2020 Regenerate Speakers
Resilience in times of uncertaintyRoberto Meza

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While a grad student at MIT in the Art, Culture, and Technology program, Roberto was inspired by student projects addressing food production in urban landscapes. His career quickly transitioned from the arts to agriculture, with a focus on food access. After a hiatus working on farms and observing problems in our food systems, Roberto moved to Colorado with childhood friend Dave Demerling, and they started their own farm. On a mission to cultivate, heal, and transform communities with access to fresh food, Roberto cofounded Emerald Gardens in 2017. Using passive solar greenhouse design Emerald Gardens grows, harvests, and distributes microgreens and edible flowers year-round to restaurants, grocery stores, food pantries, and individual residents in the Denver/Boulder area. They currently occupy 35 acres in Bennett, Colorado, and operate sustainably using geothermal and passive-solar energy. In 2020, Roberto co-founded the East Denver Food Hub, which works to create an equitable, sustainable, and resilient food system that meets the needs of communities and rural food producers. In partnership with Front Range producers, High Plains Food Co-op, Bondadosa, and nonprofits, the EDFH promotes equity and inclusion in our food system and expands access to fresh and ethically-produced food. Roberto is a member of the Denver Sustainable Food Policy Council, a board member of the National Young Farmers Coalition, and on the leadership team for Mile High Farmers.
Plenary Panel
Community Resilience in Agriculture During Uncertain Times
Ariel Aaronson-Eves
Zachery Angelini
Sarah Baxendell
Susan Beal
Kathryn Bedell
Mary Berry
John Boyd
Twila Cassadore
Kate Clyatt
Camas Davis
Elsie DuBray
Kelsey Ducheneaux
Zach Ducheneaux
Ben Gotschall
Aubrey Streit Krug
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
Marshall Johnson
Eric Karbowski
Celine Kagan
Jim Kleinschmit
Rosie Kissel
Ailish Kress
Amanda Lucier
Joe Maxwell
Chris Mehus
Roberto Meza
Katie Belle Miller
Cynthia Naha
LaKisha Odom
James O'Donnell
Darrell Oswald
Loren Poncia
Matthew Raiford
Sanjay Rawal
A-dae Romero-Briones
Jovan Sage
Gillian Sanbrook
Valerie Small
Vandana Shiva
Rodrigo Sierra-Corona
Valerie Small
Eva Stricker
Julie Sullivan
Bryan Van Stippen
Gillian Sanbrook
Olivia Tincani
Rebecca Thistlethwaite
George Whitten
Holly Zink

Marianna Zavala

Shalini Karra

Zachary Angelini

Jim Kleinschmit

Twila Cassadore

Alex Pulwicki

Matthew Raiford

James O’Donnell

Amanda Lucier

Celine Kagan

Mary Berry

Jovan Sage

Elsie DuBray

Ailish Kress

Sanjay Rawal

Rosie Kissel

Camas Davis

Susan Beal

Kate Clyatt

Holly Zink

Ariel Aaronson-Eves

Eric Karbowski

Kelsey Ducheneaux

Cynthia Naha

Aubrey Streit Krug

Rebecca Thistlethwaite

Olivia Tincani

Ben Gotschall

Katie Belle Miller

Vandana Shiva

Joe Maxwell

Julie Sullivan

George Whitten

Eva Stricker

Sarah Baxendell

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin

John Boyd

Rodrigo Sierra-Corona

Valerie Small

Gillian Sanbrook

Roberto Meza

Zach Ducheneaux

A-dae Romero-Briones

Darrell Oswald

Marshall Johnson

Chris Mehus

Bryan Van Stippen

Loren Poncia

LaKisha Odom
