Grant McCarty
Student Assistant
Plant Sciences

Grant McCarty is a Student Assistant with the Organic and Sustainable Crop Production Program at UT.

After earning a BA in Sociology from Maryville College in 2008, Grant was a Research Assistant for UT's Biofuels Initiative and Agricultural Economics Department. He also interned at an Eco-Village in Western Montana, working on Permaculture and Sustainable Agricultural methods. His goal is to pursue a Master's degree in the Plant Sciences and work in Extension.

His interests include no-tillage methods, biofuels, companion planting, chicken tractors, and permaculture practices.