Patricia Emmert

Patty Emmert is the Community Relations and Marketing Manager for Duncan Family Farms, a certified organic farm specializing in leafy greens and specialty vegetables. Their growing operations are located in Arizona, California, Oregon, and New York. Since joining the farm in 2010 her main responsibility has been to develop a distribution platform for the farm’s Specialty Vegetable crops, increase brand identity, develop a marketing program for the farm and community outreach programs and oversee the business development and sales for their Specialty Vegetable crops. Under the Duncan umbrella Patty has established: • The creation and management of the Wigwam Farmers Market • The creation and management of a health and wellness initiative called Salad a Day The Duncan Way • Business and sales development for wholesale and retail accounts • Product Portfolio Expansion • Farm to School programs • Duncan Volunteer Initiatives and Community Outreach Programs Additionally, Patty is the current Director for Slow Food Phoenix which is the local chapter of a global non-profit organization that is focused on good, clean and fair food. She was a US Delegate to Terra Madre in Turin, Italy. She is a member of Blue Watermelon Project where the focus is taste education and healthy food in schools. She is the Production Chair for the AZ Farm to School Network and sits on the Food and Agriculture Policy Advisory Council for AZ. She is a Certified in Sustainability Leadership and oversees Duncan Family Farms sustainability initiatives. Her dedication is deeply rooted in building vibrant local food supply systems and making sure that everyone has access to healthy, fresh food.