Eliot Coleman

Eliot has over 30 years experience in all aspects of organic farming, including field vegetables, greenhouse vegetables, rotational grazing of cattle and sheep, and range poultry. He is the author of The New Organic Grower (Chelsea Green, 1989, revised, expanded second edition, 1995), Four Season Harvest (Chelsea Green, 1992, revised, expanded second edition, 1999) and The Winter Harvest Manual. He has contributed chapters to three scientific books on organic agriculture and has written extensively on the subject since 1975. He also wrote the foreward to Keeping Food Fresh: Old World Techniques and Recipes (1999), by the gardeners and farmers of Terre Vivant.

During his careers as a commercial market gardener, the director of agricultural research projects, and as a teacher and lecturer on organic gardening he has studied, practiced and perfected his craft. He served for two years as the Executive Director of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements and was an advisor to the US Department of Agriculture during their landmark 1979-80 study, Report and Recommendations on Organic Farming.

He has conducted study tours of organic farms, market gardens, orchards, and vineyards in Europe and has successfully combined European ideas with his own to develop and popularize a complete system of tools and equipment for organic vegetable growers. He shares that expertise through his lectures and writings, and has served as a tool consultant to a number of companies. He presently consults and designs tools for Johnny's Selected Seeds.

With his wife Barbara Damrosch, he was the host of the TV series Gardening Naturally on The Learning Channel. He and Barbara presently operate a commercial year-round market garden, in addition to horticultural research projects, at Four Season Farm in Harborside, Maine.

For more information visit fourseasonfarm.com.

Eliot's Upcoming Events

• Eliot Coleman at Minnesota Season-Extension workshop
  
  St. Cloud Civic Center, St. Cloud MN
  January 15, 2009, 1:00 pm

  Eliot Coleman will deliver an intensive workshop entitled “Expand Your Zone - Extend Your Season,” on Thursday, January 15th from 1:00 to 5:30 PM at the St. Cloud Civic Center. Visit the weblink above to learn more.

• Eliot Coleman keynote at NOFA-Mass conference
  
  Worcester Vocational Technical High School, Worcester MA
  January 17, 2009, 9:00 am

  Eliot Coleman will deliver the keynote speech at the annual winter conference of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Massachusetts (NOFA-Mass) on January 17th, 2009. Visit the NOFA-Mass website for more information.

• Eliot Coleman keynote at NOFA-VT Conference
  
  Vermont Technical College , Randolph VT
  February 14, 2009, 9:00 am

  Eliot Coleman will deliver a keynote speech at the annual Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) Conference in Randolph, VT. Visit the weblink above to learn more.

• Eliot Coleman at Intensive Winter Growing Workshop
  
  Old Dorm Lounge, Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center VT
  February 16, 2009, 10:00 am

  Eliot Coleman will deliver an intensive winter growing workshop on February 16th, 2009 in Randolph Center, VT, sponsored by the Vermont chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA). This workshop is aimed primarily at commercial farmers and gardeners.