Steve Sando is the founder of Rancho Gordo, a specialty food company focused on growing and promoting heirloom and heritage beans (as well as grains and spices). He will speak on his work in supporting smallholder farms and inspiring a new wave of interest in indigenous bean varieties. His passion has culminated in the best-selling cookbook The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans, which has furthered his mission in spreading awareness about the potential of heirloom beans.

This event is free and open to the public.

The College Store will be selling copies of Sando’s book, and a book signing will follow the talk.

This program is a part of Dúta Bahiisere Kus Rá’here (We Know Corn Together), a collaboration between the departments of Biology and History, the Farm at Davidson College, Van Every/Smith Galleries, and the Catawba Nation.