About Me
Kristin Krokowski is the UW-Extension Commercial Horticulture Educator for Waukesha County. Her research and programming focuses on produce safety, farmers' markets and the success of small to medium size fruit and vegetable growers throughout Wisconsin. She is a Lead Trainer for the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Alliance Training and partners with the Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection to provide training a technical assistance to produce growers. Kristin also provides leadership for the Wisconsin Farmers Market Association and educational programs and technical assistance to farmers’ market managers and vendors including market start-up, marketing, production, pest management, EBT (SNAP) and produce safety. She works locally and in collaboration with colleagues statewide to provide education and diagnostic services to the landscape industry and municipalities on ornamental horticulture. Kristin’s B.S is in Ecosystems Management from Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska and her M.S is in Horticulture from Purdue University.