From engineer to peasant baker, the successful conversion of Jérôme Laloux to Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude Doing a job that makes sense and working with nature is what Jerome Laloux was looking for when he left his engineering career in construction several years ago. After becoming a baker, he opened his workshop in a wing of the family […]

Judith M’Hone, a Garden Apprentice in the 2016 growing season at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, originally from Botswana, is now the Lead Farm Educator at City Growers, a nonprofit in New York, NY. A large part of Judith’s job is educating New York City youth about food systems and environmental awareness. She teaches youth about where […]

National Volunteer Week this year is April 23rd to 29th but, sometimes you just can’t wait a month to say THANK YOU to our many AWESOME volunteers! Our volunteers come in many forms – some donate their time and energy to teaching our Whole Farm Workshops. Thank you to Steve Diebele of Golden Bear Farm, […]

Michael Fields has had a rich tradition of hosting garden students, intern and apprentices; these individuals join us from Wisconsin, the U.S., and from all over the world. It is always such a pleasure to reconnect and find out what we’ve all been up to. Jérôme LALOUX is originally from France and was working with […]

“Hi, my name is Hoa and I’m from Vietnam. I am doing my 2nd year apprenticeship at MFAI which I feel so fortunate to have. This year is a big change for me since I have learnt and worked at the same time with coaching the 1st year interns. I’ve felt so mature in compare […]

Julie Battaille and Tyler Delsart were previous apprentices at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. Julie is from Brussels, Belgium and Tyler comes from Green Bay, WI. Both reached out to Michael Fields to expand their knowledge about sustainable agriculture. Never would they have imagined that they would find love in the fields. “I was hesitant to […]

One of the main goals of our summer student program is to expose our crew to not only our style of farming but LOTS of styles of farming. To do this we attend workshops, fields days and even volunteer at other farms to help with larger projects such as putting up a small hoop house. […]

Your contribution will help us continue teaching Sustainable Agriculture to beginning farmers from around the world. The Garden Apprentices and Interns live at the institute for the seven month growing season. They work, learn and grow in the gardens – from seed selection, farm planning, best growing practices, business planning to market – we need […]

The season has officially come to an end here at The Gardens. My last student left on the 13th, now it’s time to look to the future once again. I’m happy to report I was able to get most of my seeds, my potting mix and even some supplies for the students ordered. Julie and […]

My name is David Mroch. I grew up in East Troy, Wisconsin and was always aware of Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. My professional background for the last 13 years has been in live music entertainment. I am owner of Backpocket Productions LLC and am contracted as a promoter rep and production manager for arena, amphitheater, […]

Hello! My name is Monica and I feel fortunate to have MFAI close to home! I am from Waukesha and attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where as a returning adult-student, I am pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Conservation and Environmental Science. As an Intern this summer I look forward to expanding my knowledge on sustainable […]

Hi! My name is Hoa and I’m the intern from the farthest country for 2015 season – Vietnam. I have been working for almost 3 years after graduated from university but I always look for some changes in my life. Then I decided to join the internship at Micheal Fields Agricultural Institute just because I […]

Hi! My name is Tyler. I am 26 years old and this is my second year at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. To explain a bit about my background, I am a student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. My focus is Environmental Science. At UW-GB, I helped maintain their laboratory greenhouse and rooftop garden. My […]

My name is Rebecca and I am originally from Minneapolis, MN, although sometimes I feel more like a Wisconsinite after four years attending University of Wisconsin-Madison where I recently graduated with majors in Environmental Studies and Agricultural & Applied Economics. Working with Slow Food UW-Madison for three years during college peaked an interest in agriculture […]

Hi ! I’m Julie and come from Brussels in Belgium.  I graduated from a Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences one year ago and decided to expand my knowledge about agriculture by farming with my own hands.  My interest for agriculture gave me the occasion to move to various part of the world before taking me […]

Hello, I’m Nathan Rousseau. Also, known on the farm as Chief Long Hair Short Short’s. I Love Plants and Cooking! I hail from the land of Green Bay, WI, and attend the University of Green Bay. I intend on majoring in Nutritional Science at the university and hope the experience gained at Michael Fields Agricultural […]

When Tim Huth was studying sociology at Carroll University, he did not know what direction his life would take. Tim met some farmers while he was at Carroll who taught him some things and inspired him to consider farming. Tim started with just some pots on his porch and a rented garden plot. He had […]

She studied forestry at the University of Helsinki and is still doing a master degree in this same specialty. Although she has a deep knowledge in this topic, Lilli hopes that Michael Fields will provide her other points of view in environmental issues. This is the main reason which brought her to the States and […]

Hi my name is Antoine, I am 24 years old and I just arrived from France to do these 8 months internship at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and I must say that I am pretty excited about this! To explain a bit about my background, I have just graduated from a Master’s degree Program on […]

My name is Mariela Quesada Centeno.  I was born and raised in San José, Costa Rica.  In 2006, life brought me to Wisconsin, after finishing my Veterinary degree.   Currently I am pursuing a Master in Public Health at the University of Madison and work part time as the Latino Outreach Coordinator in the Linda […]

Over the past few years, my interest and passion in supporting the local organic food infrastructure has grown immensely.  This passion has fueled the recent completion of my master’s degree in Environmental Studies where particular attention was given to the collaborative efforts that can be forged between rural and urban communities around local food.  The […]

I have exchanged my camera and notebook for rubber boots and a shovel. My name is Anna. You can read it backwards or forwards and it is still the same. It is adaptable like me.  Some months ago I was working at a television station in Barcelona. Now I am working every day at Michael Fields Agricultural […]

My name is Sonia. I am from Barcelona although I think each place I visit changes a bit my identity, and makes me grow somehow. I love traveling and meeting people from different cultures that share with me their ideas and cosmovisions. I studied environmental sciences and I am crazy for international environmental politics. I […]

Hi my name is Maureen Gullen.  I am from Morton Grove, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). Currently, I am a senor at St. Olaf College studying biology and environmental studies.  I have always loved food, weather eating it, looking at it, or buying it.  After taking a class of food justice I realized my passion […]