The Farmplate Blog

Thanks for visiting FarmPlate's new and ongoing series of young farmer profiles. Click on any of the farmer names below to learn more about them, and click on each farm name to view their FarmPlate listing. While you're there, show your support by leaving a review for your favorites among these young farmers.

Prepare to be inspired by the new generation of agricultural pioneers!

Shannon Jones & Bryan Dyck | Ages 30 and 27 

Broadfork Farm | River Hebert, Nova Scotia, Canada

Michael Meier | Age 25

Brooklyn Grange | Long Island City, New York

Josh Morgenthau | Age 28

Fishkill Farms | East Fishkill, New York

Alex Needham & Alison Parker | Ages 31 and 33

Radical Root Farm | Grayslake, Illinois

Adrianna Moreno | Age 25

Wild Garden Seed | Philomath, Oregon

Paula Manalo | Age 30

Mendocino Organics | Redwood Valley, California

Douglass DeCandia | Age 26 

Food Bank for Westchester Food Growing Program | Katonah, New York

Zoe Ida Bradbury | Age 32 

Valley Flora Farm | Langlois, Oregon

Ruby Olisemeka | Age 37 

Stone Barns Center | Pocantico Hills, New York

Brad Halm | Age 32 

Seattle Urban Farm Company | Seattle, Washington

Sharon Leopardi | Age 26 

Backyard Urban Garden (B.U.G.) Farms | Salt Lake City, Utah

Chris Velez | Age 36 

Stella Luna Farms | Auberry, California

Severine von Tscharner Fleming | Age 30 

Smithereen Farm | Hudson, New York

Desi K. Robinson | Age 39 

DeVyne Crown Farm | Queens, New York

Jeremy Gildrien | Age 34 

Gildrien Farm | Leicester, Vermont

Lee Kornhauser and Heather Colburn | Ages 26 and 35

Elder Fire Farm Arts | Dowling, Michigan 

Samantha Joelle Honey Lamb | Age 27

Early Bird Acres | Hobart, Oklahoma

Blain Snipstal | Age 23

La Minga (Cooperative) | Louisville, Kentucky

Meg Runyan | Age 32 

Wild Goose Farm | Grayslake, Illinois

Leah Penniman & Jonah Vitale-Wolff | Ages 31 and 32

Soul Fire Farm | Grafton, New York

Katherine (Katie) Pearson (w/ Rigoberta Menchu) | Age 35 

Tabitha Farm Urban Homestead & Community Garden | Kalamazoo, Michigan

Courtney & Jacob Cowgill | Ages 32, 34 & 19 months old (Willa Cowgill)

Prairie Heritage Farm | Conrad, Montana

A.M. Thomas | Age 25

East Hill CSA | Middlesex, New York

Katie Godfrey | Age 27

Blue Roof Farm | Hillsboro, Wisconsin

Jenna Woginrich | Age 29

Cold Antler Farm | Jackson, New York

David Wells & Sarah Bellos | Ages 29 and 29

Stoney Creek Farm | White's Creek, Tennessee

Allyson Angelini | Age 24

Full Heart Farm | Ledyard, Connecticut

Cory Carman | Age 32 

Carman Ranch | Wallowa, Oregon

Kristen Johanson | Age 37 

Blackberry Meadows Farm | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Evan Driscoll | Age 27

Green Gate Farms | Austin, Texas 

Jonny & Christopher Piana | Ages 28 and 34 

Fable Farm | Barnard, Vermont