Freelance agricultural writer covering all aspects of commercial farming, local food systems and issues facing today's farmers. My work includes everything from farm feature stories to the exploration of topics as diverse as food justice, climate change, dairy profitability or land access; as well as specialized articles on animal nutrition, production practices, or new areas of research. I provide coverage of industry conferences and workshops in the Northeast.Regular contributor to numerous publications: Progressive Dairyman; Farming magazine; Growing magazine; Acres USA; Lee Publication Agricultural Newspapers (Country Folks, CF Grower, Wine and Craft Beverage News); American Farm Publications. My work has also appeared in: Beverage Master magazine; Organic Producer; Skylands Visitor magazine; The Daily Record; Independent Restaurateur; Backroads USA; Farmers Markets Today; New Jersey Audubon Society guidebooks; Maine Organic Gardener and Farmer newspaper; and an essay, "Grandma's Love," published in an anthology on Alzheimer's disease. I'm always seeking new outlets where my writing can serve to highlight farms, food systems, production methods and all aspects of agriculture.

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Sold locally-grown meat for LL Pittenger Farm at various community farmers' markets. Educated customers regarding growing practices and meat qualities. Packed and stocked freezers, drove trailers and set up vendor booth independently. Responsible for inventory and cash receipts.

Owned, developed and operated DigIN on the Farm, an online farmers' market. Coordinated sales from nine area farmers, took weekly orders from 100 registered market participants, and sorted and delivered orders to pickup locations. Responsible for all accounting and inventory listing, delivery, marketing, and customer interactions.

Planted, pruned, weeded, and moved inventory at 30 acre container-grown nursery, working with perennials and shrubs. Organized and designed retail displays on the farm and at the farmers market. Assisted retail and wholesale customers with plant selection and landscape design.

Developed active, ongoing Farm-to-School distribution program as a part of the Northwest Jersey Buy Fresh Buy Local chapter programming. Food from participating member farms was delivered to over a dozen schools weekly, while some items (apples) reached a more extensive network of school cafeterias, in conjunction with Maschio's Food Service, Inc, beginning in 2008.Organized the Northwest Jersey Buy Fresh Buy Local chapter, consisting of a diversity of commercial farmers, as well as ancillary businesses dedicated to redeveloping an agricultural economy and local food marketing and distribution systems in northwestern NJ.Organized farmers and established regulations for the Blairstown Area Farmers' Market, 2008.Served as farmers' market manager for the Blairstown Area Farmers' Market, 2008 and 2009 seasons.Assisted with organization for the Farmers' Forum event, a conference for farmers and agricultural professionals.Launched a "feedabililty" study, in conjunction with the Buy Fresh Buy Local chapter, to illuminate the deficiencies in our local/regional food system, highlight the real issues on the farm, and provide consumers and municipal leaders with accurate data and first hand accounts concerning the agricultural community in Warren, Sussex, Hunterdon and Morris County, NJ.Worked with farmers to facilitate programming addressing their needs: environmental, marketing, professional resources, etc.Conducted consumer outreach and provided seminars on local farming, food systems and issues in agriculture for a variety of community groups around the region.

Helped to plant, prune, till, weed, harvest and sell at an eight-acre raspberry farm, growing over a dozen varieties of summer and fall raspberries. Responsible for daily field work, in-season harvesting, and web site design and communications. Also developed wholesale outlets and oversaw pick-your-own operations.

Provided emergency psychiatric care, evaluation and referral as a Mental Health Screener.

Mental Health Counselor on adult and geriatric voluntary and involuntary psychiatric unit at private psychiatric hospital. Worked with individuals and groups as a part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.