Farm Crew

Rachelle Boswick, Founder and Head Farmer
Rachelle grew up in the greater Grand Rapids area. She graduated from University of New England with a bachelor in Sociology, minor in Biology. She started farming in New York state in 2005 on small-scale organic CSA farms. Her farm training included a full season internship, assistant farm manager, CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance of Farmers Training), multiple WWOOF experiences, and many conferences, workshops, and farm visits. In 2008, Rachelle and Andrew started Earthkeeper Farm, with the help of family. In 2009, their son, Liam, was born. Rachelle’s hobbies include growing food, cooking, preserving, and pretty much all things farm and foodie. When she finds an extra minute, she enjoys playing with her son or taking a nap.

Andrew Bostwick, Founder
Andrew is originally from the Hudson Valley region of New York State. He graduated from University of New York, Potsdam with a BA in English. Thanks to a childhood filled with building, fixing and tinkering, Andrew is skilled in construction, maintenance, and machine repair. He takes on the task of keeping the farm infrastructure in good repair and working well. Andrew also works full time off the farm as a mechanic. He is active on the local DDA, playing a key part in getting the funding for a recent streetscape project. His hobbies include photography and baking bread.

Liam Bostwick, Official farm baby
Liam enjoys noodles, tickles, and trains.

Jennie Brant, Assistant Farm Manager

A freckle-faced girl from New York

Sought the roots of the food on her fork

Now she's wanderin' round

diggin down in the ground

slinging veg with a whole lotta torque.

Rori Weston, Full Season Intern

Rori was born and raised in Bentley, MI and studied hospitality and tourism management at Grand Valley State University. In 2010 Rori headed west, settling in Boulder, CO to enjoy the Rocky Mountains and work as a restaurant supervisor in the St. Julian Hotel. In Boulder Rori meshed two of her passions, food and community, by hosting weekly communal dinners for friends and strangers for an entire year. These dinners led to one particular friendship that eventually led her back to Michigan and specifically to Earthkeeper Farm. When she visited EKF it was love at first sight: for the 2012 season Rori will again join those two passions by being the working hands that grow healthy organic food for the community. When she is not in the fields Rori enjoys writing letters, reading, cooking, and just enjoying the simpler things life has to offer.

Karri Tomich-Baylis, Summer Intern

WWOOF Work Exchange Volunteer

CSA Work Exchange Volunteer

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