Tag Archives: Event recap

Local Food Lab Fall Demo Night

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Michelle Paratore

On Wednesday, November 14th, I had the pleasure of attending Local Food Lab’s Fall 2012 Demo Night in Palo Alto. Founder Krysia Zajonc summarized Local Food lab concisely in her introduction of the event, explaining that Local Food Lab is … Continue reading →

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Demo night for small batch Bay Area food producers

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Michelle Paratore

Matt Wise and his food startups meetup team executed another successful event last Thursday night along with the help of Buyer’s Best Friend. They brought together a great group of small batch food producers along with attendees doing all sorts … Continue reading →

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Local Food Lab pitch night: supporting sustainable food startups

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Michelle Paratore

This past Friday I attended an impressive event on the Stanford Campus: the pitch night for the inaugural class of Local Food Lab: a new incubator, co-working space, and educational program targeting aspiring sustainable food entrepreneurs. The event, despite being … Continue reading →

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Food Startups Panel: Culture Kitchen, Kitchit, Forage Kitchen, Vignette Wine Country Soda, Buyer’s Best Friend, Local Dirt and Cater2.me

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Michelle Paratore

Since last summer, I’ve been part of a meetup group spearheaded by entrepreneur Matthew Wise focused on food startups in the Bay Area. What began as a casual group of 20-30 interested people meeting for tacos and margaritas in SOMA … Continue reading →

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Eco Top Chef: Engaging Middle Schoolers in the Food System

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Michelle Paratore

I had the pleasure this weekend of attending the Eco Top Chef Marin final competition: the culmination of two months of food and cooking education for groups of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from seven middle schools across Marin County. … Continue reading →

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Nest Collective: Innovation in Consumer Packaged Goods

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Michelle Paratore

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Neil Grimmer, the Co-Founder and CEO of The Nest Collective: “the next generation consumer packaged goods company.” Neil spoke at the GSB this afternoon and I was also lucky enough to spend 30 … Continue reading →

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Event recap: Matt Rothe and The Death of the American Family Farm

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Michelle Paratore

On December 2nd, the GSB FARM Club hosted a lunchtime event with Matt Rothe, the Sustainable Food Program Manager for Stanford Dining. He gave a illuminating presentation on how the tractor has debilitated American family farming. Michele Chandler with the … Continue reading →

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Edible Education 101: Alice Waters on “What is an Edible Education?”

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

I don’t think I could have been more delighted and inspired by this evening’s Edible Education 101 lecture. Watching Alice Waters paint a vision of a future in which kids live in a world of good food is the perfect … Continue reading →

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Food Day(s)’s Socially Responsible Business Seminar

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

In honor of the National Food Day 2011, Stanford is hosting an extended “Food Day(s)” programming that began this past Monday and continues through Monday, October 24th. Today I attended one of the Food Day(s) events, hosted at the GSB: … Continue reading →

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Childhood Obesity Bay Area: how to reverse the trajectory

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Michelle Paratore

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of volunteering at Slow Food San Francisco’s first annual Childhood Obesity Bay Area Conference at the Commonwealth Club. The conference featured two truly illuminating keynote speeches from Dr. Alan Greene and Dr. David Kessler. … Continue reading →

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