Forrest Pritchard

Forrest Pritchard
Pritchard lecturing in Princeton, NJ
Born	Forrest Pritchard (1974-06-01) June 1, 1974 (age 51)
Education	BA English, BS Geology
Alma mater	College of William & Mary
Notable works	Gaining Ground, Growing Tomorrow, Start Your Farm
Website
www.forrestpritchard.com

Forrest Pritchard (born June 1, 1974) is a New York Times bestselling author ^[1] and seventh-generation sustainable farmer, living at Smithfield Farm in Berryville, Virginia, United States. He is a graduate of Episcopal High School and The College of William and Mary, where he won the Academy of American Poets prize in 1996. ^[2] His farm, called Smith Meadows, ^[3] was one of the first "grass-finished" farms in the country, ^[4] and sells at farmers' markets in the Washington, D.C. area. His books include the New York Times bestseller Gaining Ground, A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food and Saving the Family Farm (Lyons, 2013, ISBN   9780762787258, no. 19 in E-books non-fiction) ^[1] named a top read by NPR ^[5] and Publishers Weekly, ^[6] and Growing Tomorrow: Behind The Scenes With 18 Sustainable Farmers Who Are Changing The Way We Eat (with Molly Peterson, The Experiment, 2015 ISBN   9781615192847).

Works

• Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm (2013). ^[7] ISBN   978-0762787258
• Growing Tomorrow: A Farm-to-Table Journey in Photos and Recipes: Behind the Scenes with 18 Extraordinary Sustainable Farmers Who Are Changing the Way We Eat (2015). ^[8] ISBN   978-1615192847
• Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer (2018). ^[9] ISBN   978-1615194896

References

1. "E-Book Nonfiction". The New York Times. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
2. "William & Mary - Growing Tomorrow". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
3. Smith Meadows
4. "Gaining Ground: Q&A with Forrest Pritchard". 15 July 2013.
5. "6 food books for summer reading".
6. "Best Summer Books & Summer Reading 2013 | Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly".
7. Pritchard, Forrest (21 May 2013). Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm. Lyons Press. ISBN   978-0762787258.
8. Pritchard, Forrest (20 October 2015). Growing Tomorrow: A Farm-to-Table Journey in Photos and Recipes: Behind the Scenes with 18 Extraordinary Sustainable Farmers Who Are Changing the Way We Eat. The Experiment. ISBN   978-1615192847.
9. Pritchard, Forrest; Polishuk, Ellen (10 September 2018). Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer. The Experiment. ISBN   978-1615194896.