Fernites From Afah are everywhere!
Ferns Country Store is wicked fortunate to have so many loyal customers – we call them “Fernites.” Indeed, our Pickle Barrel & Fermented E-Newsletters have over 2,500 subscribers. Many located throughout the world!
A few years ago – as a lark – we started what we call “Fernites From Afah” – folks from away – and we have Official Chapters of Fernites From Afah led by Officially Appointed Chapter Presidents. There’s no pay other than the Honor one receives from the title. OK, so maybe a cup of coffee and a chocolate croissant if you stop by. Or a beah.
Well, we were wicked surprised about how big it would continue to get! We now have over 100 Chapters spread out across the country and around the world. In addition, we have Fernites from Afah Ambassadors – for those who, due to job or school circumstances find themselves spending lots of time temporarily situated in a particular place.
If you’re from Afah and would like to be considered as a Chapter President send an email telling us why you’d make a good president. The better the story the better your chances! Bribes accepted.
Be sure and check out the photos below of Chapter Presidents who have stopped by the Mother Store!
United States Chapters
Brian Archimbaud, Austin, Texas Chapter
Carol Balacek, Tribeca New York Chapter
Bob Ballou, Minden, Nevada Chapter
Lucy Barrett, Bel Air, Maryland Chapter
Dan Bisbee, Niceville, Florida Chapter
Jim “Two Bellies” Black, Vienna, Virginia Chapter
Lori Levine Bisch, Greater Portland, Maine Chapter
Joel Bourassa, Woodstock, New Hampshire Chapter
Michael Brophy, Easton, Maryland Chapter
Clay Campbell, Montrose, Colorado Chapter
Lora Carr, South New Jersey Chapter
Rick Cline, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Chapter
Mary Collins, Dorr County, Wisconsin Chapter
Michele Cooke Wilmington, Delaware Chapter
Michael Cruz, Glenns Falls, New York Chapter
Su Enroth, Ocala, Florida Chapter
Dick Fairbank, Eastern Upstate New York (Albany) Chapter
Bev Baker Fink, Hatfield, Pennsylvania Chapter
Sheila Fraser, Bourne, Massachusetts Chapter
Kristin Grenier, Willington, Connecticut Chapters
Bob & Nell Harvey, Pittsburg, California Chapter
Rande Jenus, Reston, Virginia Chapter
Ed “Buddha” Kavanaugh, Richmond, Virginia Chapter
Joe King, Grapevine, Texas Chapter
Sky King, Warren New Hampshire Chapter
Janet Knudsen, Westmore, Vermont Chapter
Mark Kornechuk, Hayes, Virginia Chapter
Blanche Levine, Forest Hills, New York Chapter
Scott Levine, Central Western Upstate New York (Ithaca) Chapter
Steve Lowry, East Windsor, Connecticut Chapter
Ned Lundquist, Greater Washington, DC Chapter
Sue Melanson, Southwestern Maine State Chapter
D’Arcy Mello, Merrimack, New Hampshire Chapter
Tara O’Donnell, Oregon State Chapter
June Olster, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Chapter
Paul Pasquarosa, The Lake, Nonantum, Massachusetts Chapter
Ted Peterson, Harleysville, Pennsylvania Chapter
Paul Pfeuffer, Raleigh, North Carolina Chapter
Richard Pfeuffer, West Palm Beach, Florida Chapter
Gretchen Pinkava, Ashburn, Virginia Chapter
Jack Powers, Paramus, New Jersey Chapter
Richard Searle, Albuquerque, New Mexico Chapter
Michele Spanbauer, Wisconsin State Chapter
Michelle Levine Schwartz, Los Gatos, California Chapter
Shelly Sweeten, Weston, Connecticut Chapter
Sandra Teneyck, Alstead, New Hampshire Chapter
Jacqueline Thompson, Winston Salem, North Carolina
John Thurston, Corpus Christi, Texas Chapter
Marina Tramontozzi Ruggiero, Peabody, Massachusetts Chapter
Dan Tusinski, Rockport, Massachusetts Chapter
Shelia Van Hoeter, Portland, Oregon Chapter
Larry Vickery, Plaistow, New Hampshire Chapter
Lois Vitagliano-Laven, Longwood, Florida Chapter
Mary Wadsworth, Bonita, California Chapter
Jim Wertman, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania Chapter
Mary Ann White, Carlsbad, California Chapter
Ray Williams, Englewood, Florida Chapter
Mary Wright, Orleans, Massachusetts Chapter
Larry & Suzanne Zimmerman, Spotsylvania, Virginia Chapter
Sovereign Nations and Worldwide Chapters
Webb Elkins, Argentina Chapter (soon to be in exile)
Robin Gilbert, Bermuda Chapter
Sydney Holleman, Manchester, UK Chapter
John Kaufman & Deborah Bentley (former Kingdom of Bahrain Chapter President), Co-Presidents Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Chapter
LT Jennifer Morin, USA, formerly Camp Arifjan, Kuwait Chapter (on leave)
Stan & Gill Roberts, Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK Chapter
David Siedlar, Jiangsu Province, The People’s Republic of China Chapter
Special Chapters
Dave McKay, Red Sox Nation Chapter
Ambassadors
Mike Burke, Ambassador to Barcelona, Spain
Chris Gudejko, Ambassador to UMass Dartmouth
Connor Melvin, Lawrence Academy, Groton, Massachusetts
Chapter Presidents Visit the Mother Store
David Siedlar, President, Jiangsu Province, The People’s Republic of China Chapter with his daughter Carlislian Sarah Bunce
February 2011, Berkshire East Ski Resort, Charlemont, MA
Chapter President Foto Session! Back row: Marc Denno, New London, Connecticut; Mary Wadsworth, Bonita, CA; Rick Cline, Doylestown, PA; Ted Peterson, Harleysville, PA; Jim Wertman, Willow Grove, PA; Jack Powers, Paramus, NJ; Kirsten Grenier, Willington, CT; Front row: Todd Brooks, Portsmouth, NH; Dan Tusinski, Rockport, MA; Chandler Clark, Hampton, VA;
Check out the Gallery below for more Conference Pics!
The Ski Shot & Trophy Toasts
The Ski Shot & Trophy Toasts are the Annual Ceremonies sealing the bonds of friendship – after a day of intense ski competition… here a group of Chapter Presidents, get ready for the Ski Shot Toast…
- – Abraham Lincoln
