Catarina Mahoney — Dairy Manager
Catarina was raised for her first 18 years in Dresden which is in eastern part of Germany. Currently, her responsibility is to keep up with the every-day milk flow (sometimes overwhelming) and make cheese. Catarina also helps with the CSA program and as if that wasn’t enough in her spare time, she keeps the family and staff well fed.
Luke Mahoney – General Farm Manager
Luke is currently responsible for the management of 40 dairy cows, field cropping and overseeing the financial parts and the farm building site.
The Mahoney Boys — Farmhands
Oliver born in St. Petersburg and is 9 years old; Emanuel born in Germany and is 6 years old and David born in NH is 2 years old. The Mahoney boys are definitely enjoying the lively life on the farm. Oliver gets excited about anything that happens new on the farm; Emanuel loves to help with the hard work and David really likes to visit all the farm animals.
Abe Pearson — Head Grower, Vegetables
Abram “Abe” Pearson became interested in farming nine years ago after taking a closer look at what he was eating and where it was coming from. He attended a class on organic agriculture at UNH and the next spring started a large garden. The following year he began selling vegetables at the Barrington farmer’s market as Nippo Brook Farm. Much of his knowledge comes from hands on experience and the help of other area farmers. He lives in Barrington with his wife Jessica Hebert. This year he has committed to run the vegetable operation on Brookford 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. Currently he is responsible for livestock care taking and working the fields for haying or planting in the season.
Thomas Whelton — Bookkeeper
Tom came to the Farm as a volunteer in July 2010 to improve his skills in the garden and learn more about Farming. Soon after Tom joined us part time, and by January 2011 he traded his pitchfork for a desk job in the Farm office. Tom currently handles our office accounting and bookkeeping, wholesale accounts, assists in organizing the CSA and customer communications. Though most of his work is now indoors Tom is always eager to get outside lend a hand with the animals or Farm store.
2012 Interns
Toria Harr — Farmer
Toria grew up in Langhorne, PA. She studied Human Ecology & Education at College of the Atlantic. After growing vegetables on her parents front lawn, she decided she wanted to try farming. For three years, she worked at Snipes Farm and Education center, where she grew vegetables for their CSA, raised pigs and chickens, and ran farm education programs.
Shaun O’Brien — Farmer, Animal Husbandry
Shaun grew up in East Taunton, MA. For three years, he worked at Snipes Farm and Education center, where he grew vegetables for their CSA and raised pigs and chickens. He loves food and finds satisfaction in producing it himself. Shaun joined Brookford Farm in 2012 as an apprentice for animal husbandry.
