Turner Wyatt

Turner Wyatt is a social entrepreneur, writer, and filmmaker from Durango, Colorado. He is the director and compiler of "Begin Where You Are: The Colorado Poets Laureate Anthology". He has cofounded four award-winning social enterprises, including Denver Food Rescue, Fresh Food Connect, and Upcycled Food Association. Turner cofounded the Durango Poet Laureate Program in 2023 and served as producer for the award-winning documentary Moving Line. He is a recipient of the Waste360 40 Under 40 Award, Top 20 Emerging Leaders in Food and Agriculture Award, and Young Leaders Award from Walking Softer and was a Fink Fellow. In 2015 he was appointed by Denver’s mayor to serve on the Denver Sustainable Food Policy Council.