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2021 Regenerate Speakers

Weaving Water, Land, and People

Mary Berry

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The Berry Center Executive Director Mary Berry and her brother, Den Berry, were raised by their parents, Wendell and Tanya Berry, at Lanes Landing Farm in Henry County, Kentucky from the time she was six years old. She attended Henry County public schools and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1981. She farmed for a living in Henry County starting out in dairy farming, growing Burley tobacco, and later diversifying to organic vegetables, pastured poultry and grass fed beef.

Mary is married to Trimble County, Kentucky farmer, Steve Smith, who started the first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farming endeavor in the state of Kentucky. If daughters Katie Johnson, Virginia Aguilar and Tanya Smith choose to stay in Henry County, they will be the ninth generation of their family to live and farm there.

Mary currently serves on the Boards of Directors of United Citizens Bank in New Castle, Kentucky, the Schumacher Center for a New Economics in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and Sterling College in Vermont. She speaks all over the country as a proponent of agriculture of the middle, in defense of small farmers, and in the hope of restoring a culture and an economy that has been lost in rural America. Her writings have appeared in various publications and collections, including “Letters to a Young Farmer: On Food, Farming, and Our Future” (Princeton Agricultural Press, 2016) and the introduction for a new edition of essays, “Our Sustainable Table”, Robert Clark, ed.

Keynote:

A conversation with
Mary Berry hosted by Matthew Raiford

Tuesday, Nov 10 at 11:30am MT

Joining us from the Berry Center in Newcastle, KY and Gilliard Farms in Brunswick, GA, Mary Berry will talk about new initiatives at the Berry Center, including the Our Home Place Meat project with Chef and Farmer Matthew Raiford.

Our Home Place Meat, an initiative of The Berry Center, is offering exceptional meat to customers, ensuring stable income for small family farmers through good farming practices and a cooperative culture, and continuing the legacy of Wendell Berry’s agrarian vision.

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Marianna Zavala

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Shalini Karra

Shalini Karra

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Zachary Angelini

Zachary Angelini

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Jim Kleinschmit

Jim Kleinschmit

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Twila Cassadore

Twila Cassadore

Oohenunpa, Nueta, and Hidatsa, Stanford Undergrad
Alex Pulwicki

Alex Pulwicki

Coordinator and Trainer
Matthew Raiford

Matthew Raiford

Farmer, Chef
James O’Donnell

James O’Donnell

Program Manager, Grassfed Alliance
Amanda Lucier

Amanda Lucier

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Celine Kagan

Celine Kagan

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Mary Berry

Mary Berry

Executive Director, The Berry Center
Jovan Sage

Jovan Sage

Herbalist, Doula, Food Alchemist, Founder of Sage's Larder
Elsie DuBray

Elsie DuBray

Oohenunpa, Nueta, and Hidatsa, Stanford Undergrad
Ailish Kress

Ailish Kress

Leads Ecosystem Building and Land Management, Armonia
Sanjay Rawal

Sanjay Rawal

Director, Gather
Rosie Kissel

Rosie Kissel

Leads Ecosystem Building and Land Management, Armonia
Camas Davis

Camas Davis

Executive Director, Good Meat Project Founder/Owner Portland Meat Collective
Susan Beal

Susan Beal

Holistic Veterinarian
Kate Clyatt

Kate Clyatt

Rancher, Mannix Brothers Ranch and Drought technician, Blackfoot Challenge
Holly Zink

Holly Zink

General Manager Sunnyside Meats, Inc.
Ariel Aaronson-Eves

Ariel Aaronson-Eves

Ministerial Candidate, Unitarian Universalist
Eric Karbowski

Eric Karbowski

Behavioral Health Educator, Michigan State University Extension
Kelsey Ducheneaux

Kelsey Ducheneaux

Natural Resources Director, Intertribal Agriculture Council
Cynthia Naha

Cynthia Naha

Director of Natural Resources Department, Hopi Tribe
Aubrey Streit Krug

Aubrey Streit Krug

Director of Ecosphere Studies, The Land Institute
Rebecca Thistlethwaite

Rebecca Thistlethwaite

Director, Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network, Oregon State University
Olivia Tincani

Olivia Tincani

Educator & Consultant, Olivia Tincani & Co
Ben Gotschall

Ben Gotschall

Owner, Holt Creek Jerseys Dairy Manager, Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment
Katie Belle Miller

Katie Belle Miller

Owner/Market Manager, SOCO Virtual Farmers Market Owner/Operator, Heritage Belle Farms
Vandana Shiva

Vandana Shiva

Founder, Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy, Physicist, Social Activist, Author
Joe Maxwell

Joe Maxwell

Co-founder, Family Farm Action Alliance Former Lieutenant Governor of the state of Missouri Farmer
Julie Sullivan

Julie Sullivan

Owner, Co-manager San Juan Ranch, San Juan Land & Livestock LLC Quivira NAP Mentor Training and Support
George Whitten

George Whitten

Owner, Co-manager San Juan Ranch, San Juan Land & Livestock LLC Board President, Sweet Grass Cooperative
Eva Stricker

Eva Stricker

Director of Carbon Ranch Initiative Research Assistant Professor, UNM
Sarah Baxendell

Sarah Baxendell

Director of Finance, Regen Network
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin

President-CEO, Regenerative Agriculture Alliance
John Boyd

John Boyd

Founder and President, National Black Farmers Association
Rodrigo Sierra-Corona

Rodrigo Sierra-Corona

Director of Stewardship, Santa Lucia Conservancy
Valerie Small

Valerie Small

National Program Director, Trees, Water, & People and Affiliate Faculty, Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University
Gillian Sanbrook

Gillian Sanbrook

Grass Fed Beef Cattle Finisher, Bibbaringa
Roberto Meza

Roberto Meza

Cofounder and Farmer, Emerald Gardens Director of Operations, East Denver Food Hub
Zach Ducheneaux

Zach Ducheneaux

Executive Director, Intertribal Agriculture Council
A-dae Romero-Briones

A-dae Romero-Briones

Cochiti-Kiowa, Director of the Native Agriculture and Food Systems Program, First Nations Development Institute
Darrell Oswald

Darrell Oswald

Menoken Farm Manager, Burleigh County Soil Conservation District
Marshall Johnson

Marshall Johnson

Vice President, National Audubon Society
Chris Mehus

Chris Mehus

Programs Director, Western Sustainability Exchange
Bryan Van Stippen

Bryan Van Stippen

Program Director, National Indian Carbon Coalition
Loren Poncia

Loren Poncia

Rancher and Co-Owner, Stemple Creek Ranch
LaKisha Odom

LaKisha Odom

Scientific Program Director, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
Kathryn Bedell

Kathryn Bedell

Owner, Roan Creek Ranch