The reception will be held in University-Student Union, U-SU Los Angeles Room at 10:00 am followed by the screening and panel discussion in the U-SU Theatre at 10:45 am.
Panelists include:
John de Bruin obtained his MS in Physics in 1971. His subsequent career focused on building high tech satellite systems for the US Military Services. He never quite lost his passion for farming which he acquired working as an intern for two summers in his youth. He retired from Aerospace in 2003 and re-energized his dream of having a farm and took up grass farming. He started DeyDey's Best Beef Ever with the vision of raising the best tasting, healthiest meats that his research supported and doing it in a way that respected the environment. Raising grass was and is the cornerstone of the operation and having that grass harvested directly by his fleard (cattle, chickens, and pigs) allows for a sustainable enterprise committed to minimizing external inputs and recycling as much as possible. DeyDey's mostly markets its products directly to customers through Farmers Markets. DeyDey's primarily serves customers in California focusing specifically on the Central Coast and Los Angeles areas. DeyDey's has a full internet presence with an online store. He can be found at www.BestBeefEver.com
Maurice Kaehler is a social entrepreneur, author, producer, clothing designer, and visionary healer. He is the Founder/CEO of EPIC62 surfwear and is author of the upcoming book, “Portal Yoga – A Visionary Practice for Humanity.” Farming background includes being raised on the K-12 Dairy in Lodi, California and a decade working for beef and dairy famers at Los Angeles farmer’s markets. An inspirational confidant and writer, Maurice writes weekly at mauricekaehler.com. Practicing yoga since 1988 and teaching since 1993, he is the founder/developer of Swami O’Bryan’s, a yoga studio where he currently teaches and practices Portal Yoga. Private and corporate clients have included Madonna, Tim Daly, Gil Bellows, Chadwick School/Rancho Palos Verdes, The Ritz Carlton – Pasadena, Loews Hotel Santa Monica, First Interstate Bank, BP Petroleum and The SoCal Gas Company.
Maurice produces/curates events through TEDxLAMiracleMile. He has been interviewed on KCRW’s Good Food and was featured in Brentwood News, Pasadena Weekly, and Intentionally Urban Magazine.
Sunil Mangalassary is a faculty in the Food Science and Technology program at CSULA. He is a DVM graduate from India who practiced in the area of animal production, large animal veterinary medicine and later completed an MS in meat science. Sunil taught and trained students in the areas of meat production, processing and by-product utilization for 5 years in India before moving to the United States. He received a Ph.D. in food technology from Clemson University, South Carolina with an emphasis in food safety. Sunil’s current research interests are in the area of food safety enhancement through minimal processing technologies and natural preservatives, biodegradable packaging, and improvement of meat quality through spice marination and other natural methods. Sunil has published peer reviewed journal articles on food pathogen control, antimicrobial packaging and book chapters on thermal processing of poultry products and eco-friendly meat packaging.