Tom Clark
Clarkdale Fruit Farm, Deerfield
Tom Clark is a full-time third-generation farmer in Deerfield, Mass., where
he grows a wide variety of fruit which he sells retail and at farmers'
markets. He is a graduate of the Deerfield Academy and Syracuse University.
Tom serves on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Fruit Growers
Association and is a trustee of the Horticultural Research Fund at the
University of Massachusetts.
Clarkdale Orchards has participated in a number of MDFA programs including
the "Massachusetts grown...and fresher!" marketing program, the
Farmers' Market Coupon program, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and farmland
preservation projects.
Tom is also active in his town government serving on the board of selectmen,
the school committee, the finance committee and the fire department.
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