Join us for REIMAGINING FOOD WASTE, the third of four multidisciplinary panel discussions in 2016 on single topics at the intersection of food and the environment presented this year by the Berry Good Food Foundation’s “Future Thought Leaders” series.

(Watch video or read recaps of the first two panel discussions on healthy soil and meat production.)

A diverse panel of experts will discuss the implications of food waste at the Joe and Vi Jacobs Center in downtown San Diego, presented in conjunction with Kitchens for Good. Food and drink will be provided 5:30-6pm by chefs Isabel Cruz and Davin Waite, and the Kitchens for Good culinary students.

Panelists include:

Sara Boltwala-Mesina: Founder & Director of Inika Small Earth, whose latest project includes Food2Soil, a co-operative effort between local restaurants and community gardens to manage food waste responsibly and resourcefully

Heather Dane: Health coach, co-author with Louise Hay of The Bone Broth Secret and Radio Show Host on Hay House Radio

Kevin G. Davis: Clean tech investor and pioneer; principal in San Diego-based GreenCore Capital and Advisor to ECORGlobal.com

Jennifer Gilmore: Executive Director at KitchensforGood.org, former Executive Director of FeedingAmerica.org and 2013 recipient of the Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Visionary Award for her contribution to hunger relief in San Diego

Maria Hesse: Personal chef, food waste educator, freelance writer, and author of The Intentionalist Cooks!

Ylfa Muindi: Educational Program Manager at 1to1 Movement, whose programming includes Achieving Waste Awareness with Youth (AWAY) and the Stacked mobile classroom

Anita Raj, PhD: Professor of Medicine & Global Health and Founding Director of the Center on Gender Equity and Health at UC San Diego

Noel Stehly: Organic Farmer, rancher and co-owner of Stehly Farms Organics, Stehly Ranch and Stehly Farms Market

Allie Tarantino: Dispatcher at Specialty Produce; creator of Waste Not SD, a collaborative effort between Specialty Produce, its restaurant partners, and the San Diego Food Bank

Chris Young: Founder of Closing the Loop, which recently acquired Recon Recycling, a zero-waste recycling solution for homes and businesses from which animal feed, energy and raw materials for business manufacturing is produced

Moderated by Berry Good Food Foundation founder Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach