Meet Our Farmers
We’d like to introduce the farmers who grow organic seed for Family Farmers Seed Cooperative, allowing us to share the benefits of high quality, open-pollinated seed produced within and for organic farming systems.
Arid Crops Seed Cache
Joshua Cravens stewards the Arid Crop Seed Cache, a collection of over a thousand accessions with a tolerance for arid conditions. Joshua’s goal is to steward the plant’s ability to take care of itself. In addition to the stewarding the seed, Joshua seeks to contribute to the development of young seed savers with varietal improvement skills through his farm's internship program.
Cresset Community Farm
Situated along the Big Thompson River near Loveland, CO at an elevation of 4,800 ft. Cresset Community Farm is home to Lawrence and Ursula Holmes. Lawrence’s involvement with seed is based on society's very basic need for quality seed that can be passed on from generation to generation. His favorite seed crops include leeks, cabbage, beets and carrots.
Gratitude Gardens
Located in Washington's Skagitt River Valley, Gratitude Gardens produces seed for cool season crops, selected for performance in the ecological context of an organic farm. Woody Deryckx specializes in spinach, cabbage, and swiss chard.
Hobbs Family Farm
Hobbs Family Farm is located in Pueblo County, Colorado and specializes in solanaceae, cucurbit, and allium seed: tomato, pepper, summer squash, winter squash, melon, cucumber, onion, leek, and garlic seed.
L & R Family Farm
Located in the heart of the Applegate Valley in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, the L & R Family Farm of Liz Tree, Ryan Dolan, and their two sons, Milo and Jaime, produces a diverse garden of crops for fresh market and seed. The rich, volcanic soils and relatively mild, yet sufficiently cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers are perfect for raising excellent quality seed. They specialize in garlic, and also produce onion, lettuce and squash seed.
Nash's Organic Produce
Integrating seed production and direct sales of produce gives this seedsman and farmer breeder the inside scoop on what customers are looking for. This crucial feedback loop tells him what to grow, what to breed and select for, and what seed to save.
Prairie Road Organic Farm
Sharing the gifts of the family garden and decades of organic seed selection for northern climates are at the heart of seed production efforts at North Dakota's Prairie Road Organic Farm. Seed specialties include popcorn, flint corn, watermelon, squash, tomato, onion, beet, and poppy.
Seven Seeds Farm
A few miles north of the California border in the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon, Don Tipping of Seven Seeds Farm produces over 200 organic seed varieties, specializing in melon, cucumber, squash, tomato, mustard, lettuce, onion, radish and chard seed.
Wolf Gulch Farm
Wolf Gulch Farm is located in the Little Applegate Valley outside of Jacksonville, Oregon and specializes in allium, brassicaceae, and solanaceae seed: onions, leeks, radishes. tomato, eggpant and pepper seed.
