White House Farmer

Tim & Ricki Kruger

jas — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Tim and Ricki are two young famers in our area with a long history of family farming. Tim farms our place. We have over 300+ acres here in Central TX, Just east of Round Rock, TX. Our farm was established in 1884.

Stephen Brown

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:20:59 +0000

Because we need to make the world (not just he USA) aware that we need drastic reform in our approach to food and medicine security.

Harry E. Beal

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:34:57 +0000

This gentleman is the consummate self made man. Starting with nothing but grit and determination, he fearlessly pressed on to become a master farmer. He has won several farming awards and knows EVERYTHING about farming.

Kirsten Walter

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:33:40 +0000

Kirsten has ten years experience using food as a means for social change and empowering those most disadvantaged in her community.The work of Lots to Gardens is based on three key principles: 1.Everyone deserves access to good food. 2. Each individual has the unique ability to contribute to their own lives and their community. 3.You can’t underestimate the power of meaningful community engagement as a tool for transforming people’s lives. As she and her organization have transformed the city of Lewiston, she would also bring these same principles and work ethic to the work of the White House Farmer. She is an amazing , energetic young woman.

Jim Crawford

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:32:52 +0000

Was one of the first farmers selling produce direct in Washington D.C. from his farm in Pennsylvania. Helped launch farmers markets in the region, as well

Ian Harlow

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:31:58 +0000

Experience and honesty.

Bill Geise

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:30:41 +0000

Bill Geise manages the community garden for the Falmouth Service Center, in Falmouth, Massachusetts… This is a successful organic garden with close ties to the community food bank… Washington, DC, is a major city with a large low-income population. The White House farmer should be able to work with a variety of racial and ethnic groups in an urban setting…. The concerns of low-income people with little experience in farming need special attention…. Bill Geise is a community gardener with the right kind of experience for the job.

Sue Aschbacher

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:29:26 +0000

A dedicated farmer who wants to educate the children of our country how to grow healthy food, support local farmers and bring back the health of our earth. It’s the education of our children that will change the future of our environment and farming practices. We need to re-introduce the heirloom produce and heritage breeds of our farms from yesterday, to create the farms for tomorrow. Yes we can!!!

Derry Brownfield

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:26:30 +0000

Derry earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural education and a masters in animal husbandry from the University of Missouri. He is an outspoken advocate for sensible farming methods. He will not be bought or forced to waver from his principles.

Rebecca Cague

jas — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:24:14 +0000

For my wife, gardening is not just about raising food, it’s about participating in the web of life. Rebecca would be the perfect White House farmer because she is not just passionate and knowledgeable about organic farming, but also the resource systems of soil, water, and insects that make food production possible. To her, the concepts of saving seeds, collecting rain water, and composting are just as important as growing the vegetables, herbs, and fruits that feed us all summer and long into the winter. Rebecca’s love affair with gardening began over fifteen years ago while working on a small farm in Connecticut where she grew up. Later, while getting her master’s degree in international development, she continued to hone her craft while doing extension work in Nicaragua and Mexico. Through teaching the principles of organic gardening and permaculture, Rebecca showed those with limited means how to make the most of their inputs and outputs to develop healthy and sustainable food systems. Since buying our home in 2004, Rebecca has transformed our small suburban lot in Silver Spring, MD into an unintentional demo site for small scale sustainable farming. Combining flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables, she’s created a suburban oasis for pollinators and people alike. She takes joy in sharing the bounty of her harvest, as well as her enthusiasm for organic farming with neighbors, friends, and family. Rebecca’s dream is to run a permaculture learning center in Maryland and train the next generation how to live and eat in harmony with nature. What better place to launch such an important global endeavor than on the White House lawn, with Shasha and Malia as her first apprentices?