The Spirit of Community.
Mission
Our mission is to enhance consumer education through scientific research. We aim to improve global human health and wellness by connecting industry workers through directing sustainability practices and cultivating a network of functional foods industry leaders.
Vision.
Our vision is to build widespread awareness around functional foods. We aim to increase the level that people understand, grow and consume these foods in response to certain diseases and deficiencies in our global community.
Values.
We are a team of authentically passionate individuals who value the health of humans and the environment. IFFA is focused on transparency, shared knowledge, and the development of global health. We promote these values to establish a foundation of sustainability and accessible knowledge to all.
Grow With Us.
Key Staff.
Meet the Individuals responsible for bringing functional foods education and practice to local communities! We are educators, healers, and explorers of health and wellness.
Meet our Co-Founder, Eva Mastoras! Eva is passionate about building community by authentically connecting with people and bringing awareness to alternative medicine. She is an Herbalist who promotes vitalism through herbs and whole foods. Eva's Greek nationality naturally led her to study Mediterranean diet and plants. Eva spent her childhood in Buffalo, NY and now lives Denver, where she loves to explore the mountains. Follow her! @evangeliachristina
Meet our co-founder, Stephen Cowan! Stephen is passionate about connecting people with each other and to the power of plants. He founded Beyond Microgreens the 1st microgreens products company dedicated to helping people fill the nutritional gaps in their diets. Hailing from Chicago, he now lives in Boulder where he loves to hike, ski, mountain bike and practice yoga. Follow him @stvcow and @beyondmicrogreens
Carly Anderson Stewart is our Head of Biology and Education. She's a fungal biologist interested primarily in the biodiversity and functionality of fungi. Specifically, she's working on the evolutionary biology of Cladonia lichens, getting into industrial mycology, and educating people about the medicinal power of plants and fungi. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Carly has lived and traveled across the world and currently resides (and climbs) in Boulder, Colorado. Follow her @mycoblonde!
Danielle Ryan Broida, RH (AHG) is a key player in the worldwide mushroom movement. As a Registered Herbalist (RH) of the American Herbalists Guild (AHG), Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Instructor of Mycology, and National Educator of Four Sigmatic, Danielle is teaching the world about the importance of a life on functional mushrooms. Follow @foursigmatic for more of her work or visit us.foursigmatic.com!
Contact us.
Eva Mastoras - IFFA Director
eva@iffassociation.org
Boulder, CO USA
“IFFA was founded on the principle of community involvement and is dedicated to making all voices heard in the functional foods and nutritional health industry. ”