FARM STAFF
Share the Harvest started with a half acre, a group of volunteers, borrowed tools, and a dream. We now farm six acres in East Hampton with year-round staff and seasonal interns and field crew.
**All portraits taken during COVID were taken at a safe social distance and cropped.
Whitney Beaman
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Favorite farm chore: Watering
Favorite farm tool: Bushel basket
Favorite vegetable: Sugar snap peas
Favorite flower: Cherry blossom
Favorite insect: Earthworm
Why I grow: "Food tastes better when it's fresh"
Justine Giordano
Hometown(s): Brooklyn, NY
Favorite farm chore: Planting
Favorite farm tool: My hands
Favorite vegetable: Eggplant
Favorite flower: Gardenia
Favorite insect: Butterfly
Why I grow: "Cleanest food comes directly from dirt!"
Jess Tonn
Hometown(s): Girard, KS, & Portsmouth, NH
Favorite farm chore: Hand weeding
Favorite farm tool: My hands
Favorite vegetable: Red peppers
Favorite flower: Sunflower (see above, re: Kansas)
Favorite insect: Dragonfly
Why I grow: "Dirty fingernails + tired muscles = happy heart"
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As board members of Share the Harvest Farm, we all wear many hats and share a common dedication to unite our community in the interest of health and well-being. We invite everyone with interest in the same to join us!
John Malafronte
Co-Founder
Mariah Whitmore
Chair
Ira Bezoza
Co-Founder & Treasurer
Marjorie Hays
Max Plesset
Jesse Wellen
OUR FOUNDER
John Malafronte
1933-2021
Every farm has a founder, many farms have boards of directors, but no other farm will ever have a John. During the farm’s early days, John could be found in the fields on his hands and knees seven days a week, or making countless food pantry deliveries in the back of his own vehicle. He was the driving force behind our fundraising efforts, our mission’s most passionate advocate, and the person who always encouraged us to do more, to do it better, and to help feed as many people as possible. His energy was contagious and his vision was simple: that everyone in our community should have access to fresh, nutritious food.
ADVISORY BOARD
We are fortunate to have a growing network of support from our community, and recently several prominent leaders have joined our advisory board. Together, we look forward to expanding our charitable outreach.
Loretta Davis
Executive Director, The Retreat
Harvey Horowitz, Esq. ז״ל
Mintz & Gold LLC.
Jeff Pennington
Pennington Flowers
Deirdre Silver
Interior Designer
Mark Smith
CEO, Honest Man restaurants
Jennifer Taylor
Vice President and Executive Director for Education and Programs, Wellness Foundation
Edwina von Gal
Landscape Designer and Founder, Perfect Earth Project
