Pablo Elliott first took interest in food production his senior year at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Between classes, he apprenticed with a local farmer on the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, a sustainable vegetable operation on Vassar’s campus. The magic and challenge of growing food stayed with Pablo and he eventually returned to his family’s farm in Gainesville, VA. There, he started a small organic market garden, which he gradually expanded to include a “Community Supported Agriculture” (CSA*) program.

Pablo has been a guest contributor for the Rodale Institute’s New Farm on-line publication on sustainable and organic agriculture methods. His goal is to create a stronger connection between as many folks and their local food-shed as possible, through education and eating! He joins the Local Food project at Airlie with the hopes of inspiring young and old alike to support local farmers, grow food in their own gardens, and even take up the challenge of farming.

*A CSA is an increasingly popular model of agriculture that connects community members with a local farm via the purchase of a share of the farm’s annual bounty.

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