Brad Pendergraft came to the North Country in 1979 as a homesteader; has gardened in the North Country for the last 44 years; and grows vegetables in a 40' x 60' garden in Parishville. He is a geologist, high school Earth Science teacher, and taught night classes in the Geology Department at SUNY Potsdam, now retired. He co-authored the Adirondack Mountain Club's Western Trail Guide: First Edition. He recently completed the Master Gardener Volunteer Program through the Cornell Cooperative Extension.