{"id":222116,"date":"2025-02-10T14:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T14:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?page_id=222116"},"modified":"2025-04-14T20:25:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T20:25:21","slug":"the-farm-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?page_id=222116","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"222116\" class=\"elementor elementor-222116\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f784bd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f784bd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d0385a9\" data-id=\"7d0385a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f35020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f35020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-30-at-15.58.24.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" class=\"wp-image-221959\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-30-at-15.58.24-1024x767.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-30-at-15.58.24-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-30-at-15.58.24-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-30-at-15.58.24-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-30-at-15.58.24.png 1426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>We at The Catholic Worker Farm commit ourselves, our space and our time in order to strengthen others in Faith and Social Justice. We are committed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/who-we-are\/aims-means\/\">Aims and Means<\/a>\u00a0of The Catholic Worker. This means we are committed to Prayer, Personalism, A Decentralised Society, A Green Revolution, Non-violence, The Works of Mercy, Manual Labour and Voluntary Poverty.<\/p>\n\n<p>We are situated on a large working cattle farm in a rural setting with 4.5 acres of land and lake frontage.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Core Community is made up of:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scott and Birthe Albrecht<\/li>\n\n<li>A steady stream of both visiting and live-in volunteers who come for up to a year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>We all share in the community life of prayer, gardening, resistance to injustice\u00a0 and advocacy with our Guests.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FOUNDING COMMUNITY<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-199 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/scott_Banksy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/scott_Banksy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/scott_Banksy.jpg 518w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Scott Albrecht<\/strong>, a key figure at The Catholic Worker Farm, has dedicated his life to the principles of the Catholic Worker Movement, which emphasises personalism, voluntary poverty, and non-violent resistance to social injustices. Originally from a Jewish family in Chicago, Scott converted to Christianity and became deeply involved in the peace and justice movements. He served in the U.S. military but soon embraced pacifism, which led him to establish the Catholic Worker Farm in England, a sanctuary for destitute women and children, particularly asylum seekers. Scott&#8217;s background includes a role as a former chaplain and teacher. He also holds two degrees in Applied Theology, which have informed his approach to community living and activism.<\/p>\n\n<p>At The Catholic Worker Farm, Scott Albrecht has faced both personal and community challenges while striving to live out the radical hospitality that defines the movement. He and his family have opened their home to over 650 homeless individuals since the farm&#8217;s inception, including women who have escaped domestic violence, trafficking, and those with no recourse to public funds.<\/p>\n\n<p>Scott is known for his direct actions, including protests against nuclear weapons and climate change, some of which have led to arrests. His life and work at the Farm are informed by a commitment to building a society based on mutual aid, simplicity, and the dignity of every human being, reflecting the ideals of early Christian communities and the anarchist roots of the Catholic Worker philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-222589 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/birthe-e1740478261620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"256\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/><strong>Birthe Albrecht<\/strong> is from Denmark and is a vital part of the Catholic Worker Farm, where she lives with her husband Scott, dedicating their lives to providing sanctuary for destitute women and children, particularly asylum seekers without access to public funds. Birthe&#8217;s commitment to the movement&#8217;s principles of non-violence, voluntary poverty, and manual labor is evident in her daily activities, where she fosters a loving community environment. Her leadership and background enrich the Farm\u2019s ethos, making it a place of hope, support, and advocacy for social justice.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a7b9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03a7b9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CURRENT LIVE-IN VOLUNTEERS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6e8e8a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6e8e8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-84980d6\" data-id=\"84980d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221d383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"221d383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jose, 19, loves watching football, listening to music and exercising. He envisions a future in economics. He\u2019s kind and thoughtful, and his Catholic values inspire him to help others and be of service to those in need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c975647\" data-id=\"c975647\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6834600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6834600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CWF_volunteer_Jose-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CWF_volunteer_Jose-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CWF_volunteer_Jose-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CWF_volunteer_Jose-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CWF_volunteer_Jose.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f9993 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f9993\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1253db\" data-id=\"e1253db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dee21c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dee21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kenta-volunteer-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222582\" alt=\"kenta\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kenta-volunteer-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kenta-volunteer-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kenta-volunteer-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kenta-volunteer-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kenta-volunteer-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kenta-volunteer-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b8316b\" data-id=\"9b8316b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4626aa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4626aa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Kenta, 20, loves playing baseball, going to the sauna, and listening to music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He\u2019s come to the Catholic Worker Farm wanting to volunteer for a good cause &#8211; and to practise his English!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6c42ca elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6c42ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-51af92f\" data-id=\"51af92f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4dba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc4dba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lisa, 23, loves dancing, exploring, traveling and reading.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Thinks that every person is unique and has something interesting to tell.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Lisa doesn&#8217;t know her vocation yet but trying to figure it out by living in a community and helping others.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2c5789\" data-id=\"a2c5789\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2140b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2140b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2384-2-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222629\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2384-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2384-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2384-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2384-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2384-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2384-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db5cebc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db5cebc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcd6d41\" data-id=\"bcd6d41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe4a9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afe4a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past volunteers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a95bd e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"35a95bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-222156\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-96-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-222156 ml-slider ms-theme-clarity has-dots-nav\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Past volunteers\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_222156\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_222156\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-222619 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-222619\" data-date=\"2025-03-03 05:06:08\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CWF_volunteer_Gloria-310x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"310\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-222156 slide-222619\" title=\"CWF_volunteer_Gloria\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Gloria loves reading non-fiction, watching standup specials, and having a sweet treat every now and then. She didn\u2019t eat the cake in front of her by herself, but she could have.