October 5, 2012 | seedstock

Only THREE DAYS remain to get your Seed Saver Discount Ticket for the Seedstock Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Conference that will be held in Korn Hall at UCLA Anderson School of Management on October 24th. The one day conference will focus on the economic opportunities as well asenvironmental and societal benefits of embracing, developing and investing in sustainable farms, practices, technologies and startups.

Details:

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.

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. The conference will also boast an Agripreneur Pitch Competition in which a select group of sustainable agriculture entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a group of investors.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

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

AND let’s not forget the FOOD, WINE and BEER:

• Coffee from L.A.’s largest organic coffee roaster, GROUNDWORK COFFEE
• A breakfast of sustainably grown fruit and fresh pastries courtesy of WHOLE FOODS MARKET, Westwood
• Lunch featuring Farm-to-table fare provided by TENDER GREENS 
• Sustainably produced wine for the networking reception provided by PALUMBO FAMILY VINEYARDS AND WINERY
• Locally brewed craft beer for the networking reception from GOLDEN ROAD BREWING