Meet The Farm Students

2023 Student Farmers

Name: Chris Gates
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Greenville, AL
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming and Linguistics
Looking forward to: Long, hot days in the field with my fellow farmers!

Name: Datev Gevorkian
Year: Junior
Hometown: Bedford, MA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming
Looking forward to: Lord willing, a successful growing season.

Name: Grace Fiori
Year: Junior
Hometown: Lancaster, MA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming and Journalism
Looking forward to: Being outside all day and sharing our harvest with the community,

Name: Hazel Durbin
Year: Senior-ish
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming 
Looking forward to: Learning and deepening connection with Mother Earth.

Name: Julia Zheku
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Woburn, MA
Major: Biology and Horticulture Science
Looking forward to: Making farmer friends and growing food!

Name: Kaylee Roy
Year: Senior
Hometown: Pittsfield, MA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming 
Looking forward to: Harvesting some awesome veggies and flowers alongside other passionate student farmers.

Name: Kevin O'Brien
Year: Freshman
Hometown: South Boston
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming
Looking forward to: Harvest and the World Series.

Name: Liam Johnson
Year: Sophomore 
Hometown: Shelburne Falls, MA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming and Building Construction Technology 
Looking forward to: Warm Weather and Harvest Season

Name: Nicole Mullin
Year: Junior
Hometown: Fitchburg, MA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming 
Looking forward to: The rewarding feeling when we harvest our crops and being outside all summer :)

Name: Ray Pfaffman
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming and English
Looking forward to: Learning and sun and dirt.

Name: Samina Mian
Year: Junior
Hometown: Boston, MA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming
Looking forward to: Getting to know my fellow Student Farmers and seeing the fields packed with fresh veggies for our community!

Name: Trevor Roth
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: State College, PA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming and Philosophy Minor
Looking forward to: Hard labor alongside good people.

Name: Will Lane
Year: Junior
Hometown: Amherst, MA
Major: Sustainable Food and Farming
Looking forward to: Another action-packed summer of farming and adventures.

Name: Shannon Mckenna
Year: Junior
Hometown: Pembroke, MA
Major: BDIC- Sustainable Living
Looking forward to: Staying in Amherst for the summer, experiencing the awesome rollercoaster that is running a farm from start to finish with friends, decorating my own room, and deepening friendships with crew members.