Speakers and Biographies
Here are a few of the conference speakers and workshop leaders:
Paul Muller of Full Belly Farm-Along with Andrew Brait, Judith Redmond, and Dru Rivers, Paul Mueller owns and runs Full Belly Farm, a 200-acre certified organic farm located in the beautiful Capay Valley of Northern California. Full Belly's system includes: growing and marketing over 80 different crops; providing year-round employment for farm labor; using cover crops that fix nitrogen and provide organic matter for the soil; developing innovative marketing strategies; and planting habitat areas for beneficial insects and wildlife.
Martha Arguello of Physicians for Social Responsibility-Martha
Arguello has served for the past 32 years in the non-profit sector as
an advocate, community organizer, and coalition builder. She joined
Physicians for Social Responsibility-Los Angeles in 1998 to launch the
environmental health programs, and became Executive Director in
November 2007. She is committed to making the credible voice of
physicians a powerful instrument for transforming California and our
planet into a more peaceful and healthy place.
Lupe Martinez of Center for Race Poverty and the Environment-Since Lupe began working in the San Joaquin Valley fields in the 1960's he has worked tirelessly, loyally, and passionately organizing farm workers for the United Farm Workers side-by-side Cesar Chavez. He currently works for Center for Race Poverty and the Environment as their Director of Organizing.
Naomi Starkman of Civil Eats-Naomi Starkman is a founder and editor of Civil Eats. She is a food policy media consultant to Consumers Union and others. Naomi served as the Director of Communications & Policy at Slow Food Nation ’08 and has been a media consultant to The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, GQ and WIRED magazines. She is the co-founder of Kitchen Table Talks, a local food forum in San Francisco, and a board member of 18 Reasons, a nonprofit connecting community through food.
Other workshop leaders include:
Dan Jacobson of Environment California, Debbie Davis of Environmental Justice Coalition for Water, Bill Allayaud of Environmental Working Group, Martin Guerena, City of Davis, Kathryn Gilje, Pesticide Action Network and many more...