Director of Operations for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Alpha Jones, CSFM, joins us for the first time to share his route to turf story. Jones is a passionate advocate for inspiring the next generation to consider turf as a career option and helping current groundskeepers develop professionally. 

Here's what you'll hear in this week's Groundskeeper Chat:

  • Gardening - to -  Landscaping - to - Groundskeeper of the Year 
  • The mentors, peers and friends who changed the game along the way 
  • "More than grass" and what's to come

A little bit more about our guest:

Alpha Jones is a Certified Sports Field Manager and 2023 MiLB Groundskeeper of the Year. He is the current secretary/treasurer of our National Sports Field Managers Association and author of the "more than grass" column in the Sports Field Management Magazine. 

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