For the last five years Kerry McGrath has been working on behalf of the farmers, ranchers and wider community of Marin Organic, a non-profit organization that supported local, organic agriculture. She was the liaison to more than 40 farmers and ranchers and primary interface with communities across Marin County.

Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Kerry has experience with both conventional and organic farming. Kerry relocated to California in 2000 to combine two of her passions: the outdoors and working with children. Kerry interned and worked as a Naturalist with Marin County Outdoor School before graduating from University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree emphasizing Agroecology and Ethnobotany. She has interned at various livestock and vegetable family farms throughout the state. Kerry also designed and implemented a two-acre food garden for restauranteur Pat Kuleto at Nick’s Cove, a resort on Tomales Bay.

With California FarmLink, Kerry offers assistance with land acquisition, business planning, financing strategies, agricultural loans, securing conservation easements, and mentorship with experienced farmers. She looks forward to working with the FarmLink community. In her spare time, you can find Kerry in her garden or hiking, paddling, biking, attempting to surf, shucking oysters and eating her way across west Marin.