As a boy in South Philly, Tony always dreamed of living on a farm—and now he has one. In 2013, Carversville Farm Foundation became the realization of part of his dream…he doesn’t live there (yet), but he has a farm, and it does a lot of really good work. Tony has found a way to blend all the things he cares about—interesting work, targeted philanthropy, the environment and the well-being of his part of the world—in one place: Carversville Farm Foundation.
Steven Tomlinson is a farmer focused on regenerative agriculture. He began farming in 2009 as an apprentice on various organic vegetable farms. From 2012 to 2016, he started and managed Great Road Farm in Skillman, NJ primarily working with growing for chefs for their partners restaurant Agricola in Princeton, NJ. Steven graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in Industrial Design and has also completed a Permaculture Design Course. He co-authored a book titled Agricola Cookbook and enjoys the creative process of growing nutrient dense food. Steven is grateful to be a part of the Carversville Farm Foundation team as Farm Manager to grow for soup kitchens and food pantries. He currently resides in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Stephanie has been the Farm Administrator at Carversville Farm Foundation since May 2014. Steph graduated with a Communications degree from Millersville University; prior to CFF, she was in Marketing but switched to the farming world when this opportunity presented itself. Stephanie is involved in all aspects of CFF except the actual farming! She handles everything ranging from accounting to placing equipment or seed orders, onboarding new staff, vendor negotiations and more. While Stephanie has no farming experience, she has quickly embraced this world and is very proud to be a key founding member of the CFF team!
Craig has been livestock manager at CFF since July 2016, raising the farm’s animals using rotational grazing and other methods that are best for them, the land, and the people who will eat their eggs, milk and meat . Craig has combined a love of animal husbandry with a passion to teach, bringing an enhanced understanding of agriculture to professionals and the public. After earning a degree in American History at the University of Michigan, Craig returned to central New York to farm and teach at The Farmers Museum. He founded and ran Skate Creek Farm, where he developed his skills in modern grass-based, organic livestock production of poultry, swine, cattle, and small ruminants. He also founded the livestock program at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Westchester County, NY in 2004. After a dozen years overseeing the multispecies livestock there, he became Director of the Center’s Growing Farmers Initiative. The lure of the animals and farming drew him back and he’s excited to be raising a diversity of healthy animals in tandem with a diverse and healthy ecosystem to help fulfill CFF’s mission.
Sam started at CFF as an Apprentice in 2017 and now works as our Livestock Assistant. She is a recent graduate from Michigan State University, where she received a Master of Science degree in community sustainability. At MSU, she worked as a research assistant for the Center for Regional Food Systems and studied food and agricultural education. Her previous farming experience includes livestock work at Green Duchess Farm and vegetable production at North Slope Farm in New Jersey. Sam has a Bachelor's degree in Ecology. Prior to her move into agriculture, she worked as a Wildlife Field Research Technician.
Farming since 2010, James earned his B.S. in Sustainable Living from Maharishi University of Management, with a focus on applied soil microbiology and permaculture design. He has extensive experience growing mixed vegetables, mushrooms, and medicinal herbs. James is passionate about the soil food web, and has developed expertise in making aerated compost and compost teas. James also serves as our on farm mentor for our apprentices and interns.
Justin Strollo has been with us at CFF since 2014. Originally interested in growing his own food, he eventually caught on to the fact that working with plants and nature was deeply fulfilling for him. Justin cares about the natural world and the wellbeing of people and it shows in his dedication here at CFF. Prior to farming, Justin spent seven years at a civil engineering firm as a Designer and Draftsman, a skill which has come in handy, as he has helped us enormously with his CAD expertise!
Kyle grew up a few miles outside of Lambertville, NJ on his family's dairy farm, which has been in the family since the 1700's. Kyle studied Agricultural Systems Management with a minor in Off Road Power Equipment at Penn State. In 2012, he started working for Case New Holland in the product validation/research and development, where he learned a ton about modern large scale agriculture and the Ag equipment industry. In March 2016 Kyle started working at CFF, giving him a chance to move back into the area and do something he enjoys. When he’s not at CFF, Kyle is at home working hard to improve his family farm.
Brian (and Benny, his lab/dachshund buddy) spend their days keeping the CFF landscape trimmed and beautiful. Brian attended Rutgers University and received a degree in golf turf management. He spent 15 years practicing his craft, but now he’s learning a whole new way to keep things snazzy... CFF-style! Brian also helped build our custom animal shelters, Goat Force One and U.S.S. Gobbler, and Benny takes killing any rodents very seriously. Brian and Benny are always happy to lend a hand wherever needed, and we need them a lot!
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