Seedstock Annual Conference to highlight confluence of agricultural innovation and escalating local food demand

Interested in learning from agricultural futurists, urban farmers, and entrepreneurs pushing the boundaries of food access and soilless growing? Looking to meet like-minded ag entrepreneurs and urban farmers? Searching for food buyers, venture investors, or technology partners?

Then you won’t want to miss the upcoming “4th Annual Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Conference: Innovation and the Rise of Local Food” in San Diego on Nov. 3 – 4, 2015. The event will kick off with the Future Farm Field Trip on Tuesday, Nov. 3, which will offer a limited number of attendees an excursion into the diversity of urban and state-of-the-art indoor agriculture operations in Southern California. To learn more about the field trip, click here: http://bit.ly/1gXUYke.

The Conference Day on Wednesday, November 4 will look at the confluence of agricultural innovation and the escalating demand for locally grown food. Through keynotes and panels, expert speakers will explore the following topic areas:

Where growers, distributors, retailers and institutional buyers are today with respect to growing, sourcing, selling, and distributing food locally
Impact of technology on supply chain models that have the potential to transform the food system into one that is more local
How hydroponic and indoor growers utilize sustainability, embrace innovative business models and push the limits of agricultural technology to expand the local food marketplace
Urban farming and its role in expanding local food access, benefiting community and growing local economies
And more!

You won’t want to miss this event. A limited number of Early Bird Tickets remain, so if you haven’t yet signed up, click on the link below now!

Register here – http://seedstockconference.eventbrite.com

Confirmed Speakers:

Bob Harrington – President of Specialty Produce
Lucy Norris – Director of the Regional Food Systems Program at Ag Innovations
Lauren Blacker – Sodexo District Manager for Sharp HealthCare
Milan Kluko – Founder and President at Green Spirit Farms
Ed Glebus – Associate Director and Executive Chef for SDSU Dining
Pierre Sleiman – Founder and CEO of Go Green Agriculture
Gus Schumacher – Founding Board Chair and Vice President of Wholesome Wave
Tarek Hijazi – Director of Agriculture and Regulatory Affairs at Sundial Farm
Dan Gibbs – CEO of Home Town Farms
Daron “Farmer D” Joffe – Director of Agricultural Innovation at Leichtag Foundation
Erik Oberholtzer – Co-founder of Tender Greens
Amy McCann – Co-founder and CEO of Local Food Marketplace
Robert Tse – State Broadband Coordinator for USDA CA-Rural Development
Anchi Mei – Senior Program Manager at International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Damian Valdez – Farmer at Seeds@City Urban Farm
N. Diane Moss – Executive Director of Project New Village
and more