Jaclyn Bruntfield is originally from the black dirt region of Orange County, NY. She graduated summa cum laude in 2006 from SUNY Albany with a BA in English and World History. She is now pursuing a graduate degree in English. Her Master's thesis focuses on local food production and representations of the agricultural home in the Hudson Valley.

From 2009 - 2011, Jaclyn maintained weekly Green Living and Green Parenting columns for Patch. She also served as a guest editor and covered education, environmental and general interest news.

To contact her, please email jaclynbruntfield@hotmail.com.