Kari Apel

As the founder and Executive Director of Farm Commons, Rachel Armstrong has led hundreds of effective, interactive trainings for thousands of farmers nationwide. Rachel has also authored many publications on farm law, published academic and trade articles for attorneys, and teaches university classes in farm law. She is a graduate of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and the University of Wisconsin Madison; she lives in Northern Minnesota (near the old farm where she grew up) with her husband and three children. She is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and Minnesota.