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.

The Amazing Baba is 95 years old and she can still pick peas faster than you! She’s raised 3 generations of Hnatiuks on her famous dill pickles, perogies, holupchi and borscht. She still comes to the farm to pull weeds, pick peas and sort garlic.

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!

Cousin Carl’s is a farming veteran, and he has a keen interest in organic farming methods and composting. He is the master of packing the van for Market day.

Yara (Sugarok Shadagrace Flower Fields) is our beautiful 7-year-old Finnish Lapphund. She looks happy enough in summer but she’s even happier in winter, where the breed traditionally herds reindeer in Nordic countries. Finnish Lapphunds or “Lappies” are super friendly and just want cuddles!

Roku (Shadagrace Garden of Six Elements) is Yara’s son from her second litter, born in December 2020. This ‘little’ monkey is as super-friendly as his mom and his favourite toys are sticks. He’s currently a show dog and won his first set of points at the Portage Kennel Club dog show in 2022.

He sure looks lazy! Nunchuk can be found wandering around the farm or sleeping on a tractor seat. Nunchuk is famous for wanting attention and sneaking into CSA pickup customers’ cars (so check twice before you drive away!)