Laura Valli, PhD

anthropologist
researcher & teacher
thinker, talker & maker

strengthening food systems by creating connections and building community

About

born and raised in southern Estonia

BA in social anthropology from the University of Cambridge

worked at Karlova Kohv, an organic coffee roastery and café as a jack of all trades
(represented Estonia at the World Aeropress Championship in South Korea in 2017 and Australia in 2018)

PhD in crop science/anthropology from Washington State University Breadlab

postdoc at the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture

given keynotes and talks and conducted workshops online and in person in the US (Washington, Oregon, Vermont, New York, Connecticut), the UK, Netherlands, Germany and Estonia

in the wilderness whenever possible