Barbara Damrosch (born in 1942) is a professional in the field of
horticulture, a writer, and co-owner of the Four Season Farm.
She was educated at the
Brearley School,
Wheaton College Wheaton College may refer to:
* Wheaton College (Illinois), a private Christian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois
* Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college in Norton, Massachus ...
in Massachusetts, and
Columbia University, where she earned a
PhD PHD or PhD may refer to:
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification
Entertainment
* '' PhD: Phantasy Degree'', a Korean comic series
* ''Piled Higher and Deeper'', a web comic
* Ph.D. (band), a 1980s British group
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in English Literature. From 1979 to 1992, she was the owner of a company by the name of Barbara Damrosch Landscape Design. She operated this company in
Washington, Connecticut. Her book ''The Garden Primer'' is a classic manual of horticulture. She and her husband,
Eliot Coleman
Eliot Coleman (born 1938) is an American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator, and proponent of organic farming. He wrote ''The New Organic Grower''. He served for two years as Executive Director of the International Federation of ...
, operate an experimental
market garden
A market garden is the relatively small-scale production of fruits, vegetables and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumer
A consumer is a person or a group who intends to order, or uses purchased goods, products, or s ...
in
Maine. This garden produces food year-round and is a model of small-scale
sustainable agriculture.
Her publications include ''The Garden Primer'', ''Theme Gardens'', and a yearly garden calendar started in 1992. For several years, she and Coleman co-hosted the TV series ''
Gardening Naturally
''Gardening Naturally'' is a TV show series hosted by Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman. It was created from 1993 to 1994 and ran until about 2003. It first aired on TLC (The Learning Channel) and later reruns were shown on Discovery Home and ...
''.
References
External links
Four Season Farm(archive)
American horticulturists
1942 births
Living people
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) alumni
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