At Turtle Tree we have a diverse team made up of people with many different abilities, some of whom have made seed work their long term vocation. This team includes volunteers who come for a year or two from all over the world, long term volunteers, residents of Camphill Village, and employees.
Current Crew
Danny has worked at Turtle Tree since it arrived in Camphill Village in 1998. He works in the gardens and cleaning seed. We value his patience and experience!
Lissie has worked at Turtle Tree for many years, and is one of our finest seed sorters. Lissie has a deep commitment to making sure that the seed that we send out is very clean and beautiful. She is with us in the mornings.
Robbie works in the garden, is an excellent weeder, and does seed cleaning in the winter. Robbie has been with Turtle Tree since 2013.
Peter started working at Turtle Tree after many years as a biodynamic vegetable gardener. He is one of our most meticulous seed cleaners.
Andrea is a morning seed shop worker who enjoys seed cleaning as well as tending the gardens.
Jennifer began at Turtle Tree in 2018. She enjoys the quiet of indoor seed work and also helping with special projects. She works with us in the afternoons.
Ian is the co-general manager at Turtle Tree, and works with seed cleaning, testing, packing and overall organization. He has a background as a long-time biodynamic farmer and gardener, and has been at Turtle Tree since 2001.
Lia is the co-general manager and garden manager at Turtle Tree. She has been with Turtle Tree since 2009.
Joseph joined the Turtle Tree crew in 2017. He has revolutionized our germination testing process and also has taken on our annual inventory. Joseph’s precision is a real asset to our seed work.
Noemi joined us in 2018 and brings her energy and enthusiasm to the garden as well as managing our seed donations, helping with seed cleaning and order fulfillment. She is an energetic team leader.
Matthias, a trained actor and singer, joined us in 2019. We appreciate his many talents and hard work!
Asha joined us in 2019 and quietly cleans seed while enjoying the peacefulness.
Chris, a long-time baker, has joined us in Turtle Tree as his interests have changed. He helps cleaning seed and in the greenhouses
Joseph joined us in 2020, enjoys football (soccer) and helps with seed cleaning and in the gardens.
Bill joined us in 2019 and enjoys all aspects of seed work, both indoors and out, including gardening, seed cleaning and order fulfillment
Finot started at Turtle Tree in 2018 when she moved to Camphill Village. She always comes to work with a cheerful spirit, and keeps the whole crew on track with her strong work ethic and enthusiasm. Finot works both in the gardens and helping to clean seed.
Past Crew Members
Caly was a short-term co-worker who dabbled in the gardens and could more often be found in the Turtle Tree office filling orders, answering e-mails, and assisting with special projects as they came up.
Madelon answered phones, took orders, cleaned seed, assisted with seed testing and helped organize the seed cleaning crew. She worked off and on at Turtle Tree for more than 10 years, and in 2011 began working with us full time. She retired in 2018.
Lisa headed the seed gardens and assisted with seed cleaning. She oversaw the garden crew and the first stages of seed cleaning. She worked at Turtle Tree from 2015 through 2017.
A consummate biodynamic gardener, Dries helped us with germination testing to ensure high quality seeds.
Oliver worked at Turtle Tree in the afternoons, mostly in the gardens, but also worked on seed cleaning in the winter. Oliver left in 2018, and we wish him well in the bakery!
