MEET OUR TEAM
Nathaniel
Nathaniel is a farmer and owner at Lillooet Sheep & Cheesery. Sheep whisperer? Almost. He tends the farm and flock to maintain happy sheep and fruitful ground, all for the best possible milk, meat and wool. With degrees in Economics and Environmental Studies from Hobart College, he has worked to promote a more sustainable lifestyle for many years. Before sheep tending, he worked for the City of Boston to promote cycling and sustainable transport. His first taste of farm life came at Cricket Creek Farm milking majestic Brown Swiss and Jersey cows. Every day Nathaniel works to make Lillooet capable of positively impacting its community through sustainable farming and sharing great cheese.
gillian
Our resident cheese maker wasn’t always looking to become a cheese maker, but life just sort of lead her to that. After getting a degree in Neuroscience from Brown University, Gillian was ready to take the MCATs and apply to medical school, but realized that she did not want Neuroscience to be her life. Food was the thing that pulled at Gillian. Food was her passion and is today. After meeting cheesemakers at farmers’ markets, she set off to Italy, England and about New England to learn from master cheesemakers. Her goal is to create a uniquely American sheep’s milk cheese and share it with as many people as she can.
Doug
Doug is our livestock and nursery manager. With a background in experiential education, farming, gardening and land management. His professional experience includes Education Director for Land’s Sake in Weston, MA, Education Events Coordinator for NOFA/Mass, and Project Manager for Sustainable Vets International. Guided by the principles of Nature he practices adaptive grazing with a flock of sheep while developing and enhancing a silvopasture landscape. As a Board member of NOFA/Mass he promotes regenerative agriculture and a restorative food system by helping more people gain access to the resources needed to grow healthy food and foster local knowledge networks.
