Martin has been farming his entire life, turning his passion into a full-time business. In the mid-1990’s he moved the farm from Narol to East St Paul and built our shop and greenhouse. He has seen many changes in crops, equipment and methods over the years, and in 2014 he introduced our CSA program. He also drives all the tractors.

Lori holds down the fort. She’ll be there to greet you at CSA pickups and is highly knowledgeable about cooking and preserving, always trying out new things in our kitchen. She’s got a green thumb too! Flowers and native plants are her expertise.

Graham is an ecologist, bringing a nature-focused approach into the farm and is always testing new growing methods in our no-till test plot. He plans, curates and oversees the CSA program and Farmer’s Market. His side hustle is documenting biodiversity. He blogs about nature and ecological farming on his website.

Baba passed away in 2025 at the age of 96. She’s still looking over us picking peas and sorting garlic, and taking beets home to make borscht. Her legacy on the farm is woven into everything we do.

Katy brings her enthusiasm for local businesses to the farm, and can likely be found singing in the field or coming up with vegetable-related puns. check out her ‘Joke of the Week’ at the Market!

Carl is a veteran of organic farming, and helps out with just about everything from harvesting to strategies to some mechanical know-how. He also expertly packs the Market van.

Matt’s more of a behind-the-scenes guy. A key part of our harvesting team, he always gets it done. He has many nicknames inspired by his epic weeding feats of strength.

Yara (Sugarok Shadagrace Flower Fields) is our beautiful 9-year-old Finnish Lapphund. She looks happy enough in summer but she’s even happier in winter, where this friendly and cuddly Spitz breed is still used to herd reindeer by the Sámi.

Roku (Shadagrace Garden of Six Elements) is Yara’s 5 year old son from her second litter. This ‘little’ bear is as super-friendly as his mom and his favourite toys are sticks. He loves to play, but he’ll always let his mom win (probably a good choice).