Alec Higgins has been involved in farming and agroecological design since 2012, when he started working on permaculture and urban agriculture in New York City. He has since worked on farm projects in Spain and Tanzania, implemented agroforestry and aquaponics systems in Missouri, and run a pastured poultry operation in the Nashville area while helping landowners create orchards, gardens, livestock operations and market gardens. From 2021 to 2024 he worked at Caney Fork Farms, where his responsibilities included helping to implement holistic planned grazing in a silvopasture system, managing a 35-acre chestnut orchard and running a year-round vegetable CSA. He is now Farm Manager at Southall Farm & Inn, producing vegetables, fruits and meat for high-end on-site restaurants. He is certified as an Associate Educator in Holistic Management with the Savory Institute and is currently pursuing his master’s in agroforestry with the University of Missouri.