Leah Smith works on her family’s organic farm in mid-Michigan, Nodding Thistle. A graduate of Michigan State University and freelance writer whose work has appeared in Farming Magazine, Hobby Farms, Chickens, Grit, and other publications, she has been a member of the Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA) for over 10 years, during which time she contributed articles to and served a 6-year term as editor for MOFFA’s “Michigan Organic Connections Newsletter.” She also co-authored the essay “Organics—The New Industry” which is included in the 2017, MOFFA-published book The Organic Movement in Michigan. MOFFA was organized in 1992 as a non-profit organization with the mission of promoting organic agriculture and the development and support of food systems that revitalize and sustain local communities.
