Food Geeks Travel: UC Davis

The Mixing Bowl, in conjunction with the World Food Center at UC Davis, organized a “Food Geeks Travel: UC Davis” the day after our FOOD IT conference to expose our friends to some of UC Davis’s cutting-edge researchers on a variety of topics. This was an opportunity to see first-hand the future of ag and food science and technology in search of market-changing applications.In Davis we:

• Toured Russell Ranch, the 100-Year Sustainable Agriculture Study

• Heard overviews on the work of leading UC Davis scientists on a variety of food science topics:

  • Bio & Ag Engineering & Energy Efficiency by Chris Simmons

  • Microbiome, Food Science & Technology by Bruce German

  • Metabolmonics & Nutrition by Carolyn Slupsky

  • Hydrology by Jan Hopmans

  • Plant Genetics by Siobhan Brady

  • Food Safety by Bart Weimer

  • Roger Beachy, Director of the World Food Center

  • Toured the Mondavi Institute for Wine & Food Science to learn topics such as fermentation and dairy processing.

  • Learned about the newly launched Innovation Institute for Food & Health

  • Enjoyed a delicious lunch with local wine and olive oil tasting under the splendid Davis sunshine before returning to The Bay Area.