BC Home + Garden Show - Celebrities & Speakers

Sarah Richardson Designer, TV Host, Producer, Author

Friday @ 6pm, Saturday @ 1pm

Sarah Richardson Designer, TV Host, Producer, Author

Designer, TV host, producer, four-time best-selling author, entrepreneur, and product designer, Sarah Richardson has spent almost 25 years hosting, co-creating, and co-producing nine internationally distributed HGTV series. Known for mixing her approachable and engaging personality with her practical and empowering advice, Sarah inspires fans as she designs, builds, and renovates in her signature style that delivers an ever-evolving perspective on contemporary style and design. With a passion for all things creative, Sarah has built a dynamic business that includes furniture, textile, fabric, wallpaper, and cabinetry collections -- all embracing her unique approach to colour, pattern, and design. She also is the driving force behind a YouTube channel that produces renovation content, a wait-listed interior design firm and a production and publishing division through Sarah Richardson Media. In every creative endeavour and entrepreneurial adventure, Sarah’s mission is to help consumers achieve success with the projects they tackle at home, inspiring them to live in style and, ultimately, love their home.

Cooking Stage Presenters

Bruno Feldeisen Judge CBC’s The Great Canadian Baking Show

A passionate and energetic Chef, known for crafting unique cooking experiences, Bruno Feldeisen brings nearly three decades of culinary experience to his role as Judge on the CBC’s The Great Canadian Baking Show, now recruiting for its 6^th season.

Feldeisen was named one of the Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America by Chocolatier Magazine two years in a row and has been nominated twice for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef. His delicious works have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Gourmet Magazine, Bon Appetit Magazine and New York Magazine. Chef Bruno’s new cookbook “Baking with Bruno” will be available for purchase after his presentations.

Vancouver Sun Gardeners Stage Speakers

Presented by:

Brian Minter Master Gardener, best-selling author and Order of Canada recipient

A recipient of the 'Order of Canada' and an 'Honorary Doctorate of Technology', Brian Minter, B.A., is a horticulturist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. Brian is well known from his magazine articles, syndicated newspaper columns and TV and radio programs. Brian is in demand internationally as a speaker by industry and gardening groups. Brian has sat on the boards of many community organizations. He has recently completed two terms as the first Chancellor of the University of the Fraser Valley. In 2014, in Cincinnati, Brian was presented with the 'Award of Merit', the highest honour given by the Perennial Plant Association. In 2014, in Pittsburgh, he was presented with the 'Hall of Fame Award', the highest honour given by the Garden Writers' Association.

Erin Berkyto The Knotty Garden

Hi, I'm Erin! You might recognize me from @theknottygarden on Instagram. In 2022, I decided to share my gardening knowledge and enthusiasm on social media and I rapidly grew to over 100k followers! I have had my hands in the garden since I was a child and I have tended to my own gardens for well over a decade. I have a passion for organic and sustainable practices that support biodiversity and local ecosystems.

Not only is my garden a Certified Wildlife Habitat, it also grows a substantial amount of food for my family year-round. Growing and harvesting food in all four seasons is achievable with a bit of planning and the right equipment. I'm not the only Canadian who loves growing food at home; in 2021, 61% of all dwellings in Canada reported growing food in the past twelve months at home!

While I love gardening, it is not my professional background. I have a master's of science degree in speech-language pathology through UBC Medicine, where I even served as clinical faculty. I also have an undergraduate double major in English Language and Linguistics. Needless to say I love reading, writing and talking! Meeting new people is one of my favourite parts about sharing my gardening journey with others! If you see me at the show, make sure to say "hello!"

Follow me on Instagram for more gardening inspiration!

Trent Brown Ground Break Design

Trent Brown is the owner of Ground Break Design and has been in the landscape industry for 15 years, designing for prominent landscape construction firms and homeowners all over Western Canada. He began by learning the ins and outs of the construction side of the business before completing his schooling in landscape design. His process reveals homeowners’ true reasons for making a change to their landscape, and with that, he can design yards that fit who they uniquely are.

Trent knows firsthand the difficulties that can accompany landscape and DIY projects. In his years of professional experience, he has honed his step-by-step process to help eliminate stress and anxiety for his clients. His goal is to change how people experience design and construction services by sharing that approach with other professionals and DIYers. Learn more about Trent at GroundBreakDesign.com

Carissa Kasper Seed and Nourish

Carissa Kasper is the founder of Seed & Nourish which creates kitchen gardens for residential and commercial clients including the Fairmont Waterfront’s chef garden. Her passion is to empower gardeners to grow beautiful food in the city.

She has appeared in print and live with the Lonely Planet Travel Anthology, Vancouver Sun, CTV Morning Live, GlobalBC, The Nat & Drew Show, and CBC Our Vancouver.

Carissa believes in the power of the kitchen garden to transform space into place, plants into nourishment, and challenge into discovery.