“Nurturing the land that nurtures us.”
general farm manager
“Nurturing the land that nurtures us.” |
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| Farm Staff | |
| Steffen Schneider general farm manager |
Steffen began apprenticing in 1982, after finishing his agricultural university studies in Germany. He has been a herdsman for many years and knows our cows, our pastures and our hayfields well. Actually, Steffen knows the whole farm very well and is an excellent teacher. He has given workshops at numerous conferences (NOFA conferences and Biodynamic Association conferences), and he helps to teach the Biodynamic Preparation block at the Pfeiffer Center in Spring Valley, NY. |
| Peter Brady | Peter is our herdsman at Hawthorne Valley. Peter has a diverse farming background, having apprenticed and managed farms specializing in sheep, vegetables, some cows, and working with people with special needs. Peter and his family joined the Hawthorne Valley Farm team in April of 2007. |
| Katy Lince | Katy began apprenticing on farms in 1996 and has been at Hawthorne Valley since 1997. She has been one of the main field vegetable farmers here since 2002. She enjoys working with both animals and vegetables and noticing the interrelated rhythms of the two. |
| Brian Coen | Brian began apprenticing on farms in Hawaii, after working with the Parks Department and with nurseries and orchards. Brian's grandfather was a farmer, but it took many years for Brian to return to his love of those childhood memories and return to the work of farming. |