Patty Emmert
DIRECTOR OF RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS
602-956-0909 ext. 66
patty@localfirstaz.com
As Director of Resilient Food Systems, Patty uses her diverse and vast experience in community-based food systems to ensure Local First Arizona's programs directly address and diminish systemic food security challenges across the state while supporting and advancing local farmers.
Hometown:
Litchfield Park, AZ
What I Love Most About Arizona:
The sunsets, varied landscapes and how the desert smells after a good rain.
Education/Training:
Bachelor of Arts, Communication and Public Relations
Favorite Movie:
Up
Favorite Book:
The Story of Jumping Mouse by Mary Elizabeth Marlow
Favorite Local Business:
Local Nomad, FnB, Nelsons and Arcadia Meats
Favorite Arizona Destination:
Oak Creek Canyon
If I'm Not at the LFA Offices, You Can Find Me:
Hanging with my family, traveling, cooking in my kitchen or reading cookbooks
Passions:
Travel and Cooking
Proudest Moment:
Marrying my husband and the birth of our three children
Favorite Quote:
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person. ~Audrey Hepburn
Mom/Dad Always Told Me To:
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Super Power of Choice:
Flying for sure!
Guilty Pleasure:
Good artisan bread and cheese.
Childhood Ambition:
A chef...I loved cooking (still do) and have memories of my turquoise Easy Bake Oven and climbing on the counter when I was 6 years old to cook.