David
David is the team leader for our Washing and Packing crew. 2025 will be his 12th season on the farm! He ensures all the produce is cleaned, organized, accurately packed, and delivered to our CSA pick up locations and wholesale accounts. You'll find him running the Williamstown CSA on Tuesday evenings. Some of his favorite vegetables are eggplant, broccoli, and leafy greens. When not on the farm David enjoys trail running, working on old Toyotas, meditating, watching football, reading, and trading financial markets.
David brings so much to our farm team and leads the packing shed crew. We run a small crew and move a lot of vegetables; David keeps is all moving and crosses his t's and dots his i's. Thanks David for all that you bring to our farm team! We appreciate you!
Renee
Renee hails from New Haven CT! 2025 will be Renee's second season on the farm! Renee can do it all! From cranking out fields tasks and packing CSA boxes, to deliveries, and harvesting like a pro! Renee brings positive energy, an eagerness to learn, and is all-around super fun to work with!
Renee enjoys yoga, hiking, volunteering at animal sanctuaries, and trying new activities in her free time! Renee! You are a beam of light! Thank you for your work!
Jade
Jade started at the farm in 2024 with a stellar amount of experience under her belt! She hails from Jersey and comes to us with 6 years of large vegetable farm work. Jade has her degree in holistic nutrition, which she is pursuing a career in. Jade works at the Dorset market with Lisa and Douglas, fills buckets and bins at the speed of light and washes tons of veggies like a pro. In her "free" time Jade loves rock climbing, cooking, hiking, going to concerts, and enjoying the company of her husband, Dylan, and her two dogs, Green Bean and Arlo. Thanks Jade for your Enthusiasm and love of farm work!
Douglas
Douglas has been with Mighty Food for 14 years! He works the Dorset Market every Sunday with Lisa and works in the field and the pack house! Douglas loves root washing, pounding posts, stream-lining large harvests, and setting up bomb displays at the market. Douglas is a Vermont Native and lives in Bennington with his wife Ashley and two kids, Clara and Timothy. Douglas is a talented gardener, handy-man, and total do-it-yourselfer. Thanks Douglas for your hard work, kindness, and humor!
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Rob
Rob is the farm's Equipment, Tractor, and Maintenance man extraordinaire! 2025 will be Rob's 5th year as full time on the farm. Rob has been helping out here and there from the very beginnings of Mighty Food Farm though! Rob has an interest in conservation and no-till practices, which we are incorporating on the farm. Rob and his wife Karen have two awesome kids and live in a straw bale house that they built themselves! Rob's background is in sculpture, but is really a Jack-of-all-trades, which is so helpful on the farm.
Thanks rob for taking care of our soil, buildings, and equipment!
Kathleen
Kathleen is the on farm CSA Manager! You will find Kathleen running the Friday and Saturday CSA pickups. Kathleen also helps packing CSA and wholesale orders. She is a team player and always has a positive attitude and caring nature. 2025 will be Kathleen's sixth season on the farm season on the farm. Outside the farm, Kathleen loves the great outdoors including running, hiking, cross country skiing and gardening. She enjoys being a part of the Mighty Food crew and helping bring organic, fresh veggies to the community. It's a team atmosphere which she enjoys and accustomed to after coaching cross country and track at the high school and college level for over 20 years. Kathleen brings a lot to the farm team, including diligence with packing orders and quality control in the packing shed and a love of people, which makes her a real asset as CSA manager! The above picture is of Kathleen sorting brussel sprouts in the fall for orders! Thanks Kathleen for you work and compassion.
Vivian
Vivian began working at the farm in 2024. 2025 ill be Vivian's second season! Vivian is one of the best field workers we have ever seen! She is super focused and diligent. We love Vivian's humor, creativity, guitar playing at break, and overall enthusiasm for vegetable farm work. Vivian lives in Petersburgh, NY with her family. Vivian enjoys cooking, picking blueberries, hunting, listening to music, and being her wonderful creative self when she is not at work. Vivian! We love, you! Thanks for your work.
Brad
Brad is a Washington State native with an extensive background in horticulture. He lives in North Bennington with hi partner Joanna and twin girls (!). Brad enjoys music, playing guitar, gardening, cooking, and spending time with his family. Brad brings a stellar work ethic, can-do attitude, and lots of knowledge of farming to our team! Thanks Brad for your work!
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