Meet our Staff

We have as many as 20 full-time and part-time Adams Farm employees throughout the year. Below are biographies on some of our staff members.

Bill Adams

Bill is a true Vermont Original. Born on the 4th of July, he has lived at Adams Farm in Wilmington, Vermont his entire life. Ask him when he started working at Adams Farm, he will reply "at an early age." Bill's been working on the farm ever since and is the current owner of the Farm. Bill says the best part of working at Adams Farm is he gets to do what he wants to, but the work never gets done. On occasion you may find Bill driving your sleigh in the winter or as the tractor driver of your wagon ride in the summer. Look for him on your visit; he's usually the one smoking the pipe.

Jennifer Boyd

Jennifer Boyd is Vermont native. She makes her home in West Dover, Vermont. Her birthday is March 9th. She has been working at Adams Farm for 5 years. Her primary position is Farm Hand, which means you can catch her feeding and taking care of the animals, mowing the turf, driving sleighs in the winter, you name it - she does it. Jennifer says, "the best part of my job is the animals and seeing the families that keep coming back to the farm."

Sharon Adams

Sharon is from Newport Center, Vermont. She was born on March 10. As soon as she married Bill Adams in 1960 her work at Adams Farm began and hasn't stopped. As you can imagine, Sharon's held many positions on the farm. Her most recognized and appreciated job is as our Fudge Maker. Other positions include the "Hey Mom can you????" position, Reservationist, Farm Store Clerk, Tractor Driver and Resident Ghost/Witch. Sharon thinks it's great that she lives and works at the same place with her children and grandchildren.

Doris, Nubian Goat

Doris is from Tasha Tudor's flock of Silver Nubian Goats. She was born on March 15, 1991. Doris started working at Adams Farm in 1999. Her positions at the farm includes producer of premium, naturally homogenized, 0 lactaid, goat's milk and nanny producing milkers. Her milk is used in making Adams Farm's hand made goat's milk soap. Doris had worked with some of the farms herd before settling at the farm permanently. Tasha Tudor felt "that with handles like hers, she would make a perfect pin-up girl," and of course Adams Farm is the perfect place to show off her magnificent udders! Doris' breed originated in Nubia, Africa. Her long ears help keep her cool and her long legs help her reach branches to eat leaves.

Steve Adams

Steven is from; you guessed it, Wilmington, Vermont. More specifically, born and raised at Adams Farm. His birthday is March 27. Steven's been working at the farm since he was "taller than a hoe." He has many positions at Adams Farm including Bookkeeper, Teamster, Network Administrator, Tractor Driver, Sugar maker, Mechanic, Substitute, Genealogist and Easter Bunny. Steven says the best part of his position(s) at the farm is, "you always know you're going to work, but you never know what you're going to do.... visit the farm, it'll grow on you." Spoken like a true Vermonter.

Bess, Border Collie

Bess is from Becket, Massachusetts. She was born in 1998. Bess started working on the farm in the spring of 2001 as the farm's animal organizer. Bess loves to herd animals and Adams Farm allows her to do just that. Bess' breed was developed by farmers in the region between England and Scotland. She's a smart, hard working member of the Adams Farm team. She loves doing daily demonstrations and moving sheep, ducks, and children if need be. "Working at Adams Farm is SWEET!!!! I get pet a lot."

Blake Spooner

Blake is from Heartwellville, VT. This Goat Wrangler was born on April 28. He is great with all the animals, not just the goats. Be sure to ask him any questions you might have about the animals as he is very knowledgeable and enjoys helping our customers, since February of 2005. If you see Blake walking around and his hair is standing straight up, be sure not to mention anything about having touched an electrified fence, he is a little sensitive about it. Ken doesn't mind talking about it at all.

Jill Adams Mancivalano

Jill is part of the fifth generation of Adamses here at Adams Farm. She was born here, grew up here, spent most of her 20's away from the farm in Boston and California and is now back managing this thriving business. In Boston she studied at Butera School of Art. Prior to having her two beautiful girls she had a tile painting studio in what is now the Quilt and Fiber Arts Loft. Visit the Farm Store and Quilt and Fiber Arts Loft at the farm to get a sense of her style, they are both filled to the brim with color, warmth, art, good taste, and just the right touch of Jill's humor. Jill is very proud of the staff she has put together to serve her customers and is excited to be able to share her families working farm with the 40,000 plus visitors each year.

Little Man, Vermont Morgan Horse

Little Man is actually a very local horse with an interesting background. He was born on June 30, 1999 at Greg and Brenda Adams' Mountain View Farm, just up the road from Adams Farm. Little Man's DNA certification qualifies him as a direct descendant of the 1st Morgan horse "figure" owned by Justin Morgan in the early 1800's and feels as though he is honoring his ancestors as an ambassador to the Morgan." Little Man has been at Adams Farm since the summer of 2002. He gives pony and sleigh rides and does an occasional demonstration now and then. Little Man says the best part of working at Adams Farm is "I just LOVE to play with the other horses and show off my beautiful lines!!"

Kristen Spooner

Kristen is, you guessed it, Blake's sister! Kristen came to us first in the summer of 2002. Her positions on the farm include, but certainly are not limited to . . . watching Jill's girls, pony rides, working with the indoor and outdoor animals, farm store, and we especially love it when she helps with special events. Kristen applied to Adams Farm because she has "always been an outdoor kind of girl. I love animals and to work on a busy farm like this took everything I like to do and made it a fun place to work. No day is ever the same!" Kristen's smile is unmatched and her birthday is November 24.

Tessa Adams

Tessa is from Wilmington, Vermont. When Tessa was born on July 18, she became the first of the Adams' 6th generation to work on the farm. She's worked here as long as she was able to work or is that ride a horse? Tessa is a Sleigh Driver in the winter, an Afternoon Tea person in the summer, a Farm Store clerk year round and anything else she may be needed to do. Tessa enjoys working at Adams Farm because "I get to do things I like, for example, working with horses and meeting new people... It's nice to be with family and get paid for it."

Brutus, Merino Ram

Brutus is from Morehouse Merino Farm in Red Hook, New York. His birthday is March 10, 1998. Brutus came to Adams Farm in the spring of 2003 to be the Merino Stud because of all the good looking sheep. He loves breeding season and all the pasture and ewes he gets to frolic about with. His breed originated in Spain. Did you know Merino sheep used to out number Vermonters 6 to 1 in the 1840's? Being the finest wool in the world, Merino fiber became an international standard, called "bloodcount." Brutus is introducing a stouter confirmation, finer crimp to the wool in a more classic Delanie attribute at Adams Farm.