2019 Speaker Val Farmer

2019 Speaker Val Farmer

Val Farmer has been a strong voice and presence in agriculture since the early 80s. He has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona in 1976. He practiced in North and South Dakota for 31 years prior to moving to the St. Louis area in 2006 where he enjoys semi-retirement.

2019 Speaker Jennifer Silveri

2019 Speaker Jennifer Silveri

Jen Silveri is the Director of Field Operations for Michigan Food and Farming Systems (MIFFS), a statewide non-profit that connects beginning and historically underserved farmers to each other and resource opportunities; ensuring social justice, environmental stewardship, and profitability.

2019 Speaker Ed Berg

2019 Speaker Ed Berg

Ed Berg’s first career was as a petroleum geologist, but he was unable to remain retired, and started a second career in regenerative agriculture, growing hemp to help heal the soil on an old farm, and through the soil, the plants and animals that live there, and his neighbors.

2019 Speaker Allison Sosna

2019 Speaker Allison Sosna

Chef Allison began her culinary career in 2005, after graduating from American University. She worked at numerous restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area and continued her culinary education at L’Academie De Cuisine. She then went on to serve as Executive Chef of nationally known non profit DC Central Kitchen…