newest creation, Gluten Free Spumoni Cake. Please contact the number and email below if you would like to attend this yummy event! The Go Gluten Free featuring Decadent Desserts will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 2 Mullins St., Stittsville.

Kathy Smart & I look forward to seeing you!

FUK Flour Guest Chef For Dessert Tasting with Kathy Smart

http://gfreek.com/Best_Gluten_Free_in_Ottawa.html

FUK Flour and GFO’s new location is 5558 Main St Manotick Ontario – 613-878-2143

Holiday Food Drive and FUK Flour Is Helping Out & We Are Going to Be On Rogers TV.

Posted by Darren Potvin | Posted on 20-11-2012

Category : Events, FUK Flour, Gluten Free Ottawa Announcement!, News

Tags: 2012, allergy related foods, canned goods, Darren Potvin, donate, Friday, FUK Flour, gluten cross contamination, gluten free Ottawa, gluten free polenta pizza, good guys TRI, goodguysTRI, Holiday Food Drive, Mike Herzog, non perishable food, non-perishable foods, November 23, Ottawa, Ottawa Food Bank, Rogers day time morning show, Rogers TV

With good guys TRI you know something good is going to happen, especially when

FUK Flour and Gluten Free Ottawa want to help out.

FUK Flour (Darren Potvin) and goodguysTRI, Mike Herzog ,will be on Rogers TV day time morning show on channel 22 this Friday, November 23, 2012. We will be promoting the GG TRI Holiday Food Drive for the Ottawa Food Bank. At the same time I will be giving a FUK Flour cooking demonstration on my Gluten Free Polenta Pizza and give a few tips on gluten cross contamination. It’s going to be a fun time…. :

To donate any form of non perishable food please contact FUK Flour or drop by and leave it in the good guys TRI Box. We are always looking for canned goods.

Calling out to all of Ottawa. If you are able to donate anything it would be extremely appreciated, and well needed. I am trying to gather more non-perishable foods that are relate to gluten free or allergy related foods as most people do not think about this during a food drive. Please feel free to contact me ASAP as we only have till Friday Dec 7, 2012 for pick up. Thank you and we hope you have a safe and happy holiday.

Or: You can drop off your donations at FUK Flour located at 5558 Manotick Main St, Manotick, ON K4M 1A5.

Contact INFO:
613-878-2143
info@fukflour.com

FUK Flour & GoodGuysTRI On Rogers Daytime TV Show.

FUK Flour In The News!

Posted by Darren Potvin | Posted on 06-09-2012

Category : FUK Flour, Gluten Free Ottawa Announcement!, News

Tags: Darren Potvin, FUK Flour, gluten free awareness, gluten free knowledge, gluten free life, gluten free Ottawa, healthy gluten free, healthy gluten free food, Manotick EMC News

Myself (Darren Potvin), Gluten Free Ottawa and FUK Flour have had a fantastic journey together. I have had some ups and downs throughout the past twenty or so years, but it was so worth the long awaited outcome. Our goal to spread gluten free knowledge and gluten free awareness while delivering a healthy gluten free menu for all to enjoy. A gluten free life may seem hard at the beginning, but it’s not when you have the right information to follow and or someone to guide you. I hope we get to meet one day at FUK Flour Head Quarters, located at 5558 Manotick Main St, ON K4M1A5 and have a chance to taste some real yummy healthy gluten free food. Please feel free to read the attached article that was published in the Manotick EMC News Paper on this fine Thursday morning. To see the direct online news article, click here.

Gluten Free Ottawa Is Reaching A Global Viewing With The Launch Of Gluten-Free Beginnings Easy Starter Guide

Posted by Darren Potvin | Posted on 08-07-2012

Category : Gluten Free Ottawa Announcement!, News

Tags: 1140 Unit B Tighe Street Manotick, A Taste of Manotick, Darren Potvin, Darren Potvin BIO, Dr. William Davis BIO, Dr.William Davis, Easy Starter Guide, FUK Flour, GF brownies, GF date squares, GF gnocchi's, GF lasagnas, GFO, gluten free brownies, gluten free date squares, gluten free gnocchis, gluten free lasagnas, gluten free lifestyle, gluten free Ottawa, Gluten Free Ottawa BIO, Gluten-Free Beginnings, Gluten-Free Beginnings Easy Starter Guide, GlutenFreeFind, Kathy Smart, Kathy Smart BIO, Lisa Cantkier, Lisa Cantkier BIO, Ontario, Rose Reisman, The Hodge Podge Shoppe, Wheat Belly

Gluten Free Ottawa is proud to be one of the resources for “Gluten-Free Beginnings Easy Starter Guide,” created by Kathy Smart, our local Queen of gluten free, and Lisa Cantkier, the owner of GlutenFreeFind. Rose Reisman, owner of a Toronto-based gourmet catering company and leading health expert, also shares her wealth of knowledge about everything and anything to do with food and nutrition. Dr.William Davis, who is renowned for his instant hit and New York Times bestseller of the Wheat Belly, is also an important contributor — his best-selling book brought so much awareness to the gluten free community.

