One of our newest crew members this year is Breanna Krumpe, a Sequim native and graduate of Sequim High School. We were delighted to find out that Breanna attended Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, graduating in 2013 with a degree in music. She is a soprano who trained in opera and lieder, and she also plays viola and piano. We always appreciate having musicians on our staff because it makes our social gatherings and staff parties so much the merrier!
After graduation, Bre, as she is known to her friends, lived in Portland for a couple of years. “I enjoyed the city,” she recalls, “but I found that I missed home too much. I would come back to Sequim and just be so happy to be home.” She moved back here this summer and started work at Nash’s on August 1.
Portland did do one thing for her, however. She became aware of the “farm-to-table” movement that is so prevalent there, and came away with a desire to be self-sufficient on her own piece of land. Instead of trying to acquire that land, Bre did a smart thing and decided to work on a farm for awhile, to see if she could handle the work load, and to gain an understanding of how things grow. “I work with amazing people who have lots of knowledge about growing food. They are also very generous with that knowledge.”
Bre works on the packing shed crew, which means that she does a little of everything, including harvesting, weeding, bagging, and packing. Her fellow crew members hope she will eventually sing for them while they work!