Aaron Brower – Grower
Aaron began working at Brookford farm in 2010. He primarily works with vegetables and rarely leaves the garden between May and November. He particularly enjoys growing for the fall and winter seasons, and is always concocting grand plans.
Mary Brower – Community Programs
Mary coordinates Brookford’s CSA program, writes farm recipes and newsletters, and is developing outreach programs to Seacoast communities. She’s also the mother of Peter, born in November. Mary taught English in alternative education programs, public schools, social programs, and college settings for a number of years, but spent much of her 20s as an itinerant cook, dishwasher, fire lookout, butcher, baker, (not candlestick maker,) park ranger, dock hand, and a number of other professions which generally did not involve indoor plumbing and which often made her family cry, “for this we send you to college!” She is delighted to find herself in this area of New Hampshire and on this particular farm.
Jake Shapleigh – Farmer
Jake has been with Brookford Farm since the beginning, when we were milking only 17 cows and had just a few chickens. He’s seen amazing growth at the farm, and has been there to help out with just about all of it, from milking cows to cutting firewood. Jake has been working on farms since he was thirteen. He lives on his own family’s farm, raises beef cows for show and for meat, and has a horse farm were he and his family do every thing. Jake is in high school now, and when he graduates, he wants to continue farming. He plans to go to ATI(agricultural technical institute) in Ohio to major in dairy sciences, so that he can own and operate his own dairy farm some day.
Catarina Mahoney
Born and raised in Dresden, East Germany, Catarina moved to Russia in her early 20s, where she lived for five years. Later, she moved to Germany, where her second son was born, and she completed formal bio-dynamic gardening training. In 2007, she decided with her husband Luke to move to the states and rent Brookford Farm. Besides being a mother to 3 boys, Catarina is responsible for cooking community lunches for the staff, as well as organizing the farm office and store. She loves to help out where ever she is needed. Believe it or not, despite her years of farming experience, Catarina is still at heart a city girl who doesn’t like to pet a pig.
Luke Mahoney – Janitor
Luke has been on the farm since 2007. Way back when Luke was in high school, he took an aptitude test which told him that a good fit for his career would be a Janitor. He is slowly settling in to this position here on the farm. We give him a couple more years, and he will have matured and fine-tuned his skills enough to be the head Janitor.
Phil Brand – Farmer
Philip Brand grew up in a small town in western New Hampshire with his three brothers. After college he worked in Washington DC for two years, before returning to live in Dover, NH. He has been to 49 states (sorry Alaska) and loves the Boston Celtics. He wants to start a BBQ restaurant with his brothers.
Lindsay Fisk – Gardener and Dairy
Lindsay grew up in a small town called Livingston Manor, NY. She has previously farmed for two seasons in the Hudson River Valley region of New York and also has taught environmental education for the DEC and worked on a schooner off the coast of Maine. After the break from farming though she really wanted to get back into it, believing it’s the best kind of work a person could do for mental, physical, social and environmental well-being.
Maria Pithara
Maria moved 
to the U.S. from Cyprus to study sculpture eight years ago. She has been living on this s ide of the Atlantic since. She has worked as an artist – exhibiting her work around the country and abroad – and educator, as well as a nanny, secretary, and house painter. She loves to cook, eat, and talk about food. This is her first foray into farming.
Peter Long – Farmer
Peter grew up in suburban Long Island. After studying sculpture in Philadelphia and working as a cabinet maker and carpenter, he discovered his love for farming while working on a small diverse farm in rural Kentucky. He later went on to work on a peach orchard in Northern Virginia and found bliss in tree-ripened peaches. A desire to learn more about animal husbandry brought Peter to Brookford farm, where he spends his time ensuring all the animals are as comfortable and happy as possible.
Mark Bascom
Mark discovered the satisfaction of small-scale agriculture through his experience working on two farms in upstate New York. He recently made his way back to his home state of New Hampshire to join the team at Brookford Farm and is excited for another season of hard work and good food. Mark is currently working in the creamery helping to bottle milk and make sure the yogurt, kefir, cream, butter, and quark are tasty as possible.
