LET'S GET DEEP: Values-Driven Local Businesses

Arable: Episode 04 | The Future Collective x Dos’ Bar LET'S GO DEEPER: ADVOCACY

The Future Collective x Dos’ Bar LET'S GO DEEPER: ADVOCACY concluded a four-part panel discussion series exploring the intersection of local food and wine production, employers and farmworkers, and housing affordability and food security in Sonoma Valley. These recordings are the first installment of 𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, a documentary series that reveals the human systems—labor, land, and culture—behind Sonoma’s food and wine industries, directed by Aaron Brown, presented by The Future Collective, a movement designed to cultivate a new generation of community leaders in Sonoma Valley. In this conversation with author Elaine Chukan Brown, farmworker advocate Zeke Guzman shared his life's story.  The project is funded by Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund. Visit thefuturecollective.org/arable.

Arable: Episode 03 | The Future Collective x Dos’ Bar LET’S GET DEEP: COMMUNITY

The Future Collective x Dos’ Bar LET’S GET DEEP: COMMUNITY is the third panel discussion in a four-part series exploring the intersection of local food and wine production, employers and farmworkers, and housing affordability and food security in Sonoma Valley. These recordings are the first installment of 𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, a documentary series that reveals the human systems—labor, land, and culture—behind Sonoma’s food and wine industries, directed by Aaron Brown, presented by The Future Collective, a movement designed to cultivate a new generation of community leaders in Sonoma Valley. This panel discussion, presented to the community at Dos' Bar on August 6, 2025, was a conversation on the intersection of wine, farming, and the pillars of employment, housing, financial stability, health, and education. Christopher Renfo, co-founder of The Two Eighty Project, Lucy O'Dea of Feed Cooperative, farmworker advocate Maria Membrila, and Elise Gonzelas of the Catalyst Food Security Initiative, and author Elaine Chukan Brown gave us incredible insights on how connections between local leadership and community members can build new systems, programs, and businesses in ways that fix temporary need while building towards long term sovereignty, stability, and security. The project is funded by Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund. Visit thefuturecollective.org/arable.

Arable: Episode 02 | The Future Collective x Dos’ Bar LET’S GET DEEP: LABOR

The Future Collective x Dos’ Bar LET’S GET DEEP: LABOR is the second panel discussion in a four-part series exploring the intersection of local food and wine production, employers and farmworkers, and housing affordability and food security in Sonoma Valley. These recordings are the first installment of 𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, a documentary series that reveals the human systems—labor, land, and culture—behind Sonoma’s food and wine industries, directed by Aaron Brown, presented by The Future Collective, a movement designed to cultivate a new generation of community leaders in Sonoma Valley. This panel discussion, presented to the community at Dos' Bar on June 25, 2025, was the second in the four part series on local food and wine production, employers and farmworkers, housing affordability and food security, with moderator, Elaine Chukan Brown author of The Wines of California and panelists Cody Citrus of Paul’s Produce, David Rothschild of Las Vivas Wines, Los Paisanos Vineyard Management, Emma Lipp of Valley Bar & Bottle, Valley Swim Club, and Daniel Chavez of Daylight Vineyard Management Services. The project is funded by Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund. Visit thefuturecollective.org/arable.

Arable: Episode 01 | The Future Collective x Dos’ Bar LET’S GET DEEP: LAND

The Future Collective x Dos’ Bar LET’S GET DEEP: LAND launched a four-part panel discussion series exploring the intersection of local food and wine production, employers and farmworkers, and housing affordability and food security in Sonoma Valley. These recordings are the first installment of 𝑨𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆, a series that reveals the human systems—labor, land, and culture—behind Sonoma’s food and wine industries, directed by Aaron Brown, presented by The Future Collective, a movement designed to cultivate a new generation of community leaders in Sonoma Valley. This panel discussion, presented to the community at Dos' Bar on April 24, 2025, brought together distinct perspectives: Melissa Bucklin of Oak Hill Farm on the inherently extractive and exclusive nature of local food production; Saskia Tingey of Hamel Wines on land ownership and decision making around viticultural practices; Christian Cain of Perennial Grazing, whose sheep grazing practice is rooted in mutualism between animals and plants; Charlie Toledo (Towa) of Suscol Intertribal Council, who has led the creation of land-based projects to preserve Native American culture and human rights, and Elaine Chukan Brown (Inupiaq and Unangan-Sugpiaq), whose work as an author and global educator is at the forefront of using wine as an entry point to self-determination that leads to social justice. The project is funded by Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund. For more The Future Collective events, follow @thefuturecollective.sv or visit thefuturecollective.org.

LET'S GET DEEP: Values-Driven Local Businesses

The Future Collective at UpValley event, LET’S GET DEEP: VALUES-DRIVEN LOCAL BUSINESSES, was ticketed a dinner and panel discussion between young, values-driven local business owners Sam Coturri, Winery Sixteen600, Erinn Benziger-Weiswasser, Glen Ellen Star, and Lauren Feldman, Valley Bar + Bottle, moderated by Elaine Chukan Brown on community-minded business practices that promote resilience and how, together, we can shape a rejuvenated and regenerative Sonoma economy. The event featured a dinner and wine pairings that showcased the principled sourcing that aims to close the loop on our local regenerative economic system and retain the value of purchased goods within the loop of our community, utilizing local farmers that prioritize the land and the humans to the same level that we do.