Forrest Pritchard Explained
| Forrest Pritchard |
| Birth Name: | Forrest Pritchard |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1974 |
| Education: | BA English, BS Geology |
| Alma Mater: | College of William & Mary |
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| Notableworks: | Gaining Ground, Growing Tomorrow, Start Your Farm |
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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,, no. 19 in E-books non-fiction) 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).
Works
- Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm (2013).[7]
- 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]
- Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer (2018).[9]
Notes and References
- News: E-Book Nonfiction . The New York Times . 14 June 2015 . 27 May 2016.
- Web site: William & Mary - Growing Tomorrow . 2016-07-08 . 2016-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160812123350/https://wmalumni.com/content/tcwm/alumni/get-informed/gale/2016/growing-tomorrow.html . dead .
- http://smithmeadows.com Smith Meadows
- Web site: Gaining Ground: Q&A with Forrest Pritchard. 15 July 2013.
- Web site: 6 food books for summer reading.
- Web site: Best Summer Books & Summer Reading 2013 | Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly.
- Book: Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm. 978-0762787258. Pritchard. Forrest. 21 May 2013. Lyons Press .
- Book: 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. 978-1615192847. Pritchard. Forrest. 20 October 2015. The Experiment .
- Book: Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer. 978-1615194896. Pritchard. Forrest. Polishuk. Ellen. 10 September 2018. The Experiment .
