John Clark Vincent is a writer and author who lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Lisa D. Holmes, and their dogs Sadie and Cricket. He grew up on a family farm in central Kansas, then attended the University of Kansas where he studied creative writing and language arts education. While at KU, he was accepted into the English Honors Program and was awarded first place in the William Herbert Carruth Memorial Poetry Contest. He has spent the majority of his career working as a writer and producer in marketing communications, including fifteen years at Yulan Studio, which he owns with his wife, Lisa. In addition to "Planting A Future: Portraits from Oregon's New Farm Movement", John co-authored "Winemakers of the Willamette Valley: Pioneering Vintners from Oregon's Wine Country", and published a collection of poetry, "Repairing Shattered Glass". John's poetry and screenplays have won awards from the Willamette Writers' annual Kay Snow Writing Contest. John's interest in agriculture began as a child in Rice County, Kansas, where he worked on his family's farm. The dryland farm produced wheat, various sorghums, alfalfa, and occasionally crops like sudangrass or cow peas for fodder and soil improvement. Livestock included cattle and hogs for commercial production, chickens for family eggs, and a few lambs for 4-H projects. His 4-H experiences led him to a fascination with entomology, and his informal study of insects continues today. He is an avid gardener and loves to ferment his own produce.