bio erin barrette goodman is a nature-inspired writer, yoga teacher, community organizer and mother of two. a long-time advocate of local, sustainable agriculture, she is the marketing director for pat's pastured, a grass-based sustainable farm in southern rhode island. in 2005, erin founded the rhode island birth network, which promotes empowered decision-making during the childbearing years, and currently serves as the president of its advisory board. in her pre-motherhood life, erin interned with a u.s. senator, worked in state government, was a newspaper reporter/editor, and worked in public relations for a small, private university where she edited the web site and managed internal communications. (she was also a third-grade public school teacher for a grand total of six weeks before waving the white flag--while running out the door--but that’s a story for another day.)

much of her writing falls into the category of creative nonfiction and her favorite subjects are her children, farming, local food, gardening, sustainable living, yoga, nature, mothering, spirituality and creating community.

erin and her husband, john, along with their two young children, are in the process of slowly, but steadily, moving towards sustainable living on 1.5 acres near the rural edge of suburbia. 

erin blogs about her days and life with her family here.