Tim is a lifelong agriculturalist. His family operates Deer Run Farm – a 30 acre “truck” farm on Long Island, New York. Deer Run grows a variety of leafy greens, including spinach, cabbage, and ethnic lettuce for wholesale in New York City. As one o
...MoreTim is a lifelong agriculturalist. His family operates Deer Run Farm – a 30 acre “truck” farm on Long Island, New York. Deer Run grows a variety of leafy greens, including spinach, cabbage, and ethnic lettuce for wholesale in New York City. As one of a handful of farms in the area, it faces unique challenges, especially those associated with urban-edge agriculture. Tim has a keen interest in the interplay between science, sustainability, and policymaking. After graduating from Cornell University in 2001 with a B.S. in Plant Science, he worked in various levels of state and federal government while continuing to work seasonally at the farm. In 2004, Tim was awarded a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship for study at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Upon his return, he enrolled in the University of Florida’s Plant Medicine Program, a professional doctorate designed to parallel a D.V.M or M.D. The Department of Homeland Security awarded Tim a graduate fellowship in 2005. In the summer of 2006, he was a visiting fellow at Los Alamos National Lab, working with tunable diode laser spectroscopy and crop biosecurity. In 2007, Tim was awarded an NSF sponsored travel grant to participate in the Rice: Research to Production Course at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines. Tim graduated from UF in 2008. He is currently a sustainability colloquium instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University and visiting assistant professor at Nicholls State University.
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