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John teaches Sustainable Agriculture and several other sustainability courses at the University of Massachusetts where he serves as faculty coordinator for the undergraduate program in Sustainable Food and Farming. He is is a member of the Board of Directors of Living Routes, Inc., an educational collaborative that helps students earn college credit for the study and practice of sustainable living in Ecovillages around the world. He also serves on his local Conservation Commission and on the Board of Directors of the North Amherst Community Farm. John was Director of the University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension System from 1992 to 2000 and Assistant Director of the University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station (1989-1992). He has a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island in Botany and an M.S. and Ph.D in Horticulture from Cornell University. He is an avid gardener and raises chickens in his suburban backyard.
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