Our Staff

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Lana Mustafa,Executive Director

Lana began working as Executive Director at MCF after starting her homestead in Clifton, where she and her family grow a bountiful garden every season. She is also a backyard chicken/beekeeper. As a kid, she always felt a strong sense of connection with nature, and began gardening at the young age of 7! She has maintained that love, which has developed into an ever-lasting fascination with the complexities and interconnectedness of this planet and society. She loves sharing what she knows, and is always looking to gain knowledge from others! She has three children who constantly remind her how important it is to remain curious! According to her, it's imperative that we help children maintain that curiosity and connection to nature, and here at MCF we take that seriously. We know all it takes is a seed planted into their hearts! We are the future, and it's time we all worked together to make sure that future is good!

Bridget Allison,

Farm stand manager

Bridget started with MCF in 2022 as an AmeriCorps member. She completed two terms with AmeriCorps, before being onboarded as Farm Stand Manager in the fall of 2023. She has a background in Nutrition and Food Science, as well as Public Health, which has driven her to continue to spread awareness on how our health and the environment are connected. Bridget hopes to aid the community by putting healthy, sustainable food back into it. In her spare time, Bridget loves going hiking with her husky, Balto, as well as painting, traveling, and going on adventures.

Wolfgang smith,

Education coordinator

Wolfgang started working with MCF as an intern in the Summer of 2023 and loved it so much he ended up shifting his career focus to environmentalism. He has a background in art education, but has always been passionate about issues facing the environment and believes strongly in the necessity of providing children with access to outdoor learning experiences. Wolfgang hopes to give youth the same opportunities to connect with nature and the food system that MCF has provided him, as he sees it as the first step in creating a world where we treat the Earth and its people with the care they deserve. He is deeply committed to ideals of social justice and equity in all areas of life, but especially in food and land access. In his spare time, he loves to hike with his partner and attempt to convince his cat to go on walks.

Dan Delcher Assistant Farmer

Dan delcher,

Farm Stand coordinator

Dan began working with the farm in 2018, providing valuable technical and maintenance support to the Farm. Dan has been involved with the farm in his role as Agricultural Science Teacher at Essex County Schools of Technology in West Caldwell by utilizing his school greenhouse and students to start seedlings and plants for the farm. Dan is also co-leader of the 4-H Chicken Club which started in 2017, and has developed educational programming based on the chickens for children from Kindergarten to 6th Grade. Dan provides valuable insight to the Farm Coalition not only as an educator, but also as a board member of the Essex County Board of Agriculture and Essex County 4-H Leaders Association.