The Carolina Meat Conference is a gathering of professionals from all sectors of the local and niche meat industry for two days of panel discussions, presentations, workshops, butchery demonstrations, a trade show, great meals featuring local meats and Monday night social, dinner and keynote address. Conference topics include livestock production, pasture management, meat processing, innovative marketing and business models and the latest updates on how new regulations will affect small food businesses. 

This year, NC Choices welcomes Anya Fernald as keynote speaker to the conference held at the Benton Convention Center in Winston Salem, NC December, 9-10. 

Anya Fernald is the co-founder and CEO of Belcampo Meat Co., an innovative, integrated niche meat company that strives to make “good food the old fashioned way” on an unprecedented scale. Anya has been recognized as one of the “40 under 40” by Food and Wine Magazine, named a “Nifty Fifty” by New York Times, appeared as a regular judge on Iron Chef America on the Food Network for three seasons and has co-authored two books for Slow Food’s international publishing house.  

 

 

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