Our Causes

Fast Forward Futures is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to making access to educational opportunities available through scholarships awarded in the culinary, enology, and hospitality industries. Over $595,000 in scholarships have been granted to date and are awarded annually in November for the following year’s educational sessions.

The Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs is the world’s oldest, largest and most prestigious food and wine society with more than 25,000 members worldwide. There are 130 chapters and about 6,000 members throughout the United States. Important programs include annual Young Sommeliers and Young Chefs competitions held both nationally and internationally. Founded in Paris in 1950, the Chaîne’s roots reach back to 1248 in France. It is dedicated to honoring the skills and practices of the masters of the culinary arts and those individuals who craft our libations.

The Ecology Center is a 501c3 non-profit and a 28-acre Regenerative Organic Certified™ farm and education center that serves as a hub for the nation’s budding ecological movement. Hailed as pioneers for providing creative yet achievable sustainability solutions, The Ecology Center is serving in an advisory capacity on practices for this year’s Festival, as well as identifying areas where our sustainable footprint can be improved moving forward.

Women’s Wine Alliance advances the education of women wine professionals through seminars, tastings, mentorships and scholarships in the San Diego community.

The Berry Good Food Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization. We want to tackle the barriers—educational, economic, systemic, infrastructural—standing between people in our region and local, sustainably produced food. Will you join us?

Kitchens for Good breaks the cycles of food waste, poverty and hunger through innovative programs in workforce training, healthy food production, and social enterprise. Kitchens for Good believes that kitchens can be drivers of social and economic good in communities. With meals that not only feed, but improve the health of vulnerable residents, jobs that employ men and women previously perceived as unemployable, and a purchasing power that will support Southern California’s farmers and communities, Kitchens for Good works to effectively and profitably close the broken loops of our food system.