The first of four multidisciplinary panel discussions presented in 2016 by the BGFF, “Soil Matters: Climate Change’s Hottest Topic” took place on February 2nd at the University of California, San Diego. The video is currently ranked in the top 20 most-watched UCTV uploads with more than 87,000 views, and trended as a “top tweet” for UCTV on Twitter. The discussion is also highlighted on its new UC Climate Solutions Channel.
3. Dr. Keith Pezzoli
• Director, Urban Studies & Planning, UCSD
• Teacher/researcher of ecology, globalism,
bioregional justice, envtl. health, science, IT
• Current research: food-water-climate
trilemma at US-Mexico Border
4. Scott Murray
• Organic Farmer & Consultant, Murray Farms
• Resource Conservationist,
Mission Resource Conservation District
• Board member, Berry Good Food
Foundation
5. Ryland Engelhart
• Co-Owner/CIO, Cafe Gratitude
• Co-Founder, KissTheGround.com
• Co-creator of award-winning Documentary
Film, “May I Be Frank”
• Activist, inspirational speaker, Humanitarian
6. Calla Rose Ostrander
• Climate Change Innovations Advisor,
The Jena & Michael King Foundation
• Formerly Climate Change Projects Manager
for the city and county of San Francisco
• Author, “The Soil Story”
7. Pablo Rojas
• Rancher, El Mogor Ranch,
Valle De Guadalupe, Baja, Mexico
• Holistic land management practitioner,
restoring soil quality and fertility
• Cowboy, Oenologist, Renaissance man
8. Dr. Justine Owen
• Soil Scientist, UC Berkeley
• Taught environmental science at USF, UCB
• Climate-change mitigation through soil mgmt.
• Contributor, “Dirt? Scientists, Book Artists and
Poets Reflect on Soil and our Environment.”
9. David Bronner
• CEO, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps
• Grandson of founder Emanuel Bronner.
• Products certified USDA Organic in 2003,
start of company’s issue-oriented activism.
• BA in Biology, Harvard University
10. Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach
• Founder, BerryGoodFood.org
• Lawyer, sustainable food & farm advocate
• Founder/host, BerryGoodNight.com
• Opened first 3 Star Green Certified organic
bakery in CA
20. Dr. Keith Pezzoli
• Director, Urban Studies & Planning, UCSD
• Teacher/researcher of ecology, globalism,
bioregional justice, envtl. health, science, IT
• Current research: food-water-climate
trilemma at US-Mexico Border
21. Scott Murray
• Organic Farmer & Consultant, Murray Farms
• Resource Conservationist,
Mission Resource Conservation District
• Board member, Berry Good Food
Foundation
22. Ryland Engelhart
• Co-Owner/CIO, Cafe Gratitude
• Co-Founder, KissTheGround.com
• Co-creator of award-winning Documentary
Film, “May I Be Frank”
• Activist, inspirational speaker, Humanitarian
23. Calla Rose Ostrander
• Climate Change Innovations Advisor,
The Jena & Michael King Foundation
• Formerly Climate Change Projects Manager
for the city and county of San Francisco
• Author, “The Soil Story”
24. Pablo Rojas
• Rancher, El Mogor Ranch,
Valle De Guadalupe, Baja, Mexico
• Holistic land management practitioner,
restoring soil quality and fertility
• Cowboy, Oenologist, Renaissance man
25. Dr. Justine Owen
• Soil Scientist, UC Berkeley
• Taught environmental science at USF, UCB
• Climate-change mitigation through soil mgmt.
• Contributor, “Dirt? Scientists, Book Artists and
Poets Reflect on Soil and our Environment.”
26. David Bronner
• CEO, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps
• Grandson of founder Emanuel Bronner.
• Products certified USDA Organic in 2003,
start of company’s issue-oriented activism.
• BA in Biology, Harvard University
27. Michelle Ciccarelli Lerach
• Founder, BerryGoodFood.org
• Lawyer, sustainable food & farm advocate
• Founder/host, BerryGoodNight.com
• Opened first 3 Star Green Certified organic
bakery in CA