Scott grew up on a small mixed farm operation near Carroll, MB. Scott completed his B.Sc. (Honours) degree at Brandon University in botany and chemistry in 2004. Around this time Scott worked as a summer student worked at the Brandon Research Centre with the plant pathology team headed by Dr. Debbie McLaren. Later, Scott then managed the non-profit South East Research Farm, located near Redvers, SK, for three years until spring of 2007. Then, Scott started working with Manitoba Agriculture as a Diversification Technician out of the Melita-Ag office 2007 conducting plot research and demonstrations and has now been managing the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WADO) since 2014. Scott resides in Reston with his wife Tanis and two kids. Scott takes an interest in long distance running, intercrops, and intensive no-till gardening.