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

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