2026 Partridge Creek Farm growing team pose with squash they grew at the Community Farm.
Our growing team keep both the Community Farm and Gardens running smoothly! Our 2026 team is made up of two seasonal employees and 2 full time employees. Each employee is valuable and is successful in growing produce for the Ishpeming community and providing food access programming. Since 2024, our 2 full time employees have been responsible for growing over 9,400 lbs of food for the Ishpeming Community. PCF could not complete our mission to provide food access to our community without these spectacularly skilled team members!
Support our growing team’s capacity to grow food for our community this Giving Tuesday!
Meet Our 2026 Team
Meet Allison Stawara
Community Farm Manager
Allison has been farming full time for 11 years, but began her farming journey 14 years ago. Allison’s favorite part about working at PCF is the joy of getting to share produce with people, and hearing their stories about the farm site back when it was a hospital. People who were born there, worked there, sharing their memories with us and their gratitude for the new form it has taken on.
Meet Sarah Hayward
Food Access Manager
Sarah has been farming for 6 years and brings 16 years of food systems experience and education experience to Partridge Creek Farm as the Food Access Manager.
Sarah’s previous experience taught her how important community is and she believes that people come together when you eat and grow good food. When asked why she likes working at PCF, Sarah said that she enjoys working with coworkers who care about the community and care about growing food for the community.
Meet Sarah Bass
Seasonal Farm Assistant
Sarah has been farming in Michigan since 2019. She has a variety of farming experience with goats, growing flowers, and growing and harvesting vegetables.
Sarah enjoys working at PCF because the organization is focused on food access and she enjoys working with a team who is passionate about growing food for Ishpeming.
Meet Kaitlyn Waldrop
Seasonal Farm Assistant
Kaitlyn grew up working with her family on a farm, but this year marks her first year working on a farm as an adult! Kaitlyn also brings experience in local food systems and social work to PCF.
Kaitlyn loves working with PCF because she believes in connecting people with local food and making it more accessible within their community. She also enjoys working alongside PCF’s team who are working towards food security in Ishpeming.
