Midwest EARLY
Jenn de la Vega
food stylist & editor
Jenn de la Vega is a food stylist and the editor-at-large for Put A Egg On It.
Kirk Mustain
chef
Veteran chef Kirk Mustain brings farm-to-table sourcing practices to the University of Portland’s dining halls.
Marsh Skeele
fisherman
Marsh Skeele is a founding fisherman of the community supported fishery Sitka Salmon Shares.
Natalie Shmulik
Natalie Shmulik runs The Hatchery, a non-profit, business incubator for food and beverage startups.
Rachael Narins
food writer
Rachael Narins is a certified master gardener, master food preserver and food writer. She also runs a the supperclub Chicks with Knives.
Rebekka Hutton
pickle maker
Rebekka Hutton is an entrepreneur making fermented food and drinks with local and organic produce. She is the founder and owner of Alchemy Pickle Company.
Sara Bradley
chef & owner of freight house food
Sara Bradley honed culinary skills at Dovetail in New York and Blackbird in Chicago before returning home to western Kentucky and opening Freight House.
Susan Reid
baker, editor & educator
Susan Reid is a baker, teacher and the editor of King Arthur Flour’s Sift Magazine. She also chronicles her baking experiments and recipes online at The Well Plated Life.
Vincent Ricchiuti
olive & almond farmer
Vincent Ricchiuti is a fourth-generation farmer. His family produces stone fruit, almonds and extra virgin olive oil in California’s San Joaquin Valley.