September 24, 2012 | seedstock

There is only ONE DAY LEFT to lock in your ticket at the Rooster Special Ticket Price for the Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference (details below) at UCLA. The conference has recently added a number of new sponsors including Whole Foods Market, Palumbo Family Vineyards and Wine, the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s Entrepreneur Association and Net Impact Branch.

In addition to the great content at the conference, a healthy helping of SUSTAINABLE FOOD will be provided to attendees from the following vendors:

• BREAKFAST – Whole Foods Market, Westwood will provide coffee, pastries and fresh fruit
• LUNCH – Tenders Greens will provide sustainable and organic farm-to-table fare
• NETWORKING RECEPTION – Palumbo Family Vineyards and Winery will provide sustainably produced wine

Register now for your Rooster Special Ticket by going to http://seedstockwest.eventbrite.com!

Event Information:

The SEEDSTOCK SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CONFERENCE will focus on the economic opportunities as well as environmental and societal benefits of embracing, developing and investing in sustainable farms, practices, technologies and startups. The event will examine topic areas ranging from urban agriculture, scalable sustainable agriculture solutions and local food systems to vertical farming, investment in sustainable ag, the role of digital technology in agriculture and more.

PRESENTED BY SEEDSTOCK, a social venture focused on innovation and sustainability in agriculture through the use of a variety of tools, including the news and information blog Seedstock.com and live events.

VENUE: UCLA ANDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

DATE: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 8:00am – 7:30pm

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

Colin Archipley – Archi’s Acres
Adam Dell – Austin Ventures
Thaddeus Barsotti – Farm Fresh To You
Martin Anenberg – FreshPoint
John Bailey – Top 10 Produce
Erika Block – Local Orbit
Paul Matteucci – U.S. Venture Partners
Melanie Cheng – FarmsReach
Sam Earle – Local Food Systems
Diane Friend – Horsepower
Dan Gibbs – Home Town Farms
Danielle Gould – Food+Tech Connect
Dan Allen & Jesse DuBois – Farmscape
Casey Houweling – Houweling’s Tomatoes
Miguel Jardine – Vermisoks 
David Jeromin – Golden Mean Capital
Nicola Kerslake – NIREC
Don Nishiguchi – Whole Foods Market 
Erik Oberholtzer – Tender Greens
David Rosenstein – EVO Farm
Rickey Smith – Urban Green
Rachel Surls – UC Cooperative Extension

PLUS… AGRIPRENEUR FAST PITCH COMPETITION, in which a select group of sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a group of investors.

For more information: http://conference.seedstock.com

Register HERE for the Rooster Ticket Special!