ACADIA TUCKER

Acadia Tucker is a regenerative farmer, climate activist, and author. Her books are a call to action to citizen gardeners everywhere, and lay the groundwork for planting an organic, regenerative garden. For her, this is gardening as if our future depends on it.

Before becoming an author, Acadia started a four-season organic market garden in Washington State inspired by farming pioneers Eliot Coleman and Jean-Martin Fortier. While managing the farm, Acadia grew 200 different food crops before heading back to school at the University of British Columbia to complete a Masters in Land and Water Systems.

She lives in Downeast Maine with her farm dogs, Nimbus and Pico. She currently grows hops to support locally sourced craft beer in New England, when she isn't growing food in her backyard, or in her dining room. She is also the author of Growing Perennial Foods: A field guide to raising resilient herbs, fruits, & vegetables , Growing Good Food: A citizen’s guide to backyard carbon farming, and Tiny Victory Gardens: Growing Food without a yard Acadia is an Ambassador for regenerative agriculture for The Rodale Institute.