Most Influential: Valerie Segrest

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Most Influential: Valerie Segrest

Valerie Segrest’s elders and her community are the reason she dedicated her life to food systems. Segrest grew up a part of the Muckleshoot Tribe, located just south of Auburn, in a community where the closest grocery store was nearly 10 miles away in an area considered “food insecure.” Her elders often told her, “If I just had access to my traditional foods and medicines, I wouldn’t be sick.” Segrest has spent the last 14 years sharing knowledg…