Carter Randolph

Carter F. Randolph, Ph.D. has been engaged in agriculture for most of his life. At age 13 he began his agricultural career as a farmhand for Louis and Louise Nippert on the Greenacres Farm. He then attended the University of Cincinnati and received his MBA in 1979 and his PHD in Finance in 1986. In 1988, he assisted Louis and Louise Nippert in establishing the Greenacres Foundation and became the first employee. Today, he is a Founder, Trustee and President of Greenacres. Greenacres farm activities include multi-species grazing (In Practice Article in January/February 2009, #123) and vegetable production. In addition, Greenacres provides customized experiential learning opportunities for area school children and in 2015 hosted over 28,000 visitors. Each program at Greenacres is designed to meet the needs of the classroom teacher and utilizes sustainable agriculture, environment, water quality, equine, cultural arts and culinary arts to design the hands-on experiences. Greenacres is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and serves children from the inner city and suburbs.