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Edible Institute 2012

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Food & Wine Gala!

March 10-11, 2012, Santa Barbara, CA

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Sessions:
Food Justice
Cooking Communities
Sustainable Seafood
Santa Barbara Wines

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Guest Speakers More speakers to come!

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Nikki Henderson

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Nikki is the Executive Director at People's Grocery in Oakland, CA, where its goal is to provide fresh, good food to people of all income levels.

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Helene York

Director at BAMCO

Helene York is Director of Strategic Sourcing and Research, Bon Appétit Management Company, and Director of the Bon Appétit Management Company Foundation.

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Will Harris

President White Oak Pastures

Will Harris is a fourth generation cattleman, and a leader in humane animal husbandry and environmental sustainability.

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Sanjay Rawal

Producer and Director

Sanjay is currently directing a film on farm labor entitled Food Chain, with an anticipated release date of fall 2012.

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Daniel Klein

Chef, activist, filmmaker

Daniel Klein is the director of The Perennial Plate, an online weekly documentary series dedicated to socially responsible and adventurous eating.

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Mirra Fine

Photographer and filmmaker

Mirra Fine is the camera operator, designer, copy editor, assistant director and marketing for The Perennial Plate series.

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Tracie McMillan

Journalist and author

Tracie McMillan writes about food, travel, and class for a number of publications including the New York Times, Saveur, Harper’s, and Slate.

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Darya Pino

Blogger

Darya is the creator of Summer Tomato, where she writes healthy eating tips for food lovers looking to optimize health and happiness.

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Cathy Erway

Author

Cathy Erway is the author of The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove, which chronicles her two-year boycott of restaurant-prepared food.

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Molly Watson

Food Writer

Molly Watson is a writer and recipe developer. She writes The Dinner Files and serves as the guide to Local Foods for About.com.

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Sean Timberlake

Founder Punk Domestics

Sean Timberlake is the founder of Punk Domestics, a community and content site for home food preservation.

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Chris Arnold

Communications Director Chipotle

Chris Arnold oversees media relations, government relations and public affairs, and philanthropic programs for the national burrito restaurant.

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Dave Ruedlinger

Meat Coordinator,Whole Foods Market

A meat industry veteran since 1976, Dave has been Meat Coordinator for Whole Foods Market’s Rocky Mountain region since January 2006.

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Barry Estabrook

Journalist and author

A two-time James-Beard-Award-winning journalist, Estabrook is the author of Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit.

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Brian Halweil

Publisher and editor

Brian Halweil is the editor of Edible East End and co-publisher of Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan magazines, and also a senior fellow at the Worldwatch Institute.

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U. Roberto Romano

Producer and director

U. Roberto (Robin) Romano has traveled extensively documenting human rights issues for advocacy organizations around the world.

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Leslie Hatfield

GRACE Communications

Leslie Hatfield is senior editor at the GRACE Communications Foundation, where she edits and manages the Ecocentric blog.

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Gary Nabhan

Author and activist

Gary Paul Nabhan is a nature writer, seed saver, conservation biologist and sustainable agriculture activist.

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Naomi Starkman

Editor-in-Chief of Civil Eats.

Naomi Starkman is a food policy consultant to Consumers Union, a founding board member and the Strategic Communications Advisor to the Food and Environment Reporting Network.

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Clare Leschin-Hoar

Journalist

Clare Leschin-Hoar covers fishing, sustainable seafood and ocean trends as they relate to our food system and was selected as a 2011 Seafood Champion by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Jonathan Bloom

Journalist and author

Jonathan Bloom is a journalist and food waste expert. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsweek, among others.

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Stephanie Mutz

President CFSB

Stephanie is the President of the local fishermen’s association, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara (CFSB), a commercial fisherman and a biology adjunct professor at Ventura Community College.

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Anna Larsen

Founder Siren SeaSA

Anna Larsen is a quality control manager for seafood company and makes a habit out of killing listeria and banishing e. coli. She is also the founder of the SF Bay Area seafood CSA, Siren SeaSA.

