2002-2005 | Palmetto, GA
Serenbe
Farmer D was hired in 2002 to be the founding farmer at Serenbe and stayed there for three years establishing Serenbe Farms. The farm at the time was on 25 acres of land with about 3 acres of intensive vegetable production serving a CSA, restaurants and farmers markets throughout Atlanta.
In the early years, Farmer D laid out the fields, amended the heavy clay soils, installed the irrigation system, installed fencing and built the post harvest structure with cooler, sourced equipment, ran programs and managed staff and apprentices.
In 2005, Farmer D was recruited to assist with the development of a new farming project near Savannah, GA called Hampton Island Preserve and assisted with the hiring and on-boarding of Paige Witherington as the new farm manager.
Farmer D has stayed connected with Serenbe and visits there often with his Atlanta family.
