Audra Mulkern

“Audra brought such passion, warmth, and professionalism to our virtual fundraiser. She was so much more than an event host – Audra made everyone feel right at home with her inviting presence, and captivated our audience’s attention with her poignant and inspiring words about the importance of local food and farming. Audra’s creative ideas, storytelling mastery, generosity, and heart really took our event to the next level. Truly an all-star partner! ”

“In my six years of programming I have never worked with anyone like Audra. She is a rare gem in the conference world and she couldn’t be more of a pleasure to work with. Audra has an innate ability to connect with conference attendees and reel them into her world of storytelling. Audra is extremely professional, passionate, intelligent and has a real talent for capturing the attention of the entire room. She was willing to work with our female farmers and our beginning farmers in the same event and even changed her presentations on the fly when she saw overlap. I cannot recommend her enough as a speaker. ”

“Audra’s keynote presentation at the 2022 Washington State Farmers Market Conference deepened and revitalized our connection to farmers and their stories. She weaved the complexities of modern farming and the tenacity of female farmers from across the country in a way that resonated profoundly with conference attendees. Audra’s skillful illustration of the connection between female farmers and farmers markets has certainly left us invigorated for the upcoming season. ”

“Audra Mulkern is an American griot. Her beautiful photographs and elegantly told stories are recording a rising movement of women taking on the leadership needed to stand up the three legged stool of sustainable agriculture: production of flavorful and nutritious foods; conservation of environmental resources; and healthy management of human resources. To boot, her modernized storytelling is making agriculture and a return to land stewardship cool again not only for adult women, but for our daughters, too!”

“In 2014 I attended a workshop at the International Food Blogger Conference by Audra Mulkern called “Cooking Backwards: The Art and Science of Local and Seasonal Cooking”. It was about the best one I have attended at any conference. It hit so hard, I wanted to leave after, and go home and dig up my property. Well....I did. And I spent all fall and winter on it - and having been so influenced by the workshop, I am proud to say that 6 months later I am living my suburban homesteading dreams. It even changed how I blog as well, I did a 180 after it.I’d go as far to bet I might the only person who walked away that fired up - but it made the entire weekend worth it for me. Just one class can make THAT big of a difference.”