Who are we? We are members of UNH Cooperative Extension’s Vegetable & Fruit team, along with a group of our undergraduate and graduate students at the University of New Hampshire. While much of our work is done at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station in Durham, NH, we are located throughout the state of NH and our research project topics are driven by the needs of NH growers. We believe that using effective growing practices for our region (including new varieties, new crops, and season extension strategies) can help farmers diversify, improve yields, and improve crop quality. Many of our integrated research and extension projects focus on high-value specialty crop production systems and methods of extending the growing season (e.g. season extension).
Collaborators
- Olivia Saunders, UNH Extension Specialist, Carroll County
- Heather Bryant, UNH Extension Specialist, Grafton County
Graduate Students
- None at present
Undergraduate Students
- Caterina Roman
Former Graduate Students
Alina Harris – M.S. Agricultural Sciences 2019. Integrated organic management of cabbage aphid on Brussels sprout. Alina is now an Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management Specialist and NRCS Partner Biologist at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Kaitlyn Orde – M.S. Biological Sciences: Agricultural Science 2018. Using day-neutral cultivars and low tunnels to extend the strawberry season in the Northeastern United States. Kaitlyn is now a Senior Analyst at McKinsey & Company.
Connor Eaton – M.S. Plant Biology 2016. Year-round management of high tunnel production systems: spinach and tomato.
Claire Collie – M.S. Plant Biology 2013. Bench-top production of baby salad greens in greenhouses.
Elisabeth Hodgdon – M.S. Plant Biology 2013. Use of cover crops for weed suppression and nutrient capture. Elisabeth is now a Vegetable Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Jennifer Bonina-Noseworthy – Ph.D. Plant Biology 2012. Eating quality and variability in carotenoid content and profiles in winter squash and sweet potato. Jen is now Assistant Professor at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Clifton Martin – M.S. Plant Biology 2011, Growing winter sprouting broccoli in unheated high tunnels in New Hampshire. Clifton is now an Extension Educator with Ohio State University Extension, in Muskingum County, OH.
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