Jeff is a 9th generation farmer in Sutton, MA with over 40 years of farm ownership, operating, and financial management experience as well as facilitating farmer support. He organizes and provides farmer education and technical support for The Carrot Project, and serves on the PVGrows loan advisory committee.
Throughout his career Jeff has worked to create systemic change through collaboration, education, and building networks of support for farmers. Jeff advised the USDA in the creation of the Know Your Farmer Know your Food Program and USDA AMS on a number of their grant programs. He serves on the Worcester County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and the MA Food System Collaborative working group on Boards of Health. He currently supports immigrant and refugee farmers on his land. He has a degree in Economics from Bates College.
