Few jobs are as humbling and daunting as elementary teaching or raising a hundred acres of vegetables!!  For the last three decades, Mark's passion had been directed to both those jobs.  Being newly retired from teaching, Mark misses the connection with kids.  But the time to focus on one job allows him time to direct all energy to growing nutritionally dense food.  Mark's goal is to transfer that knowledge to interns and stewards and to tell our story toward sustainable farming through the writing of books.  Mark gladly shares the story of their journey toward sustainability to any group who asks.

Diane has been a part of Bluebird Gardens since the very beginning.  She is in charge of summer bookkeeping and is our main seller at the Fergus KMart.  Last year was our first year doing cut flowers.  She took that under her wing.  Customers have seen her as the face of Bluebird Gardens for over three decades.

Michael began emailing me way last November!!  He brings with him a wealth of experience.  He has worked two seasons on organic farms, one of which was a 400 member CSA farm.  He is looking forward to the strong communities of Minnesota (North Dakota, too!!) and wants to have more practical experience with farming.  He is arriving in mid-April.  We welcome his experience and passion in sustainable farming!

We are so excited to have a MESA steward from Ghana this year!  MESA is a wonderful student exchange program based in California.  Ibrahim is curious, inquisitive and has a can do attitude.  He brings agricultural experience with him.  His goal is to broaden his knowledge and skill in agriculture.  We welcome Ibrahim to Bluebird Gardens!  He is 25 years old.

Ramon brings teriffic agricultural explerience with him as well.  Ramon is from Peru!  Ramon lives in the cold region of Peru and he wants to learn more diversity of crops to grow in a cool climate.  Welcome to cool Minnesota!!  He is a hard-working person dedicated to farm work.  We are very excited to welcome Ramon!!  Ramon is 24 years old.

Jackson is from Ecuador!!  He is 22 years old and wants to learn about agriculture.  He wants to do research and luckily we have two projects going on.  Jackson wants to bring what he learns back to his farming community.  He is outgoing, funny and a hard worker!  We are very happy to welcome Jackson!!

Sarah brings a wealth of experience to our farm!  She has worked with Habitat for Humanity and WWOOF (WorldWide Opportunities on Organic Farms.)  She wants to see more of the growing season and hopes one day to start her own farm.  She is used to long, hard days and is a strong and enthusiastic worker.  Welcome, Sarah, to Bluebird Gardens!

Mike, too, has background experience.  He has worked as an intern and has a passion for farming.  He is itching to work outside again.  We are very excited to welcome Mike to Bluebird Gardens!

Dillon has been a part of almost half of the Bluebird Garden's journey.  That makes him darn lucky, right??  Actually, his lifetime experience with the farm gives him much wisdom and experience for the young age of sixteen.  He is a major part of all decisions we make and his suggestions are highly valued and considered.  Though his interests are high in football and computers, he is still a vibrant part of the workings of Bluebird Gardens.

We still have openings for three more interns.  Please check out the intern section of this website.  You can use the contact button at the top of this website to connect with us.

Alison is just finishing college this spring and wants to learn everything she can about farming from weeding and planting management to marketing and accounting.  She is passionate about sustainable local food and wants to start her own farm.  She also comes to us with a background in farming experiences!  She believes strongly in the necessity of providing real, tasty and healthy food for every community.  We welcome Alison to Bluebird Gardens!!