To Purchase Click Here or go to FUK Flour and purchase it in store.

Here is a little BIO on each person who has contributed to this GF Guide.

Kathy Smart BIO

Kathy was very young when diagnosed with celiac disease. She has accomplished so many wonderful things for her community and in her life at her young age. Kathy is known as Canada’s leading gluten-free expert, and was awarded as recipient of the 2012 Orleans Health and Welness Expo’s Leadership in Wellness “Eat Right Award.” She is also the host and chef of the world’s first gluten-free and vegetarian TV show, ‘Live the Smart Way’ on Rogers TV. Kathy has also become author of the bestseller, “Live the Smart Way” Gluten-Free Cookbook, and continues to grow strong. Kathy and I share many of the same views and met not long ago, but we are friends who work together when ever we can. I could write a novel about the great things she does and and continues to do.

Lisa Cantkier BIO

Lisa was diagnosed with celiac disease as a toddler which at that time was quite rare. She began to focus her interest on helping others which led her to become the founder of GlutenFreeFind.com, a gluten-free online directory that provides easy accessibility for those living a gluten-free lifestyle. We have many of the same passions from what I can see, and I look forward to meeting her one day.

Rose Reiseman BIO

Rose Reisman is a health and wellness entrepreneur who has taken her passion for healthy living and developed it into an enterprise of astounding variety. With today’s unhealthy nation, she took the opportunity to share her experience and vast knowledge with others in order to inspire the integration of a healthy lifestyle amongst her followers. She is the Author of more than 17 best-selling recipe books on nutrition and wellness and has sold over 750,000 books. Rose has also launched “Personal Gourmet” – a daily, fresh food delivery service designed for people who want to eat healthy, great tasting food in the comfort of their home. She has just launched a “Ready to Freeze” food program that delivers healthy meals to Canadians nationwide. Rose also has Restaurant, “Glow” (Shops at Don Mills) in Toronto Ontario. In my eyes, she has conquered what most people dream of, and as I have never met her, I feel we hold many passions the same.

Dr. William Davis BIO

Again I have never met Dr. Davis nor have I read his book yet, but I plan to. He is a 1985 graduate of the St. Louis University School of Medicine and the Ohio State University Hospitals for training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases. Dr. Davis trained in advanced cardiac catheterization techniques and coronary angioplasty in the Case-Western Reserve University system in Cleveland, Ohio. Not long ago, he left his field of training to conquer this incredible wheat free world. Author of one of the most-known books of our time and a NY Times Best seller, he has helped so many people, and as our beliefs are similar, I feel I have known him for years.

Gluten Free Ottawa BIO – Darren Potvin BIO

Darren was diagnosed in his thirties with Gluten Intolerance, but his family doctor believes with his past history of illnesses and symptoms leads his doctor to believes he is probably celiac. He suffered with IBS symptoms, acid reflux, and always felt sick and bloated with abdominal pain. He had about 12 of the common symptoms indicating gluten intolerance, yet today being 8 years gluten free suffers from none. Prior to his diagnoses, he was sent from doctor to doctor to be told that there was nothing wrong with him. His search for answers began at the age of 18 and finally ended at the age of 31. This was his prime motivation to help others avoid suffering the way he did for so long. He then created “GlutenFreeOttawa,” a blog to spread awareness, knowledge and product information to those who suffered either from Celiac or Gluten Intolerance. Due to his frustration of not being able to find good healthy GF foods, he opened up his own Gluten Free online bakery, FUK Flour, that carries a large array of healthy, delicious homemade gluten free goods. From his gluten free date squares and decadent gluten free brownies, to gluten free lasagnas and fresh gluten free gnocchi… there is no limits to what he can make, and he continues to “de-glutenize” recipes for everyone to suit their taste.

Kathy Smart and I at the 2012 Gluten Free Day at Market Organics

Come Join FUK Flour and GFO (Gluten Free Ottawa) at A Taste of Manotick on August 18th 2012 from 4pm – 10pm. I will be located at 1140 Unit B Tighe Street Manotick, Ontario (The Hodge Podge Shoppe).

