by amycpat | Jul 30, 2025 | Farm School, female farmer
Being half Korean greatly impacted Julia’s decision to farm and her motivations. Growing up in Atlanta, she experienced her mom’s strong Korean immigrant community as a support system and cultural conduit. The community would come together for fellowship around food. Julia and her brother were immersed in this experience as children, families coming together around a transplanted culture and its cuisine. She visited a couple of regenerative farms in California and felt a deep draw towards them. These experiences brought her to the CAFF Farm School.
by amycpat | Sep 25, 2024 | Farm School, female farmer
“We always had to self-censor and be careful what we say publicly. I’m happy to have speech and spiritual freedom here in the United States.” In her birth country, she was an English teacher. She married a colleague, an English teacher, and a United States citizen. They returned stateside about 16 years ago. She cites the pandemic as her final motivation to farm.
by amycpat | Sep 20, 2024 | Farm School
Initially, their farm was conceived as a hobby farm. However, being in the program has taught Rebecka what an asset their land is and what their farm can become with her new knowledge and skills. “CAFF’s mission is to teach people to farm profitably, and that was a happy surprise. Our intensive crop planning in class made me think about different things we could grow to earn money while the fruit trees and berries mature.”
by amycpat | Sep 18, 2024 | Farm School
Cubicles were never going to be a good job fit for Josh. He always enjoyed physical labor more. Being in nature was necessary, and he wanted to make a living working outside. It came naturally and felt right. He eventually found himself doing turf management in the golf course industry.
by amycpat | Sep 6, 2024 | Farm School, female farmer
Twenty years ago, when she was studying International Business, Erin couldn’t have imagined that she’d eventually become a poet farmer in Arkansas. Life can be twisty that way. With two young children, her MFA coursework, and the CAFF Farm School all simultaneously, it’s surprising that Erin has time to think. She was happy to find other artists and even a fellow poet in her cohort at the CAFF Farm School. She’s also learned about many different farms run by artists and writers who farm in the mornings and create in the afternoon.
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