I'm jill,
 grateful to meet you.

I love all things health - tasty food, long hikes, fresh country air, sounds of nature and eating as close to “home” as possible. Backyard gardening was always my thing - even my fiance nicknamed me “Dill Junction” when he visited my home the first time. I had let a huge patch of dill go to seed….. Which multiplied into a whole garden of dill! LOL

In 2017, I did the EarthDance Organic Farm School 6-month organic farm apprenticeship which I can say truly changed the trajectory of my life. That was the year I went from a gardener to must-be farm(her)!!! I dove into ALL things market gardening that I could manage - organic farm conferences, educational books, farm courses, masterclasses, you name it… I did it (from some of the best farm educators around)! Then in 2019, I took that final deep plunge into the real work of farming. I spent the season at Dogpatch Urban Gardens, in Des Moines, Iowa, and REALLY got the experience I needed to launch my own farm in the winter of 2019. What a blessing. Thank you to Earthdance, who has been a HUGE support for me… allowing me to lease land and equipment and to farm alongside them. It’s been the BEST WAY to start up and I’ve grown so much!

Currently, I’m in my 5th season here on this farm… but things will be shifting soon. My Beloved, Dirk, and I have been working towards owning a farmstead. Once we find our land/home, I will move the farm onsite and I’m so VERY excited to make my big dream a reality. While continuing to grow food commercially, I’ll also have spaces to have large home gardens that swirl with beautiful pollinators, an elderberry patch full of luscious white flowers and berries to sell for medicinal purposes, and land to run free!! 

STAY TUNED for more offerings as we start to establish the farmstead - we hope to have you visit one day for one of our many farm offerings. But, for now you can contact me about garden coaching at your own home, farm mentorship, sign up for a farm tour and purchase my veggies through my online store (May-November)!

Thank you to my many mentors and teachers: Ray Tyler, Jenny Quiner, Ben Hartman, Jesse Frost, Curtis Stone, JM Fortier, Vicki Lander and so many more.