Join us for educational speakers\, networking\, and a delicious lunch!
\n\n\n\n\nFrom apples to squash\, and corn in between\, nothing beats the delicious taste of in-season and locally grown produce. And it'\;s not just the taste that'\;s amazing! There are numerous health and other benefits that our friends from Talley Farms will help us learn about during their presentation of "\;Here'\;s to Your Health! The Benefits of Eating Local and In Season."\;
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\nOur Speaker\n\n
\nOur Featured Non-Profit\n\n
\n\nOur Speaker
Andrea Shapiro Chavez
\n\nCreator and Manager\, Talley Farms Box Program
\n\nAndrea is a Cal Poly graduate\, earning a degree in Economics in 1980. She has spent the last 40 \;years working at various levels in the produce business from Western Regional Sales Manager for Dole Fresh Vegetables\, to being a Produce Broker\, shipping produce all over the world. \;In February of 2012\, Talley Farms hired her to create a direct-to-consumer farm box program called \;The Talley Farms Box Program. Andrea is proud to currently serve \;on the boards of the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation and the SLO Food Bank. \;As a mother of 2 grown boys\, a wife of 36 years\, and a cook who loves fruits and vegetables\, her passion in life is to &ldquo\;ENCOURAGE \;PEOPLE TO EAT MORE PRODUCE!&rdquo\;
\n\n\nOur Featured Non-Profit
Women in the Outdoors Central Coast
\nThe Women in the Outdoors (WITO) program provides unique opportunities for women to learn new skills\, meet people with similar interests\, and obtain a greater appreciation of the outdoor world. Women in the Outdoors events are held across the country using experts and trained professionals to teach outdoor skills in a non-competitive environment. The Women in the Outdoors program helps members develop outdoor skills and emphasizes the importance of wildlife management and the role of hunters in conservation.
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\n\nThe Women in the Outdoors (WITO) program provides unique opportunities for women to learn new skills\, meet people with similar interests\, and obtain a greater appreciation of the outdoor world. Women in the Outdoors events are held across the country using experts and trained professionals to teach outdoor skills in a non-competitive environment. The Women in the Outdoors program helps members develop outdoor skills and emphasizes the importance of wildlife management and the role of hunters in conservation.
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