Ann Marie Campbell - Cape Abilities Farm Team

Ann Marie helps to cultivate the lettuce and the tomato plants in the greenhouses. Ann Marie also plants the lettuce seeds and helped to plant many of the annuals and hanging baskets.  She was born in Needham.

In addition to her work at Cape Abilities Farm, Ann Marie is employed at Cape Abilities work center in Hyannis.

The Cape Cod Times selected a photo of Ann Marie as one of the best photos of 2008, to learn more click here.

In her spare time, Ann Marie like to watch movies and play with her cat, Cutie.

Nick Anderson- Cape Abilities Farm Team

Nick had some experience doing vegetable and flower gardening at home before he came to work on the farm. At Cape Abilities Farm he helps prepare vegetable packages for the weekly Salad Club orders. Asked what he likes  most about the work, he laughs and says its easy and he likes the salary.  Nick came to Cape Cod in 1983 .In his spare time, Nick likes to go on visits and to fish. Nick was featured in an article about our farm in The New York Times (read more)

Bonnie Bee II

Bonnie is known as "Hard Rock" around the greenhouse. The name refers to her taste in music when her human co-workers play the radio. If the station isn't playing hard rock, Bonnie will buzz her co-workers until they change it.

Tom Zurn - Cape Abilities Farm Team

Tom Zurn launched Cape Abilities Farm in the summer of 2006. He grew up on a farm and is dedicated to producing top quality produce and plants. In addition to supervising the growth of Cape Abilities Farm, Tom serves as the Director of Business Development at Cape Abilities.

Grilled Corn on the Cob - Janiak Family Recipe

Grilled Corn on the Cob is popular at clambakes and barbecues. With all the fresh, native sweet corn now available at the farm, this recipe makes a delicious dish. 

 

Ingredients:

6 ears of freshly picked, unhusked corn on the cob.

 

Prepare:

Soak the still-in-husk corn in a pot of water for 20-30 minutes.

 

Grill:

Place corn (still in husks) on a grill at medium heat for 20 minutes occasionally turning the corn.

 

Eat and joy - fresh sweet corn is a great summer treat.

 

Bee Mobile - Brad Tracy and Tracy Volkswagen

Many thanks to Brad Tracy (photo at left) and everyone at Tracy Volkswagen in Hyannis for sponsoring our new Cape Abilities Farm Bee Mobile this season. The Bee Mobile has been traveling across Cape Cod to promote our farm and the Adopt a Bee Farm Membership program. Thank you Brad for supporting Cape Abilities!

Fancy Nancy Bee

This bee is literally a high flier. Her co-workers say that unlike most bees who make short hops from plant to plant, she likes to soar to the greenhouse ceiling each time before dropping down to pollinate a plant.

Jim Knieriem- Cape Abilities Farm Team

Jim is a fifth generation farmer who was born in Mokena, Illinois and moved to Cape Cod in 1992, where he also farmed. He joined Cape Abilities in 2000. Jim is the farm manager. He likes working for Cape Abilities because "it's a strong organization for individuals with disabilities."  Jim's favorite place on the Cape is Cape Abilities farm in Marstons Mills. He enjoys camping on Cape Cod with his family. His hobbies are raising show poultry and heirloom tomatoes.

Kyle Kratschman - Cape Abilities Farm Team

Kyle’s favorite activity is picking lettuce. “It’s easy,” he explains, with a smile. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. Kyle moved to the Cape in 2004 and came to Cape Abilities in 2005. Kyle is pretty much a jack-of-all-trades at the farm. His favorite hobbies are fishing and watching movies and his favorite place on Cape Cod is the beach.

Andrew Janiak - Cape Abilities Farm Team

Andrew describes his farm job as “a little bit of everything.” He joined the Cape Abilities Farm team in the spring of 2008. A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts,  Andrew said his favorite job is selling to customers at the farm stand.  His favorite hobby is playing cards.

Andrew enjoys grilled corn on the cob - a favorite Janiak Family recipe.