Farmer
Chuda Dhaurali and his wife, Gita, were the pilot goat farmers at Pine Island Farm in the 2013 season. Chuda also collects goats from other northern VT farms for resale at Pine Island. Originally from Bhutan, where Chuda’s father had a large diversified farm, they spent nearly 20 years in a refugee camp in Nepal before being resettled to Burlington in 2009. They live at the farm with their two daughters and have lots of help from the grandmas as well.
Chuda Dhaurali and his wife, Gita, were the pilot goat farmers at Pine Island Farm in the 2013 season. Chuda also collects goats from other northern VT farms for resale at Pine Island. Originally from Bhutan, where Chuda’s father had a large diversified farm, they spent nearly 20 years in a refugee camp in Nepal before being resettled to Burlington in 2009. They live at the farm with their two daughters and have lots of help from the grandmas as well.
Farmer
Theogène Mahoro and Hyacinthe Ayengeneye joined the farm in 2014 and are specializing in chicken production. They also have a sizeable garden plot. They hail originally from Rwanda. Theogene arrived under the refugee resettlement program in 2004 after fleeing the Rwandan genocide via Congo Brazzaville. They live at the farm with four of their children.
Theogène Mahoro and Hyacinthe Ayengeneye joined the farm in 2014 and are specializing in chicken production. They also have a sizeable garden plot. They hail originally from Rwanda. Theogene arrived under the refugee resettlement program in 2004 after fleeing the Rwandan genocide via Congo Brazzaville. They live at the farm with four of their children.
Project Manager
Karen Freudenberger manages the Pine Island Farm project. She has spent a career in international community development, where she was a specialist in participatory research and planning. She moved to Vermont from Madagascar in 2009. In addition to working with the New American community to get the farm up and running, she has taught a class on Conundrums in Conservation and Development (The Case of Madagascar) in UVM’s environmental studies department.
Karen Freudenberger manages the Pine Island Farm project. She has spent a career in international community development, where she was a specialist in participatory research and planning. She moved to Vermont from Madagascar in 2009. In addition to working with the New American community to get the farm up and running, she has taught a class on Conundrums in Conservation and Development (The Case of Madagascar) in UVM’s environmental studies department.
