GET TO KNOW YOUR FARMERS
Kevin is the son of Judy, husband to Karen and father to Cierra and Jordan. Kevin is a band teacher at Godfrey-Lee Middle and High school. He does most of the organizing, spraying, buying new trees, and furthering the good of the Orchard.
Kevin Gabrielse
Karen is a chemistry teacher at Wayland Union High. She is the one who helps do most of the restocking, a lot of sorting and other small jobs on the orchard.
Karen Gabrielse
Judy is the grandma of the orchard. She has retired from her job but she can't ever seem to stop working so she works almost everyday here in the fall. She picks, sorts, bags, and restocks The Stand each day. She also runs a small garden on the property that she cares for.
Judy Gabrielse
Cierra is getting her doctorate in Physical Therapist. She works at Hulst Jepson, Coachman Strength and Conditioning, and here on the orchard. She helps with the main tasks of the orchard and loves to help beautify the orchard and The Stand.
Cierra Gabrielse
Jordan is a junior at GVSU this fall. He is majoring in Biomedical Engineering (Making prosthetics). Jordan tends to do a lot of the heavy lifting for his grandmother and also the random odd jobs that need to be accomplished, including the mowing.