Steve Sando
Napa, California, United States
President, Rancho Gordo New World Specialty Food
Steve Sando is the founder and president of Rancho Gordo New World Specialty Food in Napa, California. His company has created a market for heirloom beans, corn and chiles in the United States of America with production in California and New Mexico in the US and throughout Mexico. He works closely with chefs and farmers to create viable markets for indigenous products of the Americas. Steve is the author of two books on heirloom (criollo) beans and is working on a third book now.