Darrel was raised in a large farming family in southwest Ohio. His grandparents on both sides raised livestock or grew row crops, as did most of their twelve children. He always worked the family farms and planned to farm himself someday. As happens sometimes, that plan took a twenty-eight-year detour. Now, he is back on the road to farming with acreage in Huntsville and attending the CAFF Farm School. He’s making new plans for an old dream.
Melanee, a military veteran, enrolled in the CAFF Farm School to develop an urban micro-farm on an under utilized half-acre on her school’s property. The project, dubbed Hide and Seek Farm, will provide learning opportunities for her young charges and nutritious food for school meals. The school currently serves organic food and places a standard grocery order each week. Melanee hopes to grow much of the school’s food in the future.
As a child, Rori was drawn to farming. While growing up in Noble, Oklahoma, her family didn’t farm. So, studying agriculture was never presented to her as a possibility. Instead, she went on to study art and eventually joined the Navy, serving for fourteen years. Afterward, with a child to support, she worked in the New Mexico oil fields. Throughout it all, the desire to farm remained a constant for Rori. She wanted to learn how to grow food for her family and community. This led to attending the CAFF Farm School on a Hometown Heroes Scholarship.
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