Farmer D
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Daron Joffe is not what most people envision when they think of farmers. Joffe is a 30-something eco-entrepreneur who lives to make a difference in the world by utilizing biodynamic methodologies in his farming practices. The South African native has an impressive production history and is a maverick within the organic farming movement. Actress Jennifer Garner thinks his turnips “rock” and billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson hired him to develop an organic farm and ‘farm to table’ experience at his exclusive New Jersey spa, “Natirar”. Known as “Farmer D”, Joffe was the founding farmer at Serenbe Farms in Palmetto Georgia, where he created a 25-acre biodynamic farm that continues to supply the community with fresh produce.
On a ‘town-by-town mission to re-energize the food culture’, Farmer D has created sustainable properties such as Hampton Island Preserve, where he directed Harvest Lake Farm, a CSA farm providing organic produce, herbs and flowers to the island’s chef, members and residents; Longleaf Preserve, an organic community surrounded by a 48,000 acre preserve in Florida and many others. Farmer D also develops Edible Learning Gardens for Ted Turner’s Captain Planet Foundation, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Camp Twin Lakes and many other school and community gardens around the country.
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Farmer D’s commitment to integrating organic farming with nature conservation, or ‘biodynamic farming’, has gained national attention. Early in his career, Farmer D was selected as Biodynamic Rookie Farmer of the Year; shortly thereafter, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles selected him in the top 20 under 40, and Georgia Trend in the top 40 under 40. He was recently awarded the Pillars of EARTH Award for Entrepreneurial Spirit. Whole Foods is one of Farmer D’s biggest fans, partnering with him to develop the Farmer D Organics Signature Biodynamic Blend Organic Compost only available at Whole Foods.
PBS produced “Growing a Greener World” featuring Farmer D, Mother Nature Network developed a series of vignettes with Farmer D; and, he was called ‘no ordinary farmer’ by Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas in VH1’s Reality Show, "What Chilli Wants".
Farmer D has been covered in publications such as: Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta Journal and Constitution, LA Times, NY Times, Southern Living, as well as featured on The Weather Channel, CNN, and TEDx.
farmerd@farmerd.com |
Stanley Joffe
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Entrepreneur and wood worker extraordinaire! Stanley brings over 30 years of business management experience to Farmer D Organics. Stanley has a degree in structural engineering from University of Witwatersand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
stanley@farmerd.com |
Brent Hall
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Brent was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, where he developed his love for growing food. The last several seasons he coordinated a 65-family CSA and worked at an organic farm up North. He decided to get out of the woods and the snow in early 2011 to try his hand at city life in Atlanta. When he's not in the shop, Brent can be found tinkering on bicycles, playing bike polo, wild foraging, gardening, cooking, canning, homebrewing, or shooting his bow. A wanderlust at heart, he's cycled across the US, New Zealand, and most recently Cuba.
brent@farmerd.com |
Kevin Frazier
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Kevin received his Environmental Horticulture diploma From Chattahoochee Technical College in 2003. He's been in the Horticulture industry for 10 years doing retail garden center work with Pikes Family Nursery full-time for 4 years. He worked for Monrovia Growers in Oregon for a summer and for Aubry's Arbor, a wholesale nursery in Bishop, GA, for 1 year. He's also spent time doing landscape restoration work in Athens, GA and organic farming in Arnoldsville, GA. as well as Winterville, Ga. He's also worked with Roots Farm, an organic farm with a Community Supported Agriculture program.
kevin@farmerd.com |
Belante Asefa
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Belante is originally from Ethiopia and has travelled many places, but has called Atlanta home for the last 10 years. Once the owner of his own business, he is now the brawn of our woodshop, making raised beds, chicken coops, and compost bins galore out of sustainable cedar.
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Cubby West
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Cubby... her bag of tricks includes graphic design, photography, painting and seed bombing NYC. After studying art in Italy, she returned to live and work in Tuscany consuming her time with olive harvests, sustainable landscaping and the overall Italian lifestyle. She ‘WWOOFed’ (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) her way across South America. She has worked for many non-profits and is driven by her passion for social and environmental change. You can find her practicing yoga, running, weeding, painting discarded car doors or simply hunting for chanterelle mushrooms with a musket, etc. She never turns down an adventure and always keeps an eye out for fallen balloons.
cubby@farmerd.com |
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