Libby has over 10 years of experience working in food systems with a focus on the interconnectivity of rural and urban places through food and agriculture. She is passionate about identifying, expanding, and leveraging demand for agricultural and food products to improve the social, environmental and economic wellbeing of farmers and ranchers. Her experiences include establishing a local food label with Sacramento County Farm Bureau, working on a small scale pig farm in North Carolina, running a produce distribution company in the Salinas Valley, and teaching nutrition courses at Colorado State University. In Libby’s current position she manages all things food related including food safety training, value-added food business development, food preservation, and local food system efforts. When not working with Extension, she enjoys skiing, hiking and cooking with her husband and young son and daughter.