Black Pig Meat Co.Duskie Estes

Duskie Estes is executive director of Farm-to-Pantry, gleaning on over 400 properties & farms in Sonoma County with a team of 500+ volunteers. In 2021, Farm to Pantry rescued over 350,000 pounds of produce for marginalized families. Duskie and her husband, John Stewart, own Black Pig Meat Co., making amazing brown sugar dry cured bacon and snout-to-tail products including candies, soap, and lip balm from pasture raised pigs and catering and food trucking out off their food truck, The Black Piglet. For 19 years, they were chef-owners of Zazu Kitchen + Farm in Sonoma County until a flood destroyed their restaurant in 2019. At Zazu, they were dedicated to ethical sourcing by purchasing direct from over 200 farmers, ranchers & makers. The accolades include: San Francisco Michelin Guide for over a decade, Slow Food Snail Awards, Good Food Awards, Grand Cochon’s King+Queen of Pork, Star Chefs’ Sustainability Award, Top 50 Restaurants in the Bay Area, Best Chef of Seattle, James Beard Award, and more. On their farm, they raise pigs, goats, sheep, ducks, and chickens. Duskie is also known for numerous appearances on Food Network, PBS, OWN, and Discovery (including Next Iron Chef, Guy’s Grocery Games, Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, Guy’s Ranch Kitchen, Burger Truck Brawl, Guy Hawaiian Style and more) . She is also a proud founding board member of BAR-C, Bay Area Ranchers Cooperative and on the James Beard Awards Committee. This May, she will cycle 200 miles for No Kid Hungry with Chef’s Cycle to raise 2 million dollars with 275 other chefs.