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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Author Forrest Pritchard will visit Tiffin, Ohio, on Thursday, March 30<sup>th</sup> as the feature event of the 2017 Community Read. The Community Read encourages county residents to learn, share, and engage through reading and discussion of a single, outstanding book. Mr. Pritchard’s book, <i>Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm</i>, is this year’s selection. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>After graduating from college, Pritchard went home to take over his grandparents’ Shenandoah Valley farm, which had been in the family for seven generations. With no farming experience, he was disappointed with the proceeds of the first harvest -- $18.16. Determined to make the land profitable once more, Pritchard converted operations to organic and sustainable methods in an attempt to lower his costs and began selling free-range eggs and meat out of his truck at farmers’ markets. This inspiring book recounts his journey from greenhorn to successful farmer—and all his adventures in between. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Forrest Pritchard will speak at <b>7:00 pm on Thursday, March30<sup>th</sup>, at Sentinel Career and Technology Center </b>in Tiffin. The event is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. The Community Read and Mr. Pritchard’s visit are made possible by a grant from the Tiffin Charitable Foundation and generous local donors.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'>Prior to the author’s visit, book discussions and events will be held throughout the month of March. Panel discussions will address the topics of Agriculture in Seneca County, Ag Innovations, and Local Producers. For more information and a complete listing of the Community Read events, please visit our website <a href="http://www.tiffinsenecalibrary.org/community-read">http://www.tiffinsenecalibrary.org/community-read</a> or call the library at (419) 447-3751.<span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001BA0'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Trinity Lescallett<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Adult Services Manager<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tiffin-Seneca Public Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>77 Jefferson St.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tiffin, OH 44883 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone (419)447-3751<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax (419)447-3045<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:lescaltr@tiffinsenecalibrary.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>lescaltr@tiffinsenecalibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>