Teamster & Presenter Bios: continued from page 20Kurt Masters – and his partner, PatBacon own Roka Farm in Jefferson,NH, which <strong>the</strong>y power with a team ofmules.Tony McQuail – farms with his wife,Fran at Meeting Place Organic Farmnear Lucknow, ON. They have a diversifiedfarm including grass-fedmeat, fruit & vegetables. They havebeen using Belgian horses for draftpower for over 35 years. They alsooffer Holistic Management trainingand farm planning/consulting services.Kenneth Mulder - is <strong>the</strong> Farm Managerand Assistant Professor of SustainableAgriculture at Green MountainCollege in Poultney, VT w<strong>here</strong> hehas been teaching students how <strong>to</strong>farm with oxen for six years as well asconducting research on <strong>the</strong> energy,land, and labor efficiency of draft22power.Larry Newcombe - is from Fort Ann,NY and has worked with draft horsesfor many years. He has a pair of Suffolksand a pair of Percherons. Hetrains, sells, and has a wagon ride service.Larry really enjoys doing demonstrationsof farm equipment andeducating people about <strong>the</strong> role ofdraft horses.Neal & Rebekah Perry – operate <strong>the</strong>Perry Family Farm in Browning<strong>to</strong>n,Vermont with <strong>the</strong>ir family. Theyboard and train horses and raise grassfedmeat, milk & eggs. They do mos<strong>to</strong>f <strong>the</strong> farm work with horses, workingBrabants, Hafflingers and Morgans invarious combinations. Rebekah is also<strong>the</strong> administra<strong>to</strong>r for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Animal</strong>-<strong>Power</strong> Network and Event Organizerfor <strong>the</strong> Field Days.Lain Pinello - “I am 9 years old and Iwork a 4 year old single ox namedPurple. I started training him when Iwas 5. Purple cultivates in <strong>the</strong> garden,scoots logs, and hauls water. This yearPurple and I went <strong>to</strong> New Hampshireand completed an ox training workshopwith Drew Conroy and TimHuppe at Sanborn Mills Farm. Welive at Zion Farm in DeKalb NY”Dan Renaudette – is an equine dentistin addition <strong>to</strong> owning & runningHigher Ground Boarding Stables inLyndonville, VT with his wife, Kristaland <strong>the</strong>ir family.Sam Rich - Grew up working steers,and later switched <strong>to</strong> horses. He is apast winner of <strong>the</strong> Walking Plowcompetition at <strong>the</strong> USA Plow Matchin Carriage Hill, Ohio. Sam uses hisPercheron horses for field work, haying,sugaring, logging and in <strong>the</strong> marketgarden run by his partner, ErikaMarczak, on his family's We-Li-KitFarm in Abing<strong>to</strong>n, CT.Continued on page 30
Event Organizers, Committee Members& VolunteersSpecial thanks <strong>to</strong> everyone who is helping <strong>to</strong>make this event possible:Teamsers & PresentersSponsors & SupportersDAPFD CommitteeDAPNet Board of Direc<strong>to</strong>rsField Days OrganizerRebekah Perry, couldn't do it without all thoselisted above, and most of all, beloved husband,Neal PerryField Days AdministrationCommittee:Bill West, Equipment DemosDonn Hewes, Teamster Coordina<strong>to</strong>rJean Cross, Volunteer Coordina<strong>to</strong>rDAPFD Committee:Erika Marczak Tim BielloJenifer Judkins Bill WestDonn Hewes Jean Cross23
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