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Four Season Farm Manager
Jack was born and raised in southern Rhode Island on a family farm. Since attending the University of Rhode Island’s College of Plant Science, Jack has worked as a greenhouse manager for a family-owned nursery in Rhode Island, served as a park ranger in Costa Rica, restored and managed olive orchards in California, and developed an organic CSA program in Connecticut.
At Stone Barns, Jack oversees cultivation of over 200 varieties of produce year-round in 6.5 acres of outdoor fields and gardens and a 22,000-sq-ft minimally heated greenhouse. He continually experiments with innovative growing methods and trials new seed varieties in an effort to develop a diverse, resilient and reliable food system. Jack is integrally involved in Stone Barns Center’s education programs for children and adults and in training beginning farmers through the Growing Farmers Initiative.