Chris Gavin
Coordinator,
After-School and Summer Education Programs

Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY

Area of Expertise: Farm and Garden-Based education, cow whispering, finding the perfect children’s book to accompany any lesson

Area of Education: Africana Studies and Political Science

Favorite Veggie: Golden beets

Passions:  Social justice, getting my hands dirty growing my own food, and trying to be the best parent that I can!

Guilty Pleasures:  The Walking Dead (TV show), Elfquest (comic), and basically any epic fantasy series

After Hours You’ll Find Me:  Visiting the local library or comic book store, walking in the woods with Bruno the pit bull, and hanging out with my new tiny human (aka my son)

Email: chris [at] farmproject.org

Working at the PFP is a dream job for me.  I’ve been involved in food education for over a decade, and I am so excited for the opportunity to teach in the community where I grew up and plan to raise my own family.”