Name: Intersections of Agriculture, Food, and Community
Start: 2019-06-07T09:45:00-0600
End: 2019-06-07T10:45:00-0600

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Intersections of Agriculture, Food, and Community LIMITED

Limited Capacity seats available

The session will explore the intersections of food, agriculture and community. We will focus on roadblocks to consuming local food and what steps could be taken to improve the movement of locally produced food to the community.

Moderators

Kathryn Bedell

Owner, Roan Creek Ranch

I am an agricultural entrepreneur and local food advocate. If you want to talk about sourcing local food or inputs for your food manufacturing I'm your person.

Speakers

Dawn Trujillo

Farmer, Green Junction Farmstead

We love our community! We are proud to be a part of such a wonderful place! We are devoted to becoming practitioners of sustainable stewardship of the land and environment. We have each taken part in the Sustainable Agriculture program at Colorado Mesa University. As we continue to... Read More →

Jonathan St. Peter

Originally from Rhode Island Chef St. Peter is an American Culinary Federation Certified Executive Chef, a Certified Culinary Educator, and a Certified Culinary Competitions Judge. He has a strong background in white tablecloth dining and culinary competitions. He has a wise and lovely... Read More →

John Sabal

Owner, Palisade Cafe

John Sabal and his wife Marti Montoya started the most recent version -- 11.0 (since the 1930s) -- of The Palisade Cafe 11.0 in May 2016, to focus on the bounty being produced by Palisade and West Slope farmers, ranchers, winemakers, brewers, distillers, cheesemakers, and artists... Read More →