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Plant-Based / Vegan Chef Facilitator Application

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Deadline: Feb 28, 2026 11:59 pm (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Rooted Wellness: Back to the Body Festival
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Date: May 30, 2026 12:00 pm - May 30, 2026 4:00 pm (EST)
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2525 Noble Rd, Kiwanis Neighborhood Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27608-1729, United States
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Free

About the event

🌿 Rooted Wellness: Back to the Body Festival Presented by Earthly Naturals Rooted Wellness: Back to the Body Festival is an immersive, hands-on holistic wellness experience designed for individuals, families, and communities to reconnect with their bodies, the earth, and one another. This interactive outdoor festival invites participants to learn by doing. Guests will rotate through thoughtfully curated wellness stations where they will create their own herbal remedies, tea blends, body-care rituals, and wellness tools to take home—guided by live demonstrations and facilitators throughout the day. The festival features a Tea Garden & Tea Meditation Experience—the heart of the gathering—where participants slow down, engage their senses, and reconnect through intentional tea rituals rooted in ancestral and plant wisdom. Additional experiences include: Live yoga, laughter yoga, and sound meditation sessions A plant-based chef demonstration focused on simple, nourishing vegan meals DIY wellness workshops including herbal steams, foot and hand soaks, and journaling A Kid Zone with gardening activities, storytelling, coloring, and sensory play Teen-only wellness spaces focused on mindfulness, creativity, and self-expression A curated marketplace featuring Black-owned holistic and wellness vendors Rooted Wellness is intentionally designed to be inclusive, educational, and embodied creating space for rest, play, learning, and healing for all ages. ✨ Come rooted in the earth. Leave back in your body.
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About the application

Selected chefs will participate in a rotational culinary education experience designed to nourish, inspire, and empower festival participants.

 

Each chef will:

  • Facilitate four (4) 30-minute mini meal demonstrations
  • Demonstrate simple, plant-based, accessible meals
  • Reset their station between demos
  • Support a smooth handoff for the next chef in rotation

This is a teaching + engagement role, not a vending opportunity.

 

COMPENSATION & PERKS:

  • Honorarium 
  • (2) Free festival tickets for family members 
  • Wellness Passport access experience
  • Facilitator appreciation gift
  • Festival swag bag
  • Recognition on festival marketing & social media
  • Opportunity to promote your services/products during the demo or have a stand setup to sell your products

 

 

Questions on the application

User information

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email
  • Gender
  • Birthday
  • Address

Business information

  • Business name
  • Legal business name
  • Contact name
  • Address
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Website (Optional)
  • Logo (Optional)

Additional information

  • How long have you been preparing plant-based or vegan meals?
  • Describe your culinary philosophy and cooking style.
  • Have you facilitated group sessions, workshops, or classes before?
  • Describe your facilitation style or teaching approach
  • List up to 4 simple meals or components you would demonstrate (30 minutes each).
  • Please describe your proposed session or experience for Rooted Wellness Festival.
  • What can participants expect during your session or experience?
  • What is your intention for participants after your session?
  • Rotation preferred time windows
  • Please describe what you will provide for your session or experience.
  • Please describe anything you will need provided or supported by the festival team.
  • Are there any accessibility, safety, or setup considerations we should be aware of?
  • Are you comfortable facilitating outdoors in a public park, rain or shine?
  • Why do you feel aligned with Rooted Wellness: Back to the Body Festival?
  • Anything else you’d like us to know?
  • COMPENSATION & AGREEMENTS
Plant-Based / Vegan Chef Facilitator Application
Plant-Based / Vegan Chef Facilitator Application
Rooted Wellness: Back to the Body Festival
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