Inspiring people to connect with nature…

- My Substack publication: An insider’s look at the local food movement — therescuedearth.substack.com .
– I produce & host shows on WPKN radio.
– Check out my story in the 2024 Farmers’ Almanac on ripening green tomatoes indoors - out now.
- Selected for Summer Words 2024 in Aspen, Colorado.
– Founder of The Rescued Earth & Civilian Journalist.
– I have won three Connecticut Agricultural Journalism Awards.
– I am a professional photographer.
– From 2007-2015, I was a correspondent & investigative journalist for Hersam Acorn Newspapers, including in Easton, Fairfield and Weston, Connecticut papers and I specialized in conservation, our food system & the local food movement.
– In 2016, I co-founded the Mill River Heritage Project, a river conservation initiative.
– Selected as a contributor for the 2017 Bread Loaf Orion Environmental Writers’ Conference.
– Writing coach, workshops and panelist.
– I grew up in New York City & Connecticut, and have also lived in Utah.
– Received a Master’s of Fine Arts (MFA) in film from New York University.
– Then, I worked in film & video production in NYC and Connecticut for over ten years.

Thank you!
Laura Modlin