Farm Manager

Daniel Mays grew up in Chester County, PA, where through his Waldorf and Quaker educations he developed a respect for nature and a sense of environmental responsibility. Since then he has studied math and physics, taught at a boarding high school, bicycled through Mexico, earned a graduate degree in environmental engineering, and worked on a number of farms. He is passionate about farming and grateful to be rooted in Scarborough. He believes farmers can be stewards of the land, not miners of its resources, and that farms can be hubs of the community, not distant sources of its calories. He also believes that economic sustainability need not be sacrificed, but rather can come directly from the union of environmental stewardship and community involvement. Daniel started Frith Farm in November of 2010.

Farmer, Event Coordinator

Sandra’s first memories are of visits to her grandparents homestead in Maine and helping her dad in his vegetable garden in Washington. Watching how they transformed what they grew into delicious meals was an inspiration that led her to discover the wonders of small scale farming. She graduated with a degree in Landscape Design and Horticulture and has worked in various fields of plant care, yet felt that farming was something left to explore. She fell in love with farming at an organic farm in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Now Sandra is continuing to learn and grow each year with this land and ecosystem of human and non human beings. She continues to deepen her knowledge of growing food right in the backyard. With Frith as her home, she feels incredibly fortunate to be living her passion every day. Beyond the farm you can find her in the ocean or deep in the woods.

Farm Statistician, Customer Helper, Berry Expert

Born on the original Frith Farm in Hampshire, England, it seems Stuart might spend his last working days at Maine’s version of Frith Farm. Here he tries to do tasks that others might be too busy to take on, as well as record an ever expanding array of statistics that a statistician might delight in but only a few of which a farmer might find useful. And when his grandsons are unleashed on the farm, it is often his pleasure to corral and accompany them on their many explorations and adventures. My non-farm and non-grandparent activities are pickleball and square dancing.

Farm Chef, Hearth Tender

Sabra is here at Frith Tending the Hearth. Feeding the crew lunch so they can care for the land. Making community dinners as a way to gather with friends and family and deepen connection. Baking bread. She is here to hold the warm center, to feed the fire of our little community and our larger ecosystem.

Farm Breakfast Chef, Jane of all Trades

Shannon grew up in mid-coast Maine on a small hobby farm. After returning from being away for 26 years she finds herself exploring Maines land with new excitement. She travels to the farm in the wee hours of the morning to prepare breakfast for the crew. On other days you can find her spending her free time staying busy with any odd job available. 

Farm Chef, Helping Hand 

Ericka came to Frith Farm to live in community with family and to prepare fresh farm to table meals for our farmers. Even though she’s mostly in the kitchen you can find her in the fields joyfully helping out when needed and helping deliver smiles and pizza during our summer concert series. Her passions include traveling in her camper van, long walks in nature, yoga, dancing, meditation, and relaxing at the beach catching a tan. After a decade of traveling and living on the west coast Ericka has happily made her way back home to Maine here on the farm with us. 

Wholesale Manager, Farm Stand Manager

Born and raised in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, Caitlin grew up enjoying briny oysters, creamy dairy products, fruity wines, & rich avocados all from her golden home state. Feeding a curiosity of growing food and agriculture after city college, she started working at Super Tuber Farm in 2019 and quickly realized that working outside with her hands in the soil nurtured her soul and connected her to community. She worked with their three Kubota tractors cultivating four main crops on twelve acres of land. After spending almost 5 years there working her way up to a managerial position, she sought an opportunity at Frith to expand her knowledge of farming practices. The year was so verdant and delicious she had to come back for more. When she isn't working with root vegetables, Caitlin enjoys reading fiction, sun bathing, and indulging in car karaoke.

Field Manager

Jakob was born and raised in Winchester, Massachusetts. His deep connection to food started when he got the opportunity to work on a vegetable farm in his hometown. From there, he went off to college in Los Angeles to study economics and environmental policy thinking he was going to work in the renewable energy field. During these college years, he spent three years working and managing the campus urban garden while returning to Massachusetts for summer breaks to work on various farms. As graduation approached, it became clearer to Jakob that his connections to food and community were continually drawing him away from his academics and back to farming. There was no escaping it! He plans to spend a lifetime devoting his energy to building healthy human and ecosystem communities. When his hands are not in the soil, you may find Jakob cooking, playing music, or snuggling with the nearest cat.

