I am Ellen Polishuk, raised in the suburbs of Washington DC. I am one of three owners of Potomac Vegetable Farms (PVF), where I have worked for 24 years. I co-manage the Loudoun County part of PVF where we cultivate 20 acres of ground using organic practices: 10 acres of vegetables and herbs, 10 acres of soil building crops. PVF in total attends 6 farmers markets, runs two roadside stands and services a 550 member CSA in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
I also have a consulting business, working with local growers and land owners to develop fertility and production systems. I present workshops on various topics (composting, marketing, weed control, farm business management, soils and...