Keynote Speaker: Temra Costa
Temra Costa has been advocating for a more sustainable food and farming system for more than a decade and is the award-winning author of Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat. Prior to publishing her book, Temra inspired eaters and buyers to eat and buy more locally grown foods before local was a household name. She led the campaign to encourage consumers to buy locally produced food, serving as the Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign manager for Community Alliance with Family Farmers. During this time she help publish local food guides across California while linking farmers to more retailers, restaurants and schools for greater viability. After successfully launching Farmer Jane, Temra focused on communications and sustainability programming as a consultant in the natural foods sector with clients such as Clif Bar, Numi Inc., and Amy’s Kitchen. In July of 2016 Temra and her husband manifested their life dream of co-owning a farm, and soon to be educational center, on a 172-acre property just 20 minutes west of Sebastopol in Sonoma County. She lives and works on this eco-system rich land with her husband and two young sons, Teo and Quin.
Temra Costa is a tireless advocate for small-scale and sustainable farming in California.
- Alice Waters, Author & Founder of Chez Panisse and the Edible Schoolyard program at the MLK Middle School
