Alice Waters to be keynote speaker at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim on March 8, 2007.
Posted by Susan Ponsolle on 02-12-07
Alice Waters is a celebrated chef, award-winning author and owner of 
Restaurant in Berkeley, California. A champion of small, local, organic farms and ranches for more than three decades, Waters is credited for helping change the food landscape in America. Waters is also the Vice President of Slow Food, an international organization based in Italy that works to protect and preserve traditional foods and the communities that produce them. Her long list of prestigious awards includes Lifetime Achievement Award, James Beard Foundation, 2004; Force For Nature Award, Natural Resources Defense Council, 2004; Best Restaurant in America, Gourmet Magazine, 2001; Lifetime Achievement Award, Bon Appetit magazine 2000.
In addition to her work at Chez Panisse Restaurant and Slow Food, Waters is the founding director of the Edible Schoolyard, a model garden and kitchen program in Berkeley, which involves students in all aspects of growing, harvesting, and cooking food. Last year she helped launch the Edible Schoolyard in New Orleans, and is consulting on similar programs nationwide.
If you're interested in attending the show, visit the Natural Products Expo West website.
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