"Start Your Farm" with Authors Forrest Pritchard & Ellen Polishuk
Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk share from their new book: Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer
Combining nearly five decades of experience from Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk, two of America’s pioneering sustainable farmers,"Start Your Farm" is the perfect introduction to the ever-growing ranks of people who dream of starting their own successful operation. Written in straightforward yet engaging language, rich with anecdotes, practical examples, and sprinkled throughout with rural humor, Start Your Farm is a must-read primer and practical business guide for any aspiring farmer, regardless of enterprise. The book offers essential step-by-step advice, as well as useful charts and diagrams.
About the authors
Forrest Pritchard is the New York Times–bestselling author of "Gaining Ground, A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm", as well as "Growing Tomorrow: Behind the Scenes with 18 Extraordinary Sustainable Farmers Who Are Changing the Way We Eat". A graduate of the College of William & Mary with degrees in English and Geology, Pritchard is also a full-time organic livestock farmer and seventh-generation producer. His books have been named top reads by NPR, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and many more.
Ellen Polishuk is a first-generation sustainable vegetable farmer, holding a degree in Horticulture from Virginia Tech. A self-described “compost queen,” Ellen grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC in the 60s and 70s. In 1992, with five farm seasons under her belt, she was hired by Potomac Vegetable Farms to manage their satellite farm in Virginia. Today she is now one of four women owners of Potomac Vegetable Farms. Ellen is a passionate advocate for the business of farming, having taught at the University of Maryland, as well as being a sought-after farm consultant and conference speaker.
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Presented in partnership with One More Page Books and the Arlington Friends of Urban Agriculture.
- Date:
- Tuesday, September 25, 2018
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Location:
- Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Author Talk Sustainability and Environment Lecture
- Calendar:
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