Who we are
Image credit: Wild East Farm ~ Marion, NC
As Core Stewards of the Blue Ridge Foodshed Movement, we bring a unique depth and breadth of experience and an unwavering commitment to nurturing the relationships that are transforming our local food system into a living regional foodshed.
We are so thankful for our nearly five decades in corporate, entrepreneurial and small-business leadership ~ and the profound journeys through our own personal initiations ~ that have culminated in our work together. These quests have refined our skills in building unified teams and collaborative initiatives across sectors, and our capacity for gathering and consciously stewarding significant financial resources for the benefit of all life in our region.
Guided by our passion for the sacred nature of food and its power to fundamentally heal people, communities and Earth, we continually challenge ourselves to infuse ever higher levels of heart, integrity and authenticity into all we do.
Core Stewards
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Andrea DuVall
CO-FOUNDER & CORE STEWARD
Andrea DuVall is the visionary CEO & Co-Founder of Mother Earth Food, a food hub she launched in 2012 to transform how communities connect with their local food sources. For the past 13 years, Andrea has built more than a business – she's nurtured relationships where farmers succeed and communities strengthen.
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Holly McCann
CO-FOUNDER & CORE STEWARD
Holly McCann is the founder of Grail Leadership, where she spent the past 10 years helping leaders and organizations transform from extractive management practices to regenerative stewardship ~ moving into deeper relationship and sacred reciprocity with all life as part of nested and interconnected living systems.
Advisory Council
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Christopher Gergen
CEO, REGENERATIVE
ORGANIC ALLIANCE -
Aaron Grier
CO-FOUNDER,
GAINING GROUND FARM -
Lyric East
CO-FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR, WILD EAST FARM
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Noah East
CO-FOUNDER & FARM OPERATIONS, WILD EAST FARM
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Alan Booker
FOUNDER, INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATED REGENERATIVE DESIGN
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Ines Katharina Kinchen
FOUNDER, EMERALD ARK BIODYNAMIC BEE SANCTUARY
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Gray Shipley
PARTNER,
SHIPLEY FARMS BEEF