Alpha Theta Academy

John Piotti '83

Sustainable Local Agriculture in Maine

Currently Executive Director of Maine Farmland Trust, John has been a leader in sustainable agriculture since 1995, when he created the Maine Farms Project, one of the early drivers in Maine's recent agricultural renaissance. John has served on Maine's Farm Vitality Task Force, the Governor's Dairy Task Force, the Millennium Commission on Hunger & Food Security, and the University of Maine's Board of Agriculture. Beyond Maine, John has served as chair of the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) and a director of the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture.

In 2005, John was one of only eight Americans awarded a prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship. He spent time in Sweden and Brussels exploring European models for using agriculture as a vehicle to advance sustainable community development.