Having participated in the early years of the program as a student farmer, Patrick returned to lead The Farm School after farming in California. Along with his role binding the entire ridge top community together, Patrick brings an excitement for small-scale farming and woodlot management to the student farmers.
A former Program Director at the Program for Visiting Schools, Josh has returned to The Farm School to offer his great good spirit and practical skills to the student farmers in a variety of work projects, including timber framing and stone masonry, throughout the year.
Stephen holds the central field crop production piece of our farm operation and curriculum. He is a graduate of the Learn to Farm program and has since spent several years working on various small-scale vegetable, small fruits, and animal farms throughout the northeast US and Europe. Most recently he established and spearheaded a youth agriculture project in upstate NY. He brings a passion for growing and enjoying high quality produce that is contagious to students and customers alike.
Tyson has lived and farmed in many corners of the world and has spent the last two seasons farming at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz. A dedicated farmer and educator, Tyson brings his lifelong passions for growing and teaching to the The Farm School.
Having spent his life farming here on our very own ridge, Warren provides mentorship to student farmers and staff in managing the beef herd and farm equipment maintenance,repair and operation.
Having worked in almost every realm on the farm during her 10 years here, Kim knows how things work along the ridge. Now she is assisting and complimenting Patrick in his role as Program Director for the Learn to Farm Program as well as managing the marketing and distribution of the CSAs.
Carlen has worked at The Farm School for 16 years, first as the Grower at the Program for Visiting Schools and then as the Co-Founder of the Practical Farm Training Program. Gifted and deeply experienced with plants and soils, she leads ongoing workshops and workperiods on plant life, the home garden, compost, biodynamics, orchard and small fruit care, and soil mapping.
Having grown up on a pig farm in France and worked extensively as a farmer and a carpenter, Olivier brings the student farmers a particularly rich mix of the skills needed to run a successful livestock operation.
Wm brings his MBA in agriculture and his lifetime experience in the field to lead classes, workshops and projects on business planning, marketing, niche markets as well as providing regular field experience throughout the seasons on his medium-sized vegetable and fruit operation in Amherst, Massachusetts.
