Alstede Team & Family

Alstede Team & Family

Alstede Team & Family

Alstede Team & Family

meet the Alstede team The Alstede Family My favorite thing about the farm is being able to permanently preserve over 400 acres of farmland in Morris County. Kurt W. Alstede Founder, Owner & General Manager over 40 years experience Mary E. Thompson-Alstede Co-Owner - Special Projects Manager I love being on the farm because of… Read More »

meet the Alstede team

The Alstede Family

Kurt. W. Alstede

My favorite thing about the farm is being able to permanently preserve over 400 acres of farmland in Morris County.

Kurt W. Alstede
Founder, Owner & General Manager
over 40 years experience

Mary E. Thompson-Alstede

Mary E. Thompson-Alstede

Co-Owner – Special Projects Manager

Rebekah Alstede Modery

I love being on the farm because of the connection to both customers and co-workers

Rebekah Alstede Modery
Co-Owner – Assistant Production Manager

Sarah Alstede

I love that we’re all one, big happy family and that new things occur regularly.

Sarah J. Alstede
Co-Owner – Assistant Retail Operations Manager

Karl Alstede

Karl Alstede
Production

The thing I love most about working on the farm is that I am able to go and pick food for myself and guests.

Trish

My favorite thing about working on the farm is being involved with real farming and learning something new every day.

Trish Cirelli
Assistant Retail Operations Manager – Tailgates/Produce/Procurement

Justin Alstede

Justin Alstede
Farm Mechanic

Buddy Thompson

Buddy Thompson
Special Assistant

Sarah-Lynn

Sarah-Lynn Hayes
Special Assistant

The Alstede Farms Office Team

Scott Odorizzi

I enjoy working for a company that makes me feel like family and know what good we do for our community.

Scott Odorizzi
Assistant General Manager/Retail Operations Manager

Kyle Holman

Kyle Holman
Brand Manager

Hospitality Supervisor

Patti Gavornik
Hospitality Supervisor

Maxine Finney

I enjoy working on a farm that provides opportunities for families to slow down and share unforgettable moments together while learning about how their food is grown.

Maxine Finney
Marketing

Donna

I enjoy working in such a unique environment. There’s always something new to learn.

Donna
Marketing

The Alstede Farms Production Team

Craig Steely

What I love most about working on the farm, aside from picking a fresh apple or strawberry from the plant; is working for something that’s bigger than I, that will be around long after I’m gone.

Craig Steely
Senior Production Manager

Hector Ruiz

What I love most about working on the farm are our high tunnels which allow us to harvest early crops for our guests and our CSA members.

Hector Ruiz
Assistant Farm Production Manager

Colin Manning

Colin Manning
Assistant Farm Production Manager

Marco Veliz

What I enjoy most about working on the farm is planting and producing foodstuffs for families to enjoy.

Marco Veliz
Grounds and Planting

Gaspar Cortez

Gaspar Cortez
Farm Production Team

Botes Roussow

Botes Roussow
Farm Production Team

Stephan Pienaar

Stephan Pienaar
Farm Production Team

The Alstede Farms Grounds & Maintenance Team

Ernesto Pamos

I enjoy teaching people about the farm while maintaining a clean and beautiful farm for your visit.

Ernesto Pamos
Grounds Supervisor

Lance Super

What I love most about working on the farm is being outside in a country atmosphere with the farm animals and my colleagues.

Lance Super
Farm Mechanic

Linda Baer

I enjoy working the seasons and conversing with all the various international guests & team members on the farm.

Linda Baer
Grounds and Plants

Ted Hill

I love working on a farm where there’s always something different every day.

Ted Hill
Farm Mechanic

Wayne Beckmann

I love providing a wonderful shopping experience for our guests.

Wayne Beckmann
Maintenance Supervisor

The Alstede Farms Retail Team

Veliko

Veliko Kalev
Assistant Retail Manager

Stacy

Stacy Wlodarick
Assistant Retail Manager

Gustavo Lagos

What I enjoy most about the farm is that the people treat me with respect and that I can earn a paycheck doing things that I love.

Gustavo Lagos
Distribution

Jenn Borealo

I enjoy creating new ways to prepare our homegrown produce to inspire healthy eating. I love working with our young farmers in our fresh discoveries farm camp.

Jennifer Borealo
Culinary & Education Specialist

Maria Rios

The thing I love most about working on the farm is that I love to cook, tend and take care of my kitchen so I can feed guests delicious food.

Maria Rios
Baker

Sindy Lucero

Working on the farm is a pleasurable experience as I love to cook and create each and every flavor of ice cream that our customers purchase. I like to ensure that the customers are happy and want to come back to visit.

Sindy Lucero
Retail

johan-bjorken

Johan Bjorken
Chef

Maria

Maria Carrera Garrido Ruiz
Retail

Food & Beverage Manager

John Paul (JP) Andronici
Food & Beverage Manager

Ivan Jonathan Gutierrez Lopez

Ivan Jonathan Gutierrez Lopez
Retail

Departed Family Members

Barbara Alstede

Barbara Alstede
1/26/66-2/11/21

hermann

Hermann Alstede
5/4/40-4/13/20

Blog

Blog

Blog

Blog

blog Eating In Season Cool as a Summer Cucumber Maxine July 12, 2021 No Comments Have you ever heard the term “cool as a cucumber”? This term is said to have derived from the cucumber’s potential ability to cool the temperature of the blood. How utterly cool is that?  Cucumbers are a member of the gourd fam Have you ever heard… Read More »

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Cool as a Summer Cucumber

Have you ever heard the term “cool as a cucumber”? This term is said to have derived from the cucumber’s potential ability to cool the temperature of the blood. How utterly cool is that?  Cucumbers are a member of the gourd fam
Have you ever heard the term “cool as a cucumber”? This term is said to have derived from the cucumber’s potential ability to cool the temperature of the blood. H
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Squash-ingly Delicious Summer

Summer Squash is not a vegetable per se, it’s technically referred to by horticulturists and plant scientists as a “pepo” which is a type of hard-walled berry. Cucumbers and watermelon are described as pepo as well. Summer squash is a vining plant that can include so many different types of squash, from yellow squash t
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broccoli

Get Ready to Broc Your World!

Shop Our Farm Store Broccoli is in season right now on our farm and we’re excited to share with you all about why broccoli is a healthy food choice due to its high nutritional content, delicious taste, and wide availability and

Farmers Markets

Farmers Markets

Farmers Markets

Farmers Markets

Alstede farms brings their fresh produce right to you! Alstede Farmer’s Markets There are daily discoveries near you! It all starts in May. The freshest fruits and vegetables are picked every morning and lovingly delivered to your neighborhood farmers markets located throughout New Jersey and New York. All of our produce is grown using a variety of sustainable and certified… Read More »

Alstede farms brings their fresh produce right to you!

Alstede Farmer’s Markets

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There are daily discoveries near you!

It all starts in May.

The freshest fruits and vegetables are picked every morning and lovingly delivered to your neighborhood farmers markets located throughout New Jersey and New York.

All of our produce is grown using a variety of sustainable and certified organic farming practices. With over 20 farmer’s market a week, you will always be able to visit our team to discover something fresh.

Bring all the best of the season to your dinner table tonight! Throughout the season you may choose from over 250 varieties of fruits and vegetables, along with local eggs, cookies, bread, our own fresh pressed cider, plants, home-baked pies, apple cider donuts and more.

Visit our website for our current schedule and locations near you. Discover the most convenient way to shop at Alstede Farms!