Forrest Pritchard is a seventh generation farmer who grew up in the Shenandoah Valley on his grandparent’s farm, and spent summers with his non-farming grandparents in the Appalachian highlands and the Ohio River Valley. His 2013 book Gaining Ground, A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food and Saving the Family Farm was named a top read by Publishers Weekly, The Washington Post and NPR’s The Splendid Table, and was a New York Times bestseller.

OSV represents Forrest for publishing and new business opportunities.