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Nichol Nelson

Food Producer/TakePart

Nichol Nelson works with a team of contributors at TakePart.com to create comprehensive coverage of today's food landscape, from lifestyle to policy.

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Gilian Handelman

Wine Educator

Gilian Handelman currently directs education and provides strategic communications for Jackson Family Wines.

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Sashi Moorman

Winemaker

Sashi is winemaker at Stolpman Vineyards and works intensively at Evening Land Vineyards and Sandhi, focusing on the production of estate grown and purchased Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

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Brent Ridge

Co-founder Beekman 1802

Brent is co-founder of Beekman 1802, and one of the stars on the hit Planet Green TV show, The Fabulous Beekman Boys. Brent lives on a 60-acre goat farm in Sharon Springs, NY.

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Sessions

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Morning sessions:

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Tracey Ryder, CEO Edible Communities: Welcome

8:45 - 9:45 Keynote Speaker: Nikki Henderson

9:45 - 10:45 Barry Estabrook in conversation with Tracie McMillan and Jonathan Bloom.

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 11:15 Roberto Romano, documentary filmmaker: short film clip from The Harvest/La Cosecha.

(See info on Sunday sessions for an extended presentation of The Harvest)

11:15 - 12:15 CULTIVATING FOOD JUSTICE ON THE WEB with moderator Gary Nabhan
Speakers:
Naomi Starkman / Civil Eats
Leslie Hatfield / Ecocentric
Nichol Nelson / Take Part Media

12:15 - 1:30 Lunch, generously provided by Niman Ranch.

Afternoon sessions:

1:30 - 1:45 Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine: short clip from The Perennial Plate.

(See info on Sunday sessions for an extended presentation of The Perennial Plate)

1:45 - 2:45 CREATING FOOD COMMUNITIES ON THE WEB with moderator Molly Watson
Speakers:
Darya Pino / Summer Tomato
Cathy Erway / Not Eating Out in NY
Sean Timberlake / Punk Domestics

2:45 - 3:45 WOMEN OF THE SEA: SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CHALLENGES IN CALIFORNIA with moderator Clare Leschin-Hoar
Speakers:
Stephanie Mutz, President, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara, Inc.
Anna Larsen, SirenSeaSA
Helene York, BAMCO

3:45 - 4:15 BREAK: with complementary pours from the speakers on the Drinking Santa Barbara panel.

4:15 - 5:00 DRINKING SANTA BARBARA: TERROIR, ORGANIC, BIODYNAMIC AND NATURAL WINES with moderator Gillian Handelman.
Join three of Santa Barbara's most unforgettable winemakers for an exploration of current winegrowing and winemaking idealogies, Organic, Biodynamic and Natural foremost among them.
Speakers:
Jim Clendenen, Au Bon Climat
Bob Lindquist, Qupe
Sashi Moorman, Stolpman and Piedrasassi

5:00 - 5:45 Saturday Keynote with Brian Halweil of Edible East End, Edible Manhattan, and Edible Brooklyn.

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. At the conclusion of Saturday's sessions, we adjourn to the Santa Barbara Maritime Musuem for our second annual Edible Institute Food & Drink Gala featuring the finest food and drink artisans, restaurants and producers from the Santa Barbara community including:

Food Sponsors:
St-Germain Liqueur
Telegraph Brewing Company
VerTerra
Green Project Consultants
Fat Uncle Farms
Bacara
Bell Street Farm Eatery
C’est Cheese
Full of Life Flatbread
Goodland Kitchen
New West Catering
Nimita’s Cuisine
Seagrass Restaurant
Succulent Café
Whole Foods
Here’s the Scoop
Chocolate Maya/Le Crepe Shoppe
IxCacao Brownies
Los Olivos Cafe & Wine Merchant & Bernat Wines
The Hitching Post II & Hartley Ostini Wines
Rancho San Julian (paired with Hitching Post)

Wine Sponsors:
Alma Rosa Winery & Vineyards
Buttonwood Farm Winery
Au Bon Climat
Qupé
Margerum Wine Company
Oreana Winery
Cambria
Foxen Winery
Riverbench Vineyard
Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards

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SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Please note: Due to circumstances involving his latest film, Sanjay Rawal is no longer able to appear at Edible Institute.

