Brenda divides her time between Colfax, WI and Post Falls, Idaho, She is a retired sixth grade, middle school, teacher, and has used her profession to take advantage of many opportunities to work for the education of children, especially girls, around the world. She has spent years traveling in Latin America and Asia working for social justice, education for all children/people, and supporting sustainable tourism — especially in a kayak. Brenda is an active board member and has worked primarily with our student scholarships program. "It is an honor and a pleasure to help empower these wonderful young people.”

Jody lives in rural Western Wisconsin with her husband, Kurt Buetow. She is co-owner of https://culturalcloth.com/Cultural Cloth a retail store in Maiden Rock, WI representing artisans from 30 countries. The combination of her passion for social justice and textiles brought her to join Farmer to Farmer in 1992 and traveled with the first delegation to Santiago Atitlan. She has been actively involved with F2F ever since. The coffee business started in her barn in 2000. “I receive far more from our Guatemala and Honduras friends than I can ever give. I feel so fortunate to be part of this work.”

Andy is a farmer and teacher at the Lake Country Land School in Connorsville, Wisconsin. Andy was in Honduras with the PeaceCorps in the late 1990s and has continued to work with the same farmers since that time. He has deep friendships in Honduras, is fluent in Spanish, and leads our work with the farmers there.

Kevin lives in St. Paul and is an attorney and compliance risk management consultant. He discovered Farmer to Farmer when he first bought the coffee and knew right away that he loved the coffee and loved F2F’s mission and vision. ‌He's slowly learning Spanish and visited Guatemala for the first time in April 2023 and was on the F2F Honduras and Guatemala trips in 2024. He’s excited to spread the word about F2F’s great work and great coffee.

Sarah lives in Downsville, WI with her partner, Drew, and their puppy and three cats. Their property adjoins family land where they manage prairie, woodland, and wetlands. She is the Operations Director at Marbleseed, a nonprofit that provides education and outreach for organic and regenerative farmers. Sarah enjoys spending time outdoors, camping, and growing, cooking, and eating delicious foods. Sarah traveled to Guatemala with Farmer to Farmer in the early 2000s.

Wade lived for 30 years in the Twin Cities working in video and film production. In 2013, he and his partner, Heidi Coe, purchased Piney Hill Farm near Connorsville, WI to reconnect with their rural roots. Over the past decade they’ve grown organic vegetables for market and restaurants, hosted art shows and retreats, and most recently, converted their cottage into a farm stay. Wade continues to work in television as a story producer for the Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives and is excited to help bring the Farmer to Farmer story to the world.

Kay is a mother and grandmother that has worked in the environmental field most of her life. She lives with her husband on a farm near Prairie Farm, raising fruit, vegetables, perennial flowers, and three wonderful (well, most of the time) rescue dogs.
As a trainer and daughter of a teacher, her passion is to provide education for disadvantaged youth in areas of poverty.
Her other passion is coffee! Farmer to Farmer's dark roast is her absolute favorite.

am thrilled to be a part of this organization. This role gives purpose to my coffee consumption. Having grown up in northern Dunn County, I have been familiar with Farmer to Farmer for quite some time. I spent two years in the Peace Corps in Panama, working in the agriculture sector. During this time I worked with hat weavers and learned about the plants used for creating the weaving materials. My formal education
is a BS in horticulture and a MS in forestry. I live and work in Spooner, Wisconsin, where I am employed by Washburn County in the Forest & Parks department. I serve on various boards within my city and take part in a few recreational organizations. During
this season I am playing vintage base ball for the St. Croix Base Ball Club and am playing third trombone in the Rice Lake Municipal Band. My significant other, Kate, lives in Shoreview, MN. We visit each other often.

Amber is the head of our coffee business. She loves traveling but gets just as excited to return to her home and family on the shores of Tainter Lake. When she isn’t nerding out about coffee, she can be found reading a book, finding treasures at thrift stores, or roaming the woods with her partner, children, and naughty hound dog.

Carol keeps every transaction transparent to ensure the board can manage expenses lean and mean, and do what we do best — maximize giving on behalf of our supporters!

As a woman farmer, I look forward to working with an organization that strongly believes in solidarity with our farmers. Finding ways to connect more and strengthen existing connections to bridge the gap between consumers and our vast and complicated food system is important to me. Not to mention, coffee is an essential part of my life. That coffee helps to fuel my passion for the goats I raise and the sustainable land and farm management I practice. And it feels good to know I am also supporting other farmers in a way that no other coffee non-profit does.