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Follow on Google News |  GrowRIVERSIDE Keynotes to Address Climate Smart Urban Agriculture & Regional Food SystemsA.G. Kawamura, former Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture will give an address on climate smart agriculture for urban farmers, while Leah Di Bernardo of E.A.T Marketplace will explore regional food systems development
By: GrowRIVERSIDE Visit here for more information: At the conference, which will take place on June 11 – 12 at The Riverside Convention Center (with Community Day on June 13), A.G. will give an address on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) for Urban Farms, while Leah will discuss the importance of linking city and county local food efforts toward the end of strengthening community, economic and environment and creating a robust regional food system. A.G. Kawamura is a third generation fruit and vegetable grower and shipper from Orange County. He is co-chair of Solutions From the Land, a non-profit organization that collaborates with farmers, ranchers, foresters and stakeholders to implement climate smart land management practices and strategies. He currently serves on several boards and committees including: The Ag Advisory Committee for the AGree Initiative; the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR), a policy arm of the National Academy of Scienc- es’ Natural Resource Council; Ag Advisory Committee for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; American Farmland Trust; The 25x’25 Alliance, a national alliance of renewable energy stakeholders; Leah Di Bernardo is the founder and chef of E.A.T, a farm-to-table style eatery, specialty food marketplace, sustainable education/event space, and home delivery service for both local organic produce and meals, conveniently located in the heart of Old Town Temecula. Recognizing that improving our food system and our health starts with showing people how to source and utilize sustainable, clean ingredients, Leah conceptualized a new kind of Eatery that is delicious, healthy and educational. While good food is not cheap, Leah believes that supporting local growers and food artisans will ultimately make sustainable food available to everyone. Leah is a champion of food education and is a leader in her community of over 24 academic and edible school garden programs. She spearheaded the first middle school Slow Food chapter in our Nation, founded the events- ‘Field To The Fork’ ’100 Mile Dinner’ and the ever growing and popular- ‘Farm to Table Dinners’. Additional Confirmed Speakers include: Mark Winne – Co-founder of the Connecticut Food Policy Council Robert Egger – Founder and President of L.A. Kitchen Dwight Detter – Local Forager for Whole Foods Market Viviana Franco – Executive Director of From Lot To Spot Fortino Morales III – UC Riverside Community Garden Coordinator Rodney K. Taylor – Director of Nutrition Services, for the Riverside Unified School District Robert Tse – State Broadband Coordinator for USDA CA Rural Development Erika Block – Local Orbit Bob Knight – Founder of Inland Orange Conservancy and Old Grove Orange, Inc. Rishi Kumar – Founder of The Growing Home David Rosenstein – Founder of EVO Farm & Chair of the Aquaponics Association – Western Region Pierre Sleiman – Founder of Go Green Agriculture Krysia Zajonc – CEO and Co-founder of Local Food Lab Jim Bergantz – Sales Engineer at Agra Tech, Inc. Mateo Aguilar – Co-founder of Local Food Lab Hop Hopkins – Co-founder of Panther Ridge Farm … and more! More information on the conference: http://www.eventbrite.com/ End
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