Mark Quee
West Branch,IA
Summary
At Scattergood Friends School, I spearheaded increasing the farm profile, starting with adding production and diversity, delivering food to the school cafeteria, increasing student educational and experiential opportunities and raising the public profile of the school and farm. Under my leadership the Scattergood Farm has maintained its Organic Certification, added significant livestock and fruit tree production, added significant native perennial plantings and tore down old buildings and built new ones.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Farm Manager
Scattergood Friends School
07.1999 - Current
- Increased farm productivity while adding plant and livestock diversity.
- Added learning and experiential opportunities for students on the Scattergood Farm, including Farm Term classes, Physical Education classes, a Sustainable Agriculture Concentration, and more.
- Made the Scattergood Farm a popular destination for those interested in Sustainable Agriculture, as well as a destination for youth groups and camps seeking farm and nature opportunities.
- Worked with a team of teachers, farmers and cooks to grow and strengthen the Scattergood Friends School Farm.
Education
Bachelor of Science - English Education
Iowa State University
Ames, IA12-1991
Skills
- Organic Certification
- Operational improvement
- Farm equipment operation
- Crop rotation
- Harvesting protocols
- Resource allocation
- Crop inspection
- Pest control
- Overseeing employees
- Budget development
- Sustainable agriculture
- Animal breeding
Accomplishments
Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture by the Leopold Center, 2022
Master Researcher Award Practical Farmers of Iowa, 2019
Presentations
Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) Annual Conference
PFI Webinars
PFI Cooperators Meetings
Iowa Organic Conference
Iowa Valley RC&D
Pesticide Action Network
FCNL Climate Conference
Sustainable Iowa Land Trust
Friends General Conference
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Food Systems Council
Ames Catholic Worker Ask a Farmer
Grants Received
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (2x)
Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation Grants (3x)
Community Food Grant, City of West Branch
NCR-SARE Youth Educator Grants (3x)
Cedar County Farm Bureau Neighbor Grant
Friends Council on Education Youth Grants (3x)
NRCS EQIP grants (3x)
WHIP Grant
Timeline
Farm Manager
Scattergood Friends School
07.1999 - Current
Bachelor of Science - English Education
Iowa State University
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