FARM STAFF
Share the Harvest started with a half acre, a group of volunteers, borrowed tools, and a dream. We now farm five acres in East Hampton with year-round staff and seasonal apprentices.
Myra Arshad
Hometown: Montauk, NY
Favorite farm chore: Transplanting (either by hand or on the tractor)
Favorite farm tool: The scuffle hoe
Favorite vegetable: Zucchini
Favorite flower: Red roses
Favorite insect: Lady bugs!
Why I grow: "For a more racially just food system"
Michelle Barranco
Hometown: East Hampton, NY
Favorite farm chore: Harvesting
Favorite farm tool: A knife
Favorite vegetable: Kale
Favorite flower: Sunflower
Favorite insect: None!
Why I grow: "To make the earth happy"
Jane Baringer
Hometown: East Hampton, NY
Favorite farm chore: Weeding
Favorite farm tool: My hands
Favorite vegetable: Onion
Favorite flower: Columbine & lupine
Favorite insect: Ladybug
Why I grow: "Enormous gratification"
Maeve Dolan
Hometown: Wainscott, NY
Favorite farm chore: Harvesting
Favorite farm tool: My hands
Favorite vegetable: Bell peppers
Favorite flower: Lavender
Favorite insect: Ladybug
Why I grow: "Carrying on family traditions"
Sam Hunt
Hometown: Media, PA
Favorite farm chore: Harvesting & hand transplanting
Favorite farm tool: My hands
Favorite vegetable: Tomatoes
Favorite flower: Hydrangea
Favorite insect: Bees
Why I grow: "To feed myself and others"
Rose Schellinger
Hometown: Mastic, NY
Favorite farm chore: Harvesting
Favorite farm tool: The tractor
Favorite vegetable: String beans
Favorite flower: Lisianthus & wild flowers
Favorite insect: Bumble bee
Why I grow: "To share the land with my daughter"
Bella Schnee
Hometown(s): New Jersey, Buenos Aires, London
Favorite farm chore: Harvesting
Favorite farm tool: Pitchfork
Favorite vegetable: Garlic
Favorite flower: Queen Anne's Lace
Favorite insect: Bumble bee
Why I grow: "To build a more equitable world"
Jess Tonn
Hometown(s): Girard, KS, & Portsmouth, NH
Favorite farm chore: Hand weeding
Favorite farm tool: My hands
Favorite vegetable: Cherry tomatoes
Favorite flower: Sunflower (see above, re: Kansas)
Favorite insect: Dragonfly
Why I grow: "Dirty fingernails + tired muscles = happy heart"
Frankie B. Vaughan
Hometown: East Hampton, NY
Favorite farm chore: Harvesting
Favorite farm tool: My hands
Favorite vegetable: Shishito peppers
Favorite flower: Nasturtium
Favorite insect: Baby praying mantis
Why I grow: "Trying something new"
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
Jane Baringer
Marjorie Hays
Max Plesset
Jesse Wellen
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.
ADVISORY BOARD
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