FUK Flour adds taste to gluten-free goodies – Metro News

Posted by Darren Potvin | Posted on 12-05-2012

Category : Events, Food, FUK Flour, Gluten Free Ottawa Announcement!

Tags: cafe, celiac disease, Darren Potvin, de-glutenized, For Ur Knowledge, FUK Flour, Graham Lanktree, healthy gluten-free foods, Kathy Smart, Manotick, Westborough

Article & Photo By Graham Lanktree Metro Ottawa

Darren Potvin started gluten-free baker FUK Flour in January out of frustration at the limited choices for healthy gluten-free foods in grocery stores.

It has a strange name, but the FUK Flour bakery and blog created by Manotick’s Darren Potvin has a noble cause.

“It’s been my dream to open the bakery for the past eight years since I found about my sensitivity to gluten,” he said. “I leave it to people to interpret the name, but they never forget it and I haven’t had any complaints.”

Potvin started the flour-free online only bakery this January out of frustration that there aren’t many options on grocery store shelves for people like him who have allergies to wheat flour or celiac disease, which reacts to the gluten protein found in wheat causing bowel inflammation.

Potvin said the company name is an acronym for “For Ur Knowledge” and to raise awareness about how bad celiac disease is.

“My friend’s mother passed away from celiac this past year,” he said. “She lived in a remote community and was eating mostly potato chips because she couldn’t get access to gluten-free foods and ingredients.”

Soon, Potvin said, he will be offering up his baked goodies such as scrumptious crumble date squares and miniquiches at a new gluten-free cafe set to open in Westborough.

“I’ve noticed a difference in the past two years, especially in local grocery stores, that more gluten-free products are appearing,” he said, “but a lot of them have more sugar and fat than usual. So what I’m trying to do is offer healthier choices.”

With his Italian heritage, Potvin said, he ate a lot of pasta and bread as a child and has taken a few of his mom’s recipes and “de-glutenized” them.

“The thing about a lot of my products,” he said, “is that you can’t tell they’re gluten-free.”

Our dreams (Kathy Smart & Darren Potvin) is to spread knowledge and awareness to people about gluten and make gluten free food healthy and taste great.

To view my News Article Click Here.

FUK Flour will be at the Osgoode Trade & Home Show Sponsored by Modern Living Realty INC. Brokerage

Posted by Darren Potvin | Posted on 07-04-2012

Category : Events, Food, FUK Flour, Gluten Free Ottawa Announcement!

Tags: Darren Potvin, FUK Flour, gluten free Ottawa, Modern Living Realty INC. Brokerage, Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode Trade and Home Show, Renate "Nadi" Wesley

Come see the GF Swami of FUK Flour at the Osgoode Trade & Home Show on Friday April 20, 2012 from 5 pm – 9 pm and Saturday April 21 from 10 am – 4 pm. I will be selling a few of my products but mostly taking orders and giving out free samples while they last. I want everyone to know that they have a trusted gluten free company that understands what a gluten allergy is and that you have a resource to go to in your community. To view our menu Click Here.

Our Sponsor for the Osgoode Trade & Home Show is Modern Living Realty INC. Brokerage. They are not only realtors they are a community aware carrying company with over 25 years in the service of realestate , and a sense of community. FUK flour is proud to be sponsored by to help and maintain a health sense of community for local business and patrons.

Will be on location with Dawna Hamilton the Owner and Broker of Modern Living Realty and is a fully licensed Broker and Senior member on the Ottawa Real Estate Board with a Market Value Appraiser designation. Along side her wonderful knowledgeable Sale representative Renate “Nadi” Wesley

Information about Osgoode Village:

The Osgoode and District Lions Club is in the process of organizing the 2012 Osgoode Trade and Home Show which will take place at the Osgoode Community Centre on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, 2012. The Trade Show Committee is always looking for new exhibitors with products or services to showcase to the public. Osgoode Trade and Home Show offers the following in order to provide companies with the best opportunity to market their product. * No admission charge to the public * Saturday – Children’s entertainment * Trade Show advertising in local newspapers * Mail-out advertising * High visibility signs located throughout Osgoode Ward. If you have any questions, please contact Trudy Quinn by e-mail at trudyquinn@sympatico.ca or by phone at (613) 826-1649.

Address: 5660 Main St., Osgoode, K0A2W0, Ontario, Canada

Telephone: 613-826-2264

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