Organic Farmer, Freelance Writer
Born onto a small sheep ranch on the Oregon coast, Zoë, 28, grew up in hoody sweatshirts and rubber boots - birthing lambs in the spring, watching salmon spawn in the fall, and taming plums, blackberries and tomatoes into canning jars all summer. He... Continued
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Program Director
Patty Cantrell�s passion for the strength and necessity of community-based economies has led her from family farm roots to a career of telling the local business story as a professional journalist and policy advocate.
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Founding Director
Roger Doiron lives in Scarborough, Maine where he works to promote the �localest� and slowest foods of all: the ones we grow and prepare ourselves.
He is Founding Director of Kitchen Gardeners International (KGI), a nonprofit network of 4900 ... Continued
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Filmmaker and Writer
Curt Ellis, 28, is a freelance filmmaker and writer. Curt co-created and appeared in the Mosaic Films feature documentary King Corn, which was released theatrically by Balcony Releasing in 2007 and will be broadcast nationally on PBS in April, 2008.... Continued
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Journalist and Organic Farmer
Jim Goodman, his wife Rebecca and brother Francis run a 45-cow organic dairy and direct market beef farm in SW Wisconsin. His farming roots trace back to his great-grandfathers immigration from Ireland during the famine and the farms original purchas... Continued
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Lawyer, Writer and Research Fellow
Alissa is a writer/independent scholar living in Toronto, Canada. She is author of the forthcoming book, "Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice," which is being published by Yale University Press and is due out in Spring 2009. In telling t... Continued
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4-H Youth Development Advisor and Master Gardener
Rose Hayden-Smith has served as a 4-H Youth Development Advisor and Master Gardener Coordinator with the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Ventura County since 1992, developing educational programs about agri... Continued
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Executive Director
Arnell works as a "Community Food Coach." Her past experiences as a restaurant chef and organic farmer informed her decision to become a registered dietitian, and to pursue academic degrees in nutritional horticulture, nutrition, and public health.
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Freelance journalist
Andrea has been writing about health and health policy issues for the past 20 years. In the last few years she has also cast her eye on food and food systems. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, The Lansing State Journal... Continued
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Author, Innkeeper, Farmer
Lisa Kivirist embodies the growing “ecopreneuring” movement: innovative entrepreneurs who successfully blend business with making the world a better place. Lisa is co-author, with her husband, of Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good ... Continued
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Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Eduardo Sanchez is Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for BlueCross BlueShield of Texas. Prior to his current activities, Eduardo was Director of the Institute for Health Policy at the University of Texas School of Public Health. Eduardo se... Continued
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Environmental Nutrition Consultant
Angie Tagtow is a registered dietitian and environmental nutrition consultant who is dedicated to assuring all eaters have access to ?good food.? Her business, Environmental Nutrition Solutions, takes an ecological approach to food and health by foc... Continued
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Eco Chef, Author
Bryant Terry is a nationally recognized eco chef, author, and food justice activist. In 2001, he founded b-healthy! (Build Healthy Eating and Lifestyles to Help Youth), a five-year initiative created to raise awareness about food justice issues and ... Continued
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Organic Farmer
Cindy Torres has been an organic farm worker for several years in Boulder County. She works with the Boulder County Farmers' Market as the manager of the Longmont Farmers' Market and co-organizes the farmers' market Inclusiveness Committee, identifyi... Continued
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