Farnum Hill People

Stephen M. Wood and Louisa D. Spencer, Proprietors

Brenda Bailey, Jessica Callow, Fitzgerald Campbell, Jenny Daniel, Brian Goodwin, Nicole LeGrand Leibon, Jacques Tourville, Jeff Williams, Corrie Wolosin.

These people do the writing on our website, unless otherwise noted:

Louisa D. Spencer (LDS) is Ma PovCorp, and has been trying to get Farnum Hill Ciders noticed since 2000 when we bravely came down the hill and started pouring and explaining real cider. Thousands of sips and millions of words later, the job has grown bigger and more fun.

Stephen M. Wood (SMW) is Pa PovCorp, a great apple grower, bug and fungus expert, cider fermenter, blender, and advocate to fellow-orchardists. The phone is his favorite information technology, but he’s learning to write for the site.

Corrie Wolosin (CW) became Farnum Hill Ciders’ Director of Sales and Market Strategy back in Summer 2007. She left the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth looking for a challenge, and continues moving Farnum Hill Ciders into Northeastern markets we only dreamed of back in the early days.

Brenda Bailey (BLB) is PovCorp Central Command. She first came up here to pack McIntosh back in the 1970′s. Now Brenda runs the office, the retail stand, the raspberry field, monitors cider-cyber-space, and takes more and more of our best photos (a partial list.)

Jenny Daniel (JD) joined the FH cider crew early this year and swiftly learned the basic job, which is very complicated. Around here, that means more jobs, including posts from the cider-room floor.

Jessica Callow (JC) manages our Boston marketing activities, attends culinary school, writes her own food blog, comes up with great ideas, and actually acts on them.

These people keep the orchard and cider production going. So far they are too busy for website work.

Brian Goodwin has been leaving here at 2pm for his other day job for about twenty years. When we started making FH ciders, his huge talent for tasting and blending surprised us all, including Brian. Now he divides his orchard time between the FH cider room and the field. In fall, Brian’s the tour guide that every school group asks for.

Fitzgerald Campbell leads field operations, pruning, and harvest crews, not to mention pressing huge amounts of cider. Back in 1993 Fitz first came here with the picking crew. Soon we understood the importance of persuading him to stay year-round. The Poverty Lane pruning video gives some idea why.

Jeff Williams grew up in Lebanon, and started working here back in the ’80′s. He does too many jobs to list, outside and inside, in all four seasons.

Nicole LeGrand Leibon was one of the first hired full-time here to specialize in cidermaking.  Her extraordinary nose, palate, and imagination moved our ciders a long way in good directions. Two children later she has cut back her cider-room hours, but the Nicole Effect is as strong as ever.

Jacques Tourville does every field job that the year presents, and fixes whatever breaks down.  He joined us in 2005.