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 the connection to both customers and co-workers
Rebekah Alstede Modery
Co-Owner – Assistant Production Manager
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
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.
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
Farm Mechanic
Buddy Thompson
Special Assistant
Sarah-Lynn Hayes
Special Assistant
The Alstede Farms Office Team
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
Brand Manager
Patti Gavornik
Hospitality Supervisor
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
I enjoy working in such a unique environment. There’s always something new to learn.
Donna
Marketing
The Alstede Farms Production Team
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
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
Assistant Farm Production Manager
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
Farm Production Team
Botes Roussow
Farm Production Team
Stephan Pienaar
Farm Production Team
The Alstede Farms Grounds & Maintenance Team
I enjoy teaching people about the farm while maintaining a clean and beautiful farm for your visit.
Ernesto Pamos
Grounds Supervisor
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
I enjoy working the seasons and conversing with all the various international guests & team members on the farm.
Linda Baer
Grounds and Plants
I love working on a farm where there’s always something different every day.
Ted Hill
Farm Mechanic
I love providing a wonderful shopping experience for our guests.
Wayne Beckmann
Maintenance Supervisor
The Alstede Farms Retail Team
Veliko Kalev
Assistant Retail Manager
Stacy Wlodarick
Assistant Retail Manager
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
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
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
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
Chef
Maria Carrera Garrido Ruiz
Retail
John Paul (JP) Andronici
Food & Beverage Manager
Ivan Jonathan Gutierrez Lopez
Retail
Departed Family Members
Barbara Alstede
1/26/66-2/11/21
Hermann Alstede
5/4/40-4/13/20