Amy VanHaren is the Social Media Manager at Stonyfield Farm and an individual on a mission to live a healthy, organic lifestyle. Navigating the world of organics and health is not always easy, and Amy uses her curiosity and background in writing and public relations to share stories, insights, news, and learnings. Taking the best from experts, personal experience, farmers, and everyday people – both inside and out of Stonyfield – Amy relays the buzz worth contemplating.

As Communications Project Manager, Chandra Carson is the woman behind social media and public relations for YoBaby, YoToddler and YoKids. As a new(ish) mom herself, she’s passionate about sharing with other parents the newest and most relevant information about making healthy choices for their little ones. That includes working closely with the Yo-Getters, a group of over 60 blogger moms who are passionate about organic food and the Stonyfield brand. And just like this group of dynamic women, Chandra advocates the same message: We’re all invested in feeding our families in a healthy way, one spoonful at a time.

Liza Dube is the Consumer Communications Specialist and Copywriter for Stonyfield, so she spends her days thinking about what Stonyfield’s fans really want to know and writing about everything from how Greek yogurt is made to organic humane animal treatment. She likes to think of herself as the Stonyfield Reference Librarian. The very first bite of organic food she intentionally took was of one delicious, life-changing banana. She hasn’t looked back since, and now incorporates as much organic into her family’s life as she can. About organic food, she says, “It’s like hitting the jackpot when you know your food is healthy and safe, your farmers are treated fairly AND it’s delicious. Somebody pass me a smoothie.”

Gary Hirshberg is Chairman of Stonyfield. New Hampshire born and bred, he is also the husband of freelance writer Meg Hirshberg and the father of three yogurt eaters. Gary has led Stonyfield’s phenomenal growth, from its infancy as a seven-cow organic farming school to its current position as the world’s largest organic yogurt maker.The author of Stirring It Up: How to Make Money and Save the World, Gary is a world traveler and frequent speaker on topics including sustainability, climate change, the profitability of green and socially responsible business, organic agriculture, and sustainable economic development.

Britt Lundgren is the Director of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture at Stonyfield Farm. She holds a Master of Science in Agriculture, Food, and Environment from Tufts University. Prior to joining Stonyfield, Lundgren spent five years as an agricultural policy specialist for Environmental Defense Fund in Washington, D.C. Together with Stonyfield co-founder and chair Gary Hirshberg and Dr. Charles Benbrook, she is the co-author of Label It Now, a book that makes the case for labeling genetically engineered foods. Britt serves on the board of the Sustainable Food Trade Association. She has worked on organic farms in Maine, Massachusetts, and Colorado. She is also an avid fiddle player and member of the New Hampshire based Hickory Horned Devils.

Laura Stanton is Stonyfield’s Retail Activation manager, Cooking with Yogurt project manager,Queen of the Preservation Society and resident food celebrant.. When she’s not at her desk she can usually be found in the kitchen creating experiential food love. She continues to seek the holy grail kale recipe that turns her from casual imbiber to enthusiastic advocate, a harvest of Spring ramps from her New Hampshire backyard and a good birch beer recipe.

Wood Turner is Stonyfield’s VP of Sustainability Innovation. Wood has appeared in many of the world’s leading media outlets, among them the New York Times, NPR, The Economist, BBC, and the Harvard Business Review. Prior to his current position, Wood served as Executive Director of Climate Counts, a non-profit that scores companies annually on their commitment to addressing climate change in meaningful, measurable ways. While there, he built a voluntary benchmarking program called Industry Innovators, attracting companies representing over $30B in revenues so far.Wood holds degrees from Duke University and the University of Washington. Wood has long helped companies realize value from their investments in sustainability and climate protection and has led a range of public and private brand-building and social marketing efforts. He participated in the transportation/land use working group of the New Hampshire governor’s Climate Change Task Force and has advised several high-profile projects, including Newsweek Magazine’s corporate green rankings.

Jenna Bourne is the Natural Resources Project Coordinator at Stonyfield Farm where she has been working on solid waste management, environmental communication and employee education since 2007.  Her work projects are quite varied and have ranged from developing content for the website to performing annual ‘dumpster dives’ to coordinating a major landscaping project.  Before joining Stonyfield, Jenna worked as an urban forester, served in Bolivia for the U.S. Peace Corps, and studied infrared technology.  Jenna has a B.S. from James Madison University and a M.E.M. from Yale University. Jenna takes advantage of New Hampshire’s great outdoors all year round as a lover of skiing, hiking, trailblazing with her Siberian husky, and competing in triathlons.

Amelia Winslow is a nutritionist, foodie, and new-ish mom who believes healthy eating should be fun and easy, not stressful or overwhelming. That’s why she started Eating Made Easy, a site that answers your food & nutrition questions and offers practical tips to make eating at home easier. Next time you feel confused about what to eat, where to shop, how to cook, or what to buy, head to Eating Made Easy to get Amelia’s trusted, science-based advice.

