Notes and Summaries of 

Napa Local Food Forum Discussions: 

• Opening Session     Dr. Karen Smith Presentation (pdf)           
• Enhancing Ag Opportunities in Napa
• Sourcing Local and Sustainable Food
• Distributing Food Locally
• Matching Local Foods to our Institutions
• Town Hall Discussion
• "Germination Room" Notes
• Next Steps
• Survey Results

News and Media:

Vintners and growers investigating planting food other than grapes

        (Napa Register, Aug. 24, 2010)

Napa's first Food Forum looks at Napa's 'insecure' stomachs
        (The Bohemian, May, 2010)
Food Forum studies ways to expand

        (St. Helena Star, May 6, 2010)

Forum plants the seed for more food to be grown in valley

        (Napa Register, May 4, 2010)

Feeding the hunger for sustainable food system in Napa

        (Napa Register, Apr. 24, 2010)

Grow local: A forum on food and local farming

        (Napa Register, Mar. 1, 2010)

More than grapes in Napa Valley? 

        (Napa Register, Feb. 28, 2010)

Napa Local Food Forum on Facebook

Event Participant Links:

Enhancing Ag Opportunities in Napa County:

• Long Meadow Ranch
• Hudson Vineyards
• Frog’s Leap
• Big Ranch Farms 

  Small Scale Food Production:

• Rancho Gordo
• UC Master Gardeners of Napa County
• Trefethen
• Your Edible Garden
• Napa County University of California Cooperative Extension Office

Sourcing Local and Sustainable Food:

• Silverado Brewing Company
• Farmstead
• NVC Cooking School
• Silverado Resort
• Napa County Environmental Management

Distributing Food Locally:

• Petaluma Bounty
• Janet Fletcher
• Riverdog Farm
• California FarmLink
• Community Alliance with Family Farmers
• Marin Ag Institute

Matching Local Foods to our Institutions:

• Napa Valley Unified School District
• Napa County Department of Corrections
• Queen of the Valley Medical Center
• Napa Valley Food Bank
• Ag Innovations