Farmers
Chris and Amy moved to Central New York in the winter of 2008 and began plans for their first farming season together.
Chris Babis grew up in Westlake, Ohio and graduated from Bowling Green State University with a degree in Environmental Science. He made his way out to the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts in 2003 to begin honing his farming skills. After working on 3 different CSAs in those five years in the Amherst area, Chris and Amy purchased a farm in Madison County and began Common Thread Community Farm in 2008. No matter what the weather Chris can find a reason to go get a treat, usually coffee and donuts on rainy days and ice cream on hot sunny days.
Amy Brown grew up in Chickasha, Oklahoma and made her way to Amherst, Massachusetts to attend Hampshire College in 2003. While finishing up school in 2005, she met Chris and got hooked on the idea of starting a farm together. While searching for farm land and living in Amherst Amy taught whitewater kayaking, scooped ice cream, and worked as a counselor at an after-school program. In 2008, she learned to farm, run a business, and plan a wedding. In 2009, she was pregnant with their first child. Now she works as a teacher's assistant at The House of the Good Shepherd in Utica and loves it!
Georgette is our first daughter and was born on January 13th 2010 , a great time for farm babies to be born! She enjoys to dig around in various places on the farm, kick soccer balls around the farm, and get into as much trouble as she can find as a toddler.
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