Christine Koh completed her Ph.D. and postdoctoral fellowship in music and brain science before hanging up her academic spurs to become a  writer, editor, designer, and creative consultant. She is the founder and editor of Boston Mamas, the designer behind Posh Peacock, writes a personal blog at Pop Discourse, pens the column Minimalist Mama, and hosts the talk video show Life.Style with Christine Koh. She resides in the Boston area with her husband and 6-year-old daughter and is expecting a second daughter in March 2011. She tweets about it all at @bostonmamas.

Melinda is a registered dietitian, “investigative” nutritionist, and award-winning journalist, with 30 years’ experience in clinical, academic and public health nutrition. Prior to her freelance writing and speaking career, Melinda developed and directed the Nutrition Communications Center at the University of Missouri, where she focused on strategic health messages.Motivated by escalating childhood obesity rates, Melinda turned her attention to children’s “media diets” and blazed the trail blending media literacy with nutrition education. In 2004, she was awarded a W.K. Kellogg Food and Society Policy Fellowship which allowed her to connect the dots between food, health and agriculture. Her work today focuses on using critical thinking skills to promote “food system literacy” and find “food truth.”Her provocative, practical and personal “Food Sleuth” newspaper columns, magazine articles, conference keynotes, TV and radio programs help people “think beyond their plates.” Her work has appeared in national publications and she is the co-author of a children’s book on healthy eating. She also writes an online column for Organic Valley Family of Farms.Melinda and her photographer husband received the MO Department of Agriculture’s Farmer’s Market Champion Award for their 2009 Farm Hands Calendar: A Tribute to the Hands that Feed Us. All proceeds supported their local farmers’ market. Together, they also produce Food Sleuth Radio on KOPN in Columbia, MO: www.kopn.org

Dr. William Sears, affectionately known as “America’s Pediatrician” (or Dr. Bill to his “little patients”), is the author of more than 30 books, often as a co-author with his wife, Martha Sears, R.N. One of his books — The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age 2 — has become the favorite among editors of leading parenting magazines.In addition to his role as a renowned medical and parenting consultant, Dr. Sears is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California and a father of eight children.

Valerie is a frugal mom of two and the author of Inner Child Fun (www.innerchildfun.com) where she writes daily about her obsession with inexpensive craft and activity ideas the entire family can enjoy. Thousands of readers from around the globe have subscribed to her blog, which has been featured on NBC’s The 10! Show, 69 News at Sunrise, Newswatch 16′s Power to Save, and many other websites and print publications. In her past life, she was a senior designer and software engineer for a small technology company. Now a stay-at-home mom, Valerie’s creative spirit is fueled by her play time with her two young daughters. Her motto? Don’t just have a great day — create one!Valerie was also one of the winners of the first-ever Stonyfield Blogger Barnstorming Tour. Read all about her organic adventures here: Barnstorming Blogs

Mary Kennedy is a nutrition and wellness professional whose work has focused on understanding and improving the health behaviors of people of all ages, from school-age kids to older adults. Mary received her MS in Nutrition Communication and Food Policy from Tufts University and her BS in Clinical Exercise Physiology from Boston University. Additionally, she is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health Fitness Specialist.At Stonyfield Farm, Mary currently works on a variety of projects related to improving nutrition in schools and healthcare settings with a goal of providing education about and access to healthful, sustainably produced food. Additionally, Mary serves as a research associate at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, a coach for recreational marathon runners, and a freelance health writer. Her work has appeared in publications such as Good Housekeeping, O magazine and the American Institute of Cancer Research’s Monthly Newsletter.

Jesse is a former Stonyfielder and food lover. She believes that time spent learning about, writing about, procuring, and creating healthy, organic food is time well spent, and you’ll almost always find a touch of her family roots in there somewhere. Jesse has a hard time following any recipe, even family ones, without a little “tweaking” to make it her own and so has chosen to heartily follow two points of Julia Child’s ever brilliant words of wisdom: 1. Once you have mastered a technique, you barely ever have to use a recipe again; and 2. always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.

Follow Organic Valley farmer Jonathan Gates as he reports from his Vermont family farm. Howmars Farm is a certified organic dairy farm, one of many Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative farmer members who supply the milk that goes into making Stonyfield’s yogurts and smoothies. The entire family pitches in on this third-generation farm. Check out some of the happenings on his farm on Stonyfield’s Have A Cow page.

An award winning registered dietitian, Kate is a nationally known nutrition and health expert when it comes to smart eating for busy people. Kate is the author of Go Green Get Lean: Trim Your Waistline with the Ultimate Low-Carbon Footprint Diet (Rodale, 2009).  She is also the Nutrition Contributor for Pregnancy Magazine, where she dishes on the latest health and nutrition info for moms-to-be in her monthly column “Let’s Eat!”.As America’s Green Nutritionist™ Kate has been on the leading edge of helping America recognize the connections between our diet and its impact on our climate crisis. She’s passionate about helping consumers and companies alike understand a host of green issues, why they matter, and how they can maximize health and flavor while minimizing their carbon footprint.