\n\nShe\u2019s grateful for the Catholic Worker community, and is learning to attend to any and every need as they arise, whether it\u2019s repainting ceilings, filling in forms, and connecting guests with vital public services.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-222375 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-222375\" data-date=\"2025-02-24 16:59:08\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5658-310x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"310\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-222156 slide-222375\" title=\"IMG_5658\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Yuzuna, 20, loves watching sports, playing volleyball, and listening to music. She\u2019s kind, curious, and always ready to help. Yuzuna hasn\u2019t settled on her future plans yet but might pursue her studies. Her open-mindedness makes her a great addition to the community.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-222376 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-222376\" data-date=\"2025-02-24 16:59:17\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screen-Shot-2023-11-28-at-11.38.06-310x600.png\" height=\"600\" width=\"310\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-222156 slide-222376\" title=\"Screen Shot 2023-11-28 at 11.38.06\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Yu-Hao Ma, (or Tony as we call him), 18, loves mathematics, programming, and a variety of musical instruments including the erhu, piano, guitar, and ukulele, and plans to study mechanics in college. With a proactive, strategic, and humorous personality, Yuhao is eager to make a positive contribution to volunteerism while promoting personal growth and community development.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-222377 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-222377\" data-date=\"2025-02-24 16:59:24\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5652-scaled-310x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"310\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-222156 slide-222377\" title=\"IMG_5652\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Linda, 19, has diverse interests\u2013playing violin, gaming, exercise, and singing. With a fascination for scientific studies, she envisions a future in chemistry. Joyful, reliable, and open-minded, Linda adds vibrancy to volunteering, infusing projects with her infectious enthusiasm and unwavering dependability.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-222378 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-222378\" data-date=\"2025-02-24 16:59:31\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/778dec27-38df-428d-b7aa-59b400afe418-310x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"310\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-222156 slide-222378\" title=\"778dec27-38df-428d-b7aa-59b400afe418\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Walter Schmidt, aged 20, enjoys boxing and mastering firecraft. He aspires to marry and build a family. Walter embodies Orthodox Christian values. His commitment to his faith drives his desire to help others.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c75f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"70c75f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d548847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d548847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n.metaslider .caption {padding: 5px !important;}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95726fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95726fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLUS:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e2ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9e2ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover inspiring stories from our volunteers!<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Read their reflections on topics ranging from social justice to spiritual growth, exploring themes like gleaning, immigration struggles, and the interconnectedness of faith and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e712e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails\" data-id=\"13e712e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rpwwt-wp-widget-recent-posts-widget-with-thumbnails\" class=\"rpwwt-widget\">\r\n\t<ul>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222533\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ElinLundell-300x188-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Elin Lundell from Sweden<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">\u201cWhat will separate us from the love of Christ?\u201d we read in the scripture during one of our daily morning prayers. \u201cWill anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/shannon_hope_fisher1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Shannon Hope Fisher from Kansas, USA<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">Tipping, Skipping, Dumpster Diving\u2026 I\u2019d rather call it Gleaning At the Catholic Worker Farm we have a weekly ritual; this is a story of my first time participating in it: Last night was a very nice <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222540\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/martha21-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Martha Hennessy from Vermont, USA<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">When searching for community we sometimes wonder in what direction this path will take us and whom we may meet along the way. I come to this Catholic Worker Farm from Weathersfield , Vermont as a <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222542\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/whitney-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Whitney Roach from London School of Theology<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">My experience as an intern at the Catholic Worker Farm this summer has been nothing short of intense: emotionally, physically, relationally and of course spiritually. I have stepped into a community <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222554\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/herman1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Herman van Veelen from Holland<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">In the beginning of December I went back to my home country for a week. I went there to celebrate the feast-day of St. Nicholas, which is very big in Holland, and to answer all sorts of difficult <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222435\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fixtheprobb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Patricia Guitti Polastri from Brazil<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">Patricia Guitti Polastri from Brazil Imagine a place where a family opens their door\u2019s house for those who need a shelter&#8230; This is true, and it happens in the Catholic Worker Farm. Maria and <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222385\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/anna_blomgren-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Anna Blomgren from Sweden<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">Thoughts from a Citizenship Class \u201c&#8230;And when you\u2019re a citizen in a European Union country, you have the right to travel and stay and work in any country throughout the union.\u201d The women sitting <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222549\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/mirjam_johansson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Mirjam from Sweden<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">Each holding a bunch of red heart shaped balloons Christian Hunt and Alex Randall are walking the streets trying to convince people to join their campaign Cheatneutral.com. The basic idea is about <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/?p=222536\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/thecatholicworkerfarm.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ceri1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-75x75 size-75x75\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rpwwt-post-title\">Ceri Owen from Wales<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt\">I thought I knew how messed up Britain\u2019s asylum system is. I\u2019ve been on protests about it, I\u2019ve stood outside detention centres waving placards, I\u2019ve signed petitions, I\u2019d met a few asylum seekers at <span class=\"rpwwt-post-excerpt-more\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/div><\/li>\r\n\t<\/ul>\r\n<\/div><!-- .rpwwt-widget -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We at The Catholic Worker Farm commit ourselves, our space and our time in order to strengthen others in Faith and Social Justice. We are committed to the Aims and Means\u00a0of The Catholic Worker. 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