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. TELLING SUSTAINABLE MEAT STORIES: How ranchers, retailers, and restaurateurs take their meat and their message to consumers. Moderated by Gibson Thomas, Publisher of Edible Marin & Wine Country
Jeff Tripican - Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Sales, Niman Ranch
Will Harris - President of White Oak Pastures
Chris Arnold - Director of Communications, Chipotle
Whole Foods Markets - Dave Ruedlinger, Meat Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Region

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Award-Winning producer, director, director of photography, and still photographer U. Roberto (Robin) Romano will give an extended presentation on two of his films. The Harvest/La Cosecha, a feature documentary on the life of migrant children and their families in America and Dark Side of Chocolate, a feature documentary on slavery in the West Africa cocoa trade.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

Edible Institute book sale and signing by Brent Ridge of Beekman 1802.

Meet the farmer with Sarah Willis of Niman Ranch Pork!

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine will give an extended presentation on The Perennial Plate, an online weekly documentary series dedicated to socially responsible and adventurous eating. These episodes follow the culinary, agricultural and hunting explorations of chef and activist, Daniel Klein and his trip across America, taking the viewer on a journey to appreciate and understand where good food comes from and how to enjoy it.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. BRENT RIDGE OF BEEKMAN 1802.

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Tracey Ryder closing notes.

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How to Attend! Ticket information

Tickets & Prices

Purchase tickets to Edible Institute 2012 - click here!

Tickets to Edible Institute 2012 include the complete Saturday and Sunday programs (lunch is provided both days), plus the Food & Drink Gala on Saturday evening.

Please note: Ticket price does not include hotel accommodations. All tickets are Non-Refundable.

Click here for information on lodging and hotels in Santa Barbara.

Press & Media

Please email your request for press coverage to edibleinstitute2012 at gmail-dot-com. Be sure to include your credentials with the request.

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Sponsors Thanks for their generous support!

Niman Ranch believes that in order to produce the finest tasting all-natural meat in the world you must begin with the strictest protocols. That means working with small U.S. family farmers who are committed to raising the highest quality breeds and are dedicated to caring for their livestock traditionally. These guiding philosophies, from the genetics sourced, to the feeds used, to the humane animal raising standards contribute to the consistently, best tasting, all-natural beef, pork, lamb and smoked and prepared meats. Learn more about what "natural" means and about Niman Ranch's animal raising practices.
Website: Niman Ranch.

The Sheridan Magazine companies—Dartmouth Printing Company and The Sheridan Press—share a strong commitment to excellence in magazine production. Sheridan produces hundreds of saddle-stitched and perfect-bound titles with a wide variety of final trim sizes, with frequencies that range from weekly to annually. Sheridan is at the forefront of the custom publishing movement, with solutions that explore exciting new revenue streams through publisher-compiled special editions, and also is a one-stop shop for reprints and a variety of exclusive, powerful ePrint solutions.
Website: Sheridan Magazines.

In the foothills of the Alps, for but a few fleeting spring weeks, one man will gather wild blossoms for your cocktail. The blossoms in question are elderflowers, and the cocktail a stylishly simple creation made with St-Germain, the first liqueur in the world created in the artisanal French manner from freshly handpicked elderflower blossoms. After gently ushering the wild blossoms into sacks and descending the hillside, the man who gathers blossoms for your cocktail will then mount a bicycle and carefully ride the umbels of starry white flowers to market. Vraiment. There are no more than 40 or 50 men such as he, and in a matter of weeks they will have gathered what will become St-Germain for that year. And what of the taste of St-Germain? It has been said that Paris is a mélange curieux, a curious mixture of flavors, styles and influences. So it is with St-Germain.
Website: St. Germain.

