Roger Smith

Susan and I moved to Pennsylvania 34 years ago to live and work on Longacre Farm.  Although I loved being a camp director and farmer (as well as a teacher of the mentally gifted), I found myself called to another career when I helped to start, and became the first Executive Director of a participatory science museum in Harrisburg, PA.

In 1985, I became a partner in Longacre Expeditions, an adventure travel program for teenagers that borrowed its philosophical foundation from the Farm, and my yearly rhythm again aligned with Susan's.  My partner and I sold Longacre Expeditions in 2006 and I became the Executive Director of the Perry County Council of the Arts, a local non-profit that operates a member's Gallery and “Creative Commons” in Newport and facilitates arts education residencies and art-related tourism promotion in much of central PA.

During the summer I often grab a group of Farm teens for volunteer work at the Arts Council, or find time to assist with one of the many construction projects that are on-going at the farm.  My pride and joy are my three children, Matthew (29), Alex (26), and Courtney (18).  When not hanging with Farm kids and staff during the summertime, I can undoubtedly be found in my woodworking shop, which itself is an ongoing project.

Jacob Warner

I have the fortune of calling Perry County my home, having grown up two miles west of Longacre Farm.  After graduating from Newport High School, I attended Juniata College, where I first met Louise.  I also studied at the University of Lincoln in England, and during this time Louise and I traveled extensively throughout the UK and Europe.

After graduating with a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, Louise and I taught English in Guatemala.  Ultimately, we settled back in Perry County, and now live within walking distance of the farm, in an historic brick church built in 1882.  When not working around the farm, I can be found at Carson Long Institute, a private boys boarding school, where I teach Algebra, Geometry, and Sustainable Agriculture.

I relish the simplicity of rural life, as it is balanced against honest, hard work.  I love cooking, eating, and knowing where my food comes from.  I believe that true sustainability must include educating and inspiring younger generations to make sustainable choices, and consider myself blessed to be part of the process.

Brooks Miller

I graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering.  I worked briefly in the aerospace industry, but soon longed for a return to the outdoors and to working with my hands.  Unsure of my future as an engineer, I traveled throughout Europe and then backpacked and WWOOFed (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) in Mexico, confirming my love of farming.

Upon my return to the US, I moved to Hope Springs Farm with Anna, and we soon married.  I worked off the farm as a brewer and automation engineer at Troegs Brewing Company, a small, craft brewery in Harrisburg, PA.  We moved to Longacre Farm in March of 2008, with our six-month-old, Kaj, and a flock of sheep, goats and chickens in tow.

Kaj is quickly becoming a helpful little farmer.  He assists twice-daily in moving chickens, feeding and watering baby chicks, and milking goats.  He loves fresh, pastured eggs, home-cured bacon, raw goat's milk, and pastured chicken meat.

Anna Santini

I graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering.  I spent summers doing what I loved: working at various farms around the state.  These included a grass-based organic dairy, a small goat dairy, and three organic vegetable production farms, two of which were CSAs (Community Supported Acriculture).

After graduation, I worked as a research intern at the Rodale Institute's experimental organic farm in Kutztown, PA.  I then traveled and volunteered at farms throughout Central America, after which I was hired as farm manager of Hope Springs Farm, a therapeutic farm for adults with disabilities in Hershey, PA.  There, Brooks and I were married, our son Kaj was born, and we lived and farmed for two years.

We came to Longacre Farm early in 2008 and currently live in the Art House.