Meaghan’s love of horticulture and passion for education led her to a career developing educational resources for farmers. While her formal education includes an undergraduate degree in plant science from Cornell University, and a master’s degree from the Agriculture, Food, and Environment program at Tufts University, she also credits the many farmers and educators she has worked with over the years whose wisdom and expertise guided her learning.

Prior to joining UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Meaghan collaborated with a diversity farmers, technical service providers, and non-profits to host webinars on on-farm food safety, produce bilingual English/Spanish podcasts on direct marketing techniques for small farms, and coordinate workshops on organic transition.

In her role as the UCCE Small Farms Program Manager, Meaghan supports UCCE small farms advisors and community educators with collaborative outreach and extension education projects.