Sterling Publishing covers a broad range of subject areas including: current events, diet and health, parenting, popular culture, reference, history, art and artists, music, and everything in between. Sterling Epicure is an imprint with its focus on food and wine that publishes hard-working books that are also beautiful objects. These books focus on an overall lifestyle message, which is achieved through superior writing, sometimes gorgeous photography, and always upscale and innovative packaging.
Website: Sterling Publishing.

Whole Foods Market is the world's largest retailer of natural and organic foods, with stores throughout North America and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods searches for the highest quality, least processed, most flavorful and natural foods possible with the belief that food in its purest state — unadulterated by artificial additives, sweeteners, colorings and preservatives — is the best tasting and most nutritious food there is
Website: Whole Foods Market.

Bon Appétit Management Company is an onsite restaurant company that provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges and universities, and specialty venues for over 400 locations in 29 states. BAMCO is known for its culinary expertise and commitment to socially responsible practices and is committed to create food that is alive with flavor and nutrition, prepared from scratch using authentic ingredients, in a socially responsible manner for the well being of guests, communities and the environment. Bon Appétit Management Company...food services for a sustainable future.
Website: Bon Appetit Management Company.

Ethical Bean Coffee is one of Canada’s leading suppliers of 100% Fairtrade Certified Organic coffee. The Vancouver, BC, based company prides itself on being both just, and better, in everything that they do. Whether through programs that respect the earth and its farmers or by leaving a minimal environmental footprint, Ethical Bean is constantly seeking new ways to do the right thing. Just. Better. isn’t just a tagline. It’s the standard by which Ethical Bean lives and breathes.
Website: Ethical Bean.

Dinnerware from fallen leaves. The VerTerra mission is to produce the highest quality products at fair prices using sustainable production methods and fair wage labor for the environmentally and socially conscious consumer. VerTerra starts by collecting fallen leaves from plantations—no trees are ever cut down to make the dinnerware. The leaves are then brought to the VerTerra factory, where they are sprayed with high-pressure water, steamed and UV sterilized. Over 80% of the water used is recaptured and reused, and the entire manufacturing process uses just 10% of the energy used in recycling. VerTerra plates are 100% free of chemicals, lacquers, glues, bonding agents or anything toxic. That keeps your meal and our earth free from harm.
Website: VerTerra Dinnerware .

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of home furnishings and gourmet cookware in the United States. The first Williams-Sonoma store opened in 1956, selling a small array of cookware imported from France. Since then, the brand has expanded to hundreds of products from around the world, more than 250 stores nationwide, a direct-mail business that distributes millions of catalogs a year, and a highly successful e-commerce site.
Website: Williams-Sonoma.com

LoaTree is an eco-lifestyle and services company. LoaTree works with ‘better world’ businesses and organizations through marketing/public relations, organizational/business development, event management and production, and movement building. More than just working to create positive changes in the workplace, LoaTree seeks to inspire conscious everyday actions at every level, supporting an ‘eco-lifestyle’ that is rewarding, fun, challenging and impactfull at the local level and beyond.
Website: LoaTree.com

Nikki Henderson

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Helene York

Director at BAMCO

Will Harris

President White Oak Pastures

Sanjay Rawal

Producer and Director

Daniel Klein

Chef, activist, filmmaker

Mirra Fine

Photographer and filmmaker

Tracie McMillan

Journalist and author

Darya Pino

Blogger

Cathy Erway

Author

Molly Watson

Food Writer

Sean Timberlake

Founder Punk Domestics

Chris Arnold

Communications Director Chipotle

Dave Ruedlinger

Meat Coordinator,Whole Foods Market

Barry Estabrook

Journalist and author

Brian Halweil

Publisher and editor

U. Roberto Romano

Producer and director

Leslie Hatfield

GRACE Communications

Gary Nabhan

Author and activist

Naomi Starkman

Editor-in-Chief of Civil Eats.

