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