A working journalist for more than 40 years, Paul Tukey has won awards in the worlds of newspapers, magazines, films, television and books. He launched his career in sportswriting with Maine Sunday Telegram and Portland Press Herald in the 1980s covering the Red Sox, Celtics, Patriots and Bruins. In the ’90s, he founded his own media company, People, Places & Plants, which launched several magazines and an EMMY-nominated HGTV program of the same name. Paul directed, produced and hosted 52 episodes of the program for four years under contract to the Scripps Networks.

Winner of the prestigious Communicator of the Year Award from the American Horticultural Society, as well as the 2018 Green Medal Award from the Garden Writers of America, Paul has been featured in thousands of media outlets from Martha Stewart and Good Morning America as well as National Geographic, Readers Digest and the New York Times, which called him, “The godfather of the natural land care movement.” His first two books include the Organic Lawn Care Manual (Storey 2007) and Tag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games (Storey 2012). His 2010 feature-length documentary film titled, “A Chemical Reaction,” profiling the lawn pesticide bans sweeping across Canada and the U.S., earned three EMMY nominations.

His latest work is a departure from the environmental genre. In the book, Raising Tomorrow's Champions, Paul investigates the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team for insight in what it takes to develop championship level qualities in sports and life. "Time will tell and the audience will be the judge," said Paul. "But I think this is the best work of my career." An avid gardener, photographer, writer, and runner, Paul was inspired to write his latest book by his daughter, Angie. Just 11 years old, she has been playing elite club-level soccer for five years.

In daily life, Paul serves as the Director of Environmental Stewardship for the Glenstone Museum in Potomac., Md. Paul has led the way in creating a “living classroom” on the all-organic 300-acre site that includes native meadows, a five-acre organic lawn, and restored streams and tributaries.