Farmers, chefs, and industry leaders convene on October 12th-13th, 2015 in Winston-Salem, NC at the 4th Carolina Meat Conference to celebrate, network, and advance the niche meat resurgence.
Bruce Dunlop Built the first USDA-inspected mobile slaughter unit for red meat species and has consulted on many others across the country
Andrea Reusing
Named one of "15 Green Chefs"
on Grist's international list, has
written for Saveur, Domino,
Fine Cooking, Gourmet.com
Dr. Arion Thiboumery
Former VP at Lorentz Meats, in Minnesota is managing partner of Vermont Packinghouse, a new small meat processor in Vermont
Jamie Ager
Fourth Generation Farmer/
Owner of Hickory Nut Gap Meats, Fairview, NC
Ray Archuletta
"The Soil Guy"
Soil Health Spokespersons for
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service
Ali Berlow
Author of The Mobile Poultry Slaughterhouse & The Food
Activist and co-owner of
Edible Vineyard
Jeremiah Jones President of the Growers Cooperative "NC Natural Hog Growers Association", Farmer and Owner of Grassroots Pork Company
Matt LaRoux Ag Marketing Specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension and founder of Finger Lakes Meat Project
Tolo Martinez Butcher at Cliff's Meat Market and main character in the new James Beard award-winning documentary, Un Buen Carnicero
Dr. Lauren Gwin Co-founder of the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network and Associate Director of Oregon State University's Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems
Steve Whitmire Farmer/Owner of Ridgefield Farm and Brasstown Beef, Brasstown, NC
