“How can I support you in that?” is a question often asked between Tristan and KJ.

KJ dedicates most of his time to his job as Director of IT Innovation at Rescue, Inc., in Brattleboro. He also volunteers as an EMT at Rescue and is a part of their swift-water rescue team, in addition to serving as Operations and Logistics Sections Chief for Rescue’s COVID-19 vaccination response.

Prior to using his IT talents locally, KJ had a long and well-traveled career in roles such as Director of Cloud Solutions and IT Infrastructure for Data Masons Software.

Between 2008 and 2014, KJ served part-time as a Windham County Deputy Sheriff, and as a part-time Officer in Vernon.

McKenna and Tristan began working together after McKenna spent a month at Quill Nook Farm as a WWOOFer during the summer of 2021. McKenna acts as editor, graphic designer, proofreader, and all-around supporter of Tristan and his various creative projects.

McKenna is a historian, writer, artist, and Florida transplant living in the Northeast. She is drawn to tiny things, leafy beings, and very wordy books. When not creating miniatures, collage art, or fiction of many forms, McKenna can be found in the crook of a tree or scouring the newest offerings at her local library.

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If it works on this website, Turner did it. He’s helped Tristan build websites, launch newsletters, and played countless doodle games after dinner.

Turner landed at Quill Nook Farm during a COVID gap year from Cornell. First staying on the farm for a month, he’s returned several times since and joined in many adventures, besides collaborating on goofy videos and other art projects.

Now residing in Brooklyn, Turner works as a recording engineer and a barista in a cream-puff store, and carries a sketchbook of tattoo offerings for friends.

Rick, lifelong resident of neighboring Guilford, has been a visionary participant in the stewardship of Quill Nook Farm for more than five years.

Read more about him in Congrats Rick Holcomb!

I feel we are soul mates. Not in the definition of “I found the one person who gets me.”

It’s more like this—the three of us are adventurers.

We are boulders who came from different planets (or bedrock, what’s the difference?) and landed together here in this forest in Halifax, Vermont. We found, in each other, a nucleus for a family grounded in the safety of encountering each other with an open and honest heart, hand, and mouth.

Oliver is our greeter and loves a good stick. Throw it for him and make a forever friend.

Oliver and his open heart have a welcome guide on many of the journeys chronicled here on the blog—see his picture here at George Floyd Square, and signs of his old soul.

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Lavender wants nonstop cuddles.

Lupine is the more adventurous of our twins, but not only outside. She’s no stranger to burrowing into your lap or under the blankets.