Betsy hails from Oklahoma and spent her childhood summers selling produce at farmers markets and devouring her mom’s homemade plum jam, made with plums her family gleaned from trees on country roads. She ventured to Boston for college, where she…
Samantha Teslik was born and raised in the SFV in a home surrounded by citrus, avocado & stone fruit trees. She left the valley to spend 6 years living in Hoboken, New Jersey to earn a Masters Degree in Food…
I’m originally from Nayarit, Mexico. I grew up in a small town called Borbollon in the municipality of Compostela. Before I came to this country I studied, worked in agriculture and enjoyed playing soccer in my free time. Before I…
Sierra grew up in Rancho Cucamonga, California, exploring the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. She studied Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside where she committed her career to public service. After graduating, Sierra enjoyed an eight-year stint in Boulder, Colorado.…
Christopher hails from the great midwestern city of St. Louis, Missouri, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. After excelling in photography, video production and event production for 10 years (including 4 years in the…
Amir first joined Food Forward in 2013. He was raised in his family’s restaurants in Echo Park, working as soon as he was old enough to stop breaking dishes, and eventually owned his own Latin American Fast Food joint on…