Fellows Take Center Stage at Slow Food Nation

Farmers, Chefs, Nutritionists and Fair Food Advocates Lend Expertise to
Celebration of Local Food, Sustainable Agriculture

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With heightened concerns
about rising food costs and the impact of industrial food systems on the
environment and health, more people are vowing to eat their zip code. This
regional food focus will be among major emphases addressed at Slow Food Nation
this weekend, where food, health and agriculture experts from across the
country will make the case that this is a trend we can't afford to lose.
Food and Society Policy Fellows (fellows), funded by the W.K. Kellogg and
Fair Food Foundations, are leaders in food and agriculture from across the
United States. Current and graduated fellows listed below will be among the
experts at Slow Food Nation and are available for interview to discuss the
economic, public health and environmental benefits regional food systems bring
to the table.
For more information about the fellows visit
www.foodandsocietyfellows.org.

Zoe Bradbury, farmer and advocate, Oregon
Bradbury can discuss the importance of cultivating and supporting a next
generation of farmers for securing a vibrant regional food system in the U.S.
Chef Ann Cooper, renegade lunch lady, California
Chef Ann can discuss how changing district spending policies, commodity-
based food service organizations, political platforms with no mention of
school food or child health -- and ultimately the USDA -- can ensure that kids
everywhere have wholesome, nutritious, delicious food at school.
Arnell Hinkle, RD, MPH, CHES, registered dietician and public health
nutritionist, California
Hinkle, a former organic farmer and restaurant chef, can discuss the need
to increase availability of affordable fresh, healthy, locally grown foods in
low-income communities of color as well as related cultural, economic and
public policy issues.
Deborah Kane, sustainable foods advocate, Oregon
Kane, the vice president of food and farms at Ecotrust, can discuss the policy
and community considerations, including farm-to-school initiatives, bio-
regional initiatives and supply-chain management, which can make abundant,
affordable and healthy food systems a reality.
Anna Lappe, author and global food advocate, New York
Lappe, author and co-leader of the Small Planet Institute, can discuss
sustainable farming and the globalization of food systems, food security and
social movements, genetically modified foods and organic trends, and issues
related to youth and health.
Mas Masumoto, farmer and author, California
Masumoto can discuss issues related to organic and sustainable farming,
immigration reform and sharing the "story" of family farms.
Anne Mosness, sustainable fishing advocate, Washington
Mosness of the Go Wild Campaign can discuss the political, environmental
and economic impacts of fish farming in coastal waters.
Angie Tagtow, registered dietitian and environmental nutritionist, Iowa
Tagtow can discuss issues related to community-based food systems, ecological
approaches to food and health, public health nutrition and the connection
between healthy soil and healthy people.
Bryant Terry, author and chef, California
Terry can discuss cooking education that supports good health; youth food
justice activism; and the health, environmental, cultural and economic impact
local food systems make in urban communities.
Mark Winne, author and fair food advocate, New Mexico
Winne can discuss social justice issues related to the Slow Food
discussion, in particular, avoiding elitism in the movement toward fair food.
SOURCE Food and Society Policy Fellows

Brandi Horton, +1-202-331-4323, cell: +1-703-307-8891, bhorton@vancomm.com,
for Food and Society Policy Fellows