My farming experience includes eight years as organic produce farmer selling at central Ohio farmers markets, and three years of solo operating a small-scale seedling and produce farm. As an educator, I have facilitated courses on sustainable agriculture topics such as farm planning, seed starting, grant funding, and farmer wellness for groups of all ages and sizes since 2010.

I have had the pleasure of collaborating with regional, state-wide, and national organizations on a variety of private and public funded projects, including writing and receiving grants from the United States Department of Agriculture, the North-Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, and Mid-Ohio Food Bank. I currently facilitate the Ohio Nutrition Incentive Network and am a Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Fellow.

My professional certifications include:

American Farmland Trust Land Access Trainer

Co-author, Doherty, F., Tayse, R., Kaiser, M., & Rao, S. (2023). “The farm has an insatiable appetite”: A food justice approach to understanding beginning farmer stress. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 12(3), 69–92.

North American Food Systems Network AgriCluster Resilience and Expansion (ACRE) Facilitator