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MEET THE FARMERS

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MELISSA DENMARK

Farmer & Baker

When she's not bunching carrots or harvesting edible flowers, she's probably baking bread or making ice cream. Melissa has been immersed in the food scene for over a decade. As the former executive pastry chef of Ellie's and Gracie's in Providence, Melissa has proudly created sweets using New England's bounty, often growing and foraging for her ingredients. It has been her life goal to connect further with the ingredients she works with by starting a farm. Melissa takes great care of our apiary and loves to talk about her bees. 

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JORDAN GOLDSMITH

Farmer + Florist

Jordan fell in love with the seasons as she helped her parents grow a vegetable garden as a young child. This abundant source of fresh fruits and vegetables inspired her to pursue a career as a chef. She worked in the industry at restaurants in the Providence, RI area for many years until she left to seek a deeper connection to the food system. The beginning of Moonrose Farm marks the beginning of a dream for Jordan & Melissa to use their culinary and agricultural skills to provide wholesome food for our community. Jordan leads our floral design team as well as manages field production. Her favorite crops to grow are cut flowers and has a major appreciation for giant vegetables.

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Violet

Farmer in Training

Violet is the newest member of the farm team and is head of quality control. She loves watching the chickens, tasting the veggies in the field, and watching her moms on the tractor.

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Mabel

Farm Hand & Farm Stand Attendant

Mabel joined the team in 2024 and we're thrilled to have her back for 2025. May helps us with all aspects of field work including prepping, planting and harvesting for half of her time, and the other half she spends working in the farm stand. May always brings a smile to our customers faces with her kindness and has an excellent taste in music. She has a keen interest in the insects that reside on the farm. 

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Erica

Farm Hand & Floral Designer

Erica helps us with many different tasks on the farm! Although she loves nearly every vegetable we grow on the farm, Erica has a special love for flowers. She helps us with flower seeding, growing, and maintenance as well as harvesting buckets and buckets of blooms. Her experience in art and design helps her create beautiful bouquets for the farm stand and CSA as well as unique arrangements for our wedding design program. Erica is returning for her fifth season with us!

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EMMY LOU

Head of Pest Control

Emmy Lou is our energetic and loyal field pup who spends her days hunting for rodents. Her favorite activities include chasing anything that moves, napping on a freshly prepped garden bed, and digging holes.

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