The Women's Leadership Committee will kick off the January Seasonal Series hearing from best-selling author Daniel Stone. Daniel will be sharing about the adventures of American food spy David Fairchild, who introduced hundreds of crops, including avocados, mangoes, and dates, to a hungry country and helped advocate for the introduction of the cherry trees on the National Mall.

Join us for this special presentation about the man who changed what Americans eat and shaped Washington’s springtime landscape for generations. Daniel's book about Mr. Fairchild, the Food Explorer is available for purchase here.

About the Speaker

Daniel Stone is a writer on environmental science, agriculture, and botany. He writes for National Geographic and is a former White House correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. He has written for Time Magazine, The Washington Post, Vice, Literary Hub, and has presented at the National Academy of Sciences. He teaches environmental policy at Johns Hopkins University. 

After growing up in Los Angeles, he spent his youth in Davis, California, where he dirtied his fingernails in fields of peaches and strawberries. He enjoys running, baseball, key changes, stove-top popcorn, and is part of a competitive book club. He lives with his wife and their dog, Charlie, in Santa Barbara, California. 

About the WLC Seasonal Series

Launched in the summer of 2020 the Women's Leadership Committee Seasonal Series is an opportunity for members of the Trust’s Women’s Leadership Committee to regularly engage with each other and the organization while learning about our mission or other engaging and relevant topics. WLC members are invited to sponsor a series or individual events as another way to support our mission. 

About the Trust for the National Mall

As the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan philanthropic partner of the National Park Service dedicated to restoring, enriching and preserving the National Mall, the Trust brings expertise, private funding and in-kind support to time-sensitive restoration and sustainability projects, mobilizes volunteers and provides educational opportunities to ensure that the National Mall endures and evolves as a vibrant space for all. With over 36 million visits annually to the National Mall, combined with aging infrastructure and the need for better visitor amenities throughout the park, the Trust is helping the National Park Service tackle the more than $800 million needed for critical repairs and improvements. To learn more and to support our mission visit www.nationalmall.org | information@nationalmall.org | @thenationalmall