Kevin Rudat first became connected with agriculture in high school when he obtained employment at Pallman Farms in Clark Summit, Pennsylvania. It was a job he loved, and he still mentions found memories of the work and the Pallman family often. After high school, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Pennsylvania State University. While there, his passion for nature was further fueled while teaching science units to young students at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center as part of his teaching practicums. He decided to continue with the work after university, and he obtained employment as a manager at Marino Lookout Farms in Natick, Massachusetts. This experience piqued his interest in water conservation and irrigation. He is now a Certified Irrigation Designer, Certified Irrigation Contractor, and a Certified Landscape Irrigation Auditor. He is one of less than ten individuals in Massachusetts holding all three certifications from the Irrigation Association, and he is also a EPA WaterSense Partner with vast knowledge of irrigation and water conservation. He enjoys speaking about the subject and has addressed groups at Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts. Kevin now gives his time to Stateline Irrigation Supply,Inc in Tyngsborough Massachusetts and moonlights through his own consulting business, K. Rudat and Associates, LLC. He became interested in beekeeping as a hobby when he met his wife, bought a home, and started a garden. He has completed beekeeping school through the Worcester County Bee Keepers Association.