Clare Leschin-Hoar

Journalist

Jonathan Bloom

Journalist and author

Stephanie Mutz

President CFSB

Anna Larsen

Founder Siren SeaSA

Nichol Nelson

Food Producer/TakePart

Gilian Handelman

Wine Educator

Sashi Moorman

Winemaker

Brent Ridge

Co-founder Beekman 1802

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Morning sessions:

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Tracey Ryder, CEO Edible Communities: Welcome

8:45 - 9:45 Keynote Speaker: Nikki Henderson

9:45 - 10:45 Barry Estabrook in conversation with Tracie McMillan and Jonathan Bloom.

10:45 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 11:15 Roberto Romano, documentary filmmaker: short film clip from The Harvest/La Cosecha.

(See info on Sunday sessions for an extended presentation of The Harvest)

11:15 - 12:15 CULTIVATING FOOD JUSTICE ON THE WEB with moderator Gary Nabhan Speakers: Naomi Starkman / Civil Eats Leslie Hatfield / Ecocentric Nichol Nelson / Take Part Media

12:15 - 1:30 Lunch, generously provided by Niman Ranch.

Afternoon sessions:

1:30 - 1:45 Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine: short clip from The Perennial Plate.

(See info on Sunday sessions for an extended presentation of The Perennial Plate)

1:45 - 2:45 CREATING FOOD COMMUNITIES ON THE WEB with moderator Molly Watson Speakers: Darya Pino / Summer Tomato Cathy Erway / Not Eating Out in NY Sean Timberlake / Punk Domestics

2:45 - 3:45 WOMEN OF THE SEA: SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CHALLENGES IN CALIFORNIA with moderator Clare Leschin-Hoar Speakers: Stephanie Mutz, President, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara, Inc. Anna Larsen, SirenSeaSA Helene York, BAMCO

3:45 - 4:15 BREAK: with complementary pours from the speakers on the Drinking Santa Barbara panel.

5:00 - 5:45 Saturday Keynote with Brian Halweil of Edible East End, Edible Manhattan, and Edible Brooklyn.

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. At the conclusion of Saturday's sessions, we adjourn to the Santa Barbara Maritime Musuem for our second annual Edible Institute Food & Drink Gala featuring the finest food and drink artisans, restaurants and producers from the Santa Barbara community including:

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Please note: Due to circumstances involving his latest film, Sanjay Rawal is no longer able to appear at Edible Institute.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Edible Institute book sale and signing by Brent Ridge of Beekman 1802. Meet the farmer with Sarah Willis of Niman Ranch Pork!

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. BRENT RIDGE OF BEEKMAN 1802.

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Tracey Ryder closing notes.

Tickets & Prices

Purchase tickets to Edible Institute 2012 - click here!

Tickets to Edible Institute 2012 include the complete Saturday and Sunday programs (lunch is provided both days), plus the Food & Drink Gala on Saturday evening.

11:15 - 12:15 CULTIVATING FOOD JUSTICE ON THE WEB with moderator Gary Nabhan
Speakers:
Naomi Starkman / Civil Eats
Leslie Hatfield / Ecocentric
Nichol Nelson / Take Part Media

1:45 - 2:45 CREATING FOOD COMMUNITIES ON THE WEB with moderator Molly Watson
Speakers:
Darya Pino / Summer Tomato
Cathy Erway / Not Eating Out in NY
Sean Timberlake / Punk Domestics

2:45 - 3:45 WOMEN OF THE SEA: SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CHALLENGES IN CALIFORNIA with moderator Clare Leschin-Hoar
Speakers:
Stephanie Mutz, President, Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara, Inc.
Anna Larsen, SirenSeaSA
Helene York, BAMCO

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

Edible Institute book sale and signing by Brent Ridge of Beekman 1802.

Meet the farmer with Sarah Willis of Niman Ranch Pork!