News & Notes
Deanna Moore and Katie Herzog will speak on a Regenerative Agave Farming panel at the Agave Heritage Festival, April 11, 2026
Katie Herzog featured in Santa Barbara Independent by Matt Kettman, March 16, 2026. “California Agave Symposium Comes to Santa Barbara
What to Expect When Growers, Distillers, Artisans, and Enthusiasts Converge on March 23” Link to article
Giver Spirits will be participating in the California Agave Council Symposium in Santa Barbara on March 23, 2026
Katie Herzog presented on agave farming and distilling to the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau Women, November 10, 2025
Deanna Moore and Katie Herzog presented on Giver Spirits at a private agave/mezcal event in San Francisco, November 4, 2025
Giver Spirits agave farmers Carolyn Chandler and Jordie Ricigliano featured in the Santa Barbara Independent Volume 39, August 2025.
“Santa Barbara Sparks California’s Agave Explosion: Meet Your Neighbors Who Are Leading the Golden State’s Expanding Agave Industry”
Katie Herzog interviewed by Matt Kettmann in Wine Enthusiast June/July 2025 California issue. “Don’t Call It Tequila: The Battle for the Soul of California’s Agave Industry”
California Agave Species Catalog: A Grower-Led Guide published in English and Spanish by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, illustrated by Katie Herzog. June, 2025. Free catalog download here
Women in Agave Fall Equinox Retreat, Reverie Ranch, Parkfield, CA, September 20 - 22, 2024
Katie presented on agave farming to the California Women for Agriculture, Salinas Valley Chapter, April 9, 2024
November 7, 2023: Agave Grower Women’s Group first meeting. Founded and hosted by Katie Herzog, the group meets monthly on zoom, building cross-border community and dialog supporting women agave farmers. There are currently 30 women in the group farming agave in California and Mexico.