Greenhouse Manager, Bakery Manager

Jeremy comes to us from Morrisville, Pennsylvania, where he was first introduced to farming through a program called Seed to Fork, which gave high school students the opportunity to volunteer at a local organic farm.  He spent several summers there and began working on the farm while studying sustainable agriculture at Delaware Valley University.  He joined the Frith Farm crew in 2024 to get some practice in managerial roles and learn about no-till, small-scale, high-efficiency farming, and he loved it so much that he returned for a second season.  This year he is managing the greenhouse and running our bakery.  Look out for his bread and treats in the farm store on CSA pickup days!  When he’s not working, Jeremy loves to cook and play music.

Nursery Manager, CSA Manager

Nathaniel grew up in southern Maine and first started farming as a student at the College of the Atlantic where he developed a strong interest in cultural anthropology and environmental studies. After college he pursued graduate studies in ethnobotany at the University of Kent, including fieldwork in the agroforestry system of the Spanish dehesa. He moved to Cambodia in 2016, first working in communications and program support at Save the Children. Then followed a role with a local conservation agriculture organization working with rice farmers to grow organic rice and protect endangered wildlife habitat. He moved back to Maine in 2021 with the motivation to engage in hands-on horticultural skills development, and has since worked in a plant nursery and greenhouse business, studied permaculture design, volunteered, and worked as a farm apprentice. He is very grateful and excited to be working with the Frith Farm crew this season.

Farmer

Aleksandra's passion for farming happened by chance after graduating
college. Feeling unsure of where she wanted to take her art career, she applied to WWOOF in Hawaii instead. Three months suddenly became almost three years on Maui, as she took on a managerial role on the same tropical flower farm. After her fair share of playing in the jungle and the ocean each day, she is excited to return to her New England roots, continuing to learn how to be a steward of the land at Frith.

Farmer

Hailing from the ever sunny Northern California, Bo grew up surrounded by almond and walnut orchards, nestled beneath the Sierra foothills in the hot Sacramento valley. Bo's farming journey began after high school, trying to be outside as much as possible during the height of the pandemic. They started working at an organic & no-till farm in their hometown of Chico, California, where a love for growing food was not only found, but made a life mission. It was at that farm where she gained a focus on holistic health through food and herbalism that will surely take her further than farming. She loves learning about wild edible foods, herbal medicines and feeding her community with what she makes. Outside of the farm they are always being a jokester, cabbage clown, flower freak, and a dancing maniac.

Farmer

Chloe was born in Manhattan and raised in northern New Jersey, where she was obstinately averse to helping her mother in the garden. It wasn’t until college that her curiosity about food blossomed and she developed a fascination with farming.  She began studying food access and community herbalism through her Human Rights degree, and was welcomed into the fold of New York farmers by willing and wise teachers.  She has since labored and learned on farms in five different states, developing an undying love of fragrant herbs and fresh tomatoes.  She is a poet and a seedkeeper, and is delighted to now call Maine home.

Farmer

Connor joins us for his second year of farming after finishing a MOFGA apprenticeship at Erickson Fields in Rockport Maine. Originally from Worcester Massachusetts, he recently moved back to the east coast to be closer to family after four years in Oakland California. Connor has a background in mechanical engineering which he practiced for four years before making the change to farming. He believes that the engineers make great farmers, but is always trying to balance the analytical approach with the holistic. His goal is to produce nutritious food for his family and community while improving health and diversity of the farm ecosystem. 

Farmer

Emilee grew up in southern Maine, where her first connection to place through food ripened with the heat of July, foraging for small bush blueberries. A gap year spent WWOOFing opened her eyes to the abundance and intelligence of the natural world and a person’s ability and responsibility to engage with the land in reciprocity. Emilee then pursued a degree in Horticulture, during which she interned on a 10 acre organic vegetable farm in western Maine. The friendships and mentorship she received from that experience developed her understanding of the integral role of food in connecting people. Her reverence for plants, the complexities of ecological systems, and regenerative agriculture has all led her to Frith; where she is excited to learn about no-till farming systems. In her free time she enjoys botanizing in the woods, casually birding, and hanging with pals. She hopes to see a scarlet tanager this summer.