Stephanie became CFF's first employee in 2014 and has been the Farm Administrator ever since. She holds a Communications degree from Millersville University and worked in Marketing before the farming world presented itself the opportunity of a lifetime. She is involved in all aspects of CFF except the actual farming, although she isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty! She handles everything from accounting to placing equipment and seed orders, to onboarding new staff, vendor negotiations and more.
Amy has been Tony’s partner, in business and at home for more than 32 years. She devotes her time at CFF to working with the staff to develop the “public” face of the farm. Amy also works closely with Tony and the team to continually test and hone their mission and add to the various types outreach CFF performs.
As a boy in South Philly, Tony loved to visit his uncle’s small farm in Lower Bucks County. He dreamed of farm life. As an adult involved in philanthropy in Philadelphia, Tony saw firsthand the frustrations involved in trying to help educate and feed our city’s most vulnerable populations through traditional channels. In 2013, his wife Amy showed him a property where she thought they might move; Tony saw a way to directly to help provide excellent food to those who need it most, educate young farmers, students, and the public and help the environment by practicing sustainable growing techniques. Carversville Farm is the realization of his dream.
Craig has been livestock manager at CFF since 2016, raising the farm’s animals using rotational grazing methods that are best for them, the land, and the people who eat their eggs and meat. After earning a degree in History at the University of Michigan, Craig farmed at The Farmers Museum and founded Skate Creek Farm, where he developed his skills in modern grass-based, organic livestock production. He founded the livestock program at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in 2004 and, after a dozen years overseeing the multispecies livestock there, he’s glad to be raising a diversity of healthy animals in tandem with a diverse and healthy ecosystem to help fulfill CFF’s mission.
Brian and, his lab/dachshund, Benny, spend their days keeping the CFF landscape beautiful. Brian received a degree in golf turf management from Rutgers University and spent 15 years practicing his craft before joining CFF. Brian helped build our custom animal shelters, and Benny patrols for rodents. Brian and Benny are always happy to lend a hand wherever needed.
Sarah has been in the hospitality industry for nearly two decades. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in the culinary arts & hospitality, she continued cooking at luxury hotels and worked her way up to Executive Sous Chef. After many years of developing relationships with local farms she set out to learn more about raising animals for food and discovered her passion for regenerative agriculture. In 2020 she left cooking professionally and started her livestock apprenticeship at CFF. Sarah spends her education hours working with local slaughtermen and butchers to hone her skills, and is taking online UCLA undergraduate classes in Food Studies. In her spare time she cooks steaks over the fire with friends, reads about farming and food anthropology, and loves going out for oysters.
Kyle grew up outside 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 product validation/research and development, where he learned about modern, large-scale agriculture and equipment. Kyle joined CFF in 2016. When not at CFF, Kyle is at home working hard to improve his family farm.
Steven is a farmer focused on organic agriculture. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in Industrial Design and has also completed a Permaculture Design Course. Steven 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 growing for Agricola restaurant in Princeton, and he co-authored the Agricola Cookbook. Steven enjoys the creative process of growing nutrient-dense food and is grateful to be a part of the Carversville Farm Foundation team as Farm Manager to grow for soup kitchens and food pantries.
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