Meet GrownBy’s Farmer Member-Owners
We are a farmer-owned cooperative built to support successful farmers feeding families across America
At Farm Generations Cooperative, we’re more than just a co-op — we’re a community of passionate farmers and sustainable consumers dedicated to supporting one another and fostering sustainable agriculture practices through a more resilient (and fair!) food system.
In 2019, we set out to develop better technology that will forever serve the interests of the farming community. As a farmer-owned and farmer-built e-commerce platform, GrownBy serves as a catalyst for small farms to thrive by connecting them with directly with their local communities. Our farmer-owners have a voice and vote in the very systems that they use every day.
Since our inception, we have embarked on a mission to empower independent farmers across America, strengthen our local communities, and nourish the nation. Meet the co-op members who make it possible.
Any agricultural producer who has made a sale through GrownBy is eligible to join Farm Generations Cooperative as a member-owner. Learn more about the benefits of joining and application process here.
Meet Our Co-Op Members
Hearty Roots Farm
FARMER Lindsey Lusher Shute (Farm Generations Cooperative Co-Founder & CEO) & Ben Shute
LOCATED Hudson, NY
CERTIFICATIONS USDA Organic; ROP Certified
ACCEPTS SNAP YES
INSTAGRAM @heartyroots @heartyrootsmarket
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL
Hearty Roots is a family farm that utilizes sustainable and organic practices to grow the freshest, healthiest, tastiest food for the Hudson, NY community.
Hearty Roots Farm has served thousands of their neighbors fresh produce throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City since 2004. They have grown their farm from ¾ of an acre to over 100 acres of vegetable fields and pastures to support their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program with a wide variety of certified organic vegetables, alongside sheep, pigs, bees, and a flock of laying hens.
Hearty Roots also has an on-site, year-round Farm Market, where they sell their own produce in addition to a wide variety of regional farm products.
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Sleeping Lion Farm
FARMER Mike Parker (Fargm Generations Cooperative Co-Founder & COO)
LOCATED Cooperstown, NY
ACCEPTS SNAP YES
INSTAGRAM @sleepinglionfarm
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Member owner Mike Parker is a Farm Generations Coop co-founder and COO; he raises 100% grass fed beef cattle with his family in Cooperstown, NY.
Cows are moved to new pastures daily in a rotational grazing system that supports the ruminants’ health and the health of the soil. Learn more about Mike’s production methods that sequester carbon and convert cropland into perennial, chemical-free pastures.
Sleeping Lion primarily serves the New York City metro area with on-site pick-up and UPS delivery direct to your door. They also ship out-of-state to serve anyone looking for higher quality, better-tasting beef.
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Garden Next Door
FARMER Andrew Mattimoe
LOCATED Swanton, OH
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Garden Next Door is a first-generation homestead farm that transformed their backyard garden into a diversified vegetable farm to serve their community CSA vegetable subscriptions. They also raise laying hens for fresh eggs and sell local honey sourced within a mile of their farm.
They exclusively sell on GrownBy online, and attend farmers’ markets “to provide really fresh food for really local people.”
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Footprint Farm
FARMER Taylor & Jake Mendell
LOCATED Starksboro, VT
CERTIFICATIONS USDA Organic, ROP Organic
SOCIAL @footprintfarm
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Footprint Farm is a Certified Organic, diversified vegetable farm in Starksboro, VT that grows mostly vegetables, some fruit, and a few pigs.
While their produce is primarily available through a CSA program that runs from April through December, they offer a full range of add-on items like cheese, eggs, meat, bread and more, making Footprint Farm a one-stop shop for all your grocery shopping needs.
Farmer-owner Taylor Mendell also shares her skills on Habit Farming where she shares resources, tools, and insights to help reduce stress and increase confidence in the farming community. Support her on patreon or follow for resources @habitfarming.
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Milky Fork Farm
@milkyforkfarm
FARMER Benjamin Goodman
LOCATED Scio, OR
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Nestled in the Cascade foothills of Oregon’s fertile Willamette Valley, Milky Fork Farm offers a 6 week CSA full of mixed salad greens, or a traditional mix of vegetables, fruit trees, and berries. From herbs and honey, eggs and even canning supplies — they offer all the add-on essentials.
Milky Fork even hosts a free Lognoculation Class that demonstrates how to inoculate a mushroom log, so you can grow your own ‘shrooms at home.
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River Queen Greens
FARMER Anne Moore
LOCATED New Orleans, LA
CERTIFICATIONS Certified Naturally Grown
SNAP YES
SOCIAL @riverqueengreens
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL After years of efforts to make their produce accessible to the community, River Queen Greens became the first farm in the US to accept online SNAP EBT.
Farmer-members of @farmgenerationscoop Cheryl Nunes and Anne Moore run a 30-week, free-choice Farm Share in New Orleans where they offer Certified Naturally Grown @cngfarming produce. And they’ve got it all — meat, merch, and mushrooms! Honey and hot sauce. Tofu and T-shirts. All available for purchase with SNAP EBT.
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Nimble Roots Farm
FARMER Christine and Fabio Ritmo
LOCATED Catskill, NY
CERTIFICATIONS Certified Naturally Grown
SOCIAL @nimblerootsfarm
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Nimble Roots Farm is a small but mighty diversified vegetable farm located in the Catskills. They grow Certified Naturally Grown vegetables alongside a small flock of hens, ducks, and geese, and three goats.
They partner with local producers to offer a full range of grocery and pantry items like cheese, bread, meat, and milk to their CSA members.
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Sharkar Farm
FARMER Sharon Ostrowski
LOCATED China, MI
CERTIFICATIONS MAEP Certified
SOCIAL @sharkar.farm
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL A family owned farm since 1999, SharKar Farm (pronounced “Share Care”) grows vegetables, herbs, fruit, flowers, and 200 varieties (!) of succulents on their 18 acres of land in China Township near Marine City in Michigan.
Sharkar Farm is certified by the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP), which demonstrates that Sharkar Farm is dedicated to environmental stewardship and the prevention of agricultural pollution risks with their farming practices with a focus on protecting surface and groundwater.
Sharkar also offers community building and education with on-farm classes for constructing terrariums, wreaths, and herb gardens.
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Gorgeous Goat Creamery
FARMER Maria Stewart
LOCATED Stockton, NJ
SOCIAL @gorgeous_goat
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Gorgeous Goat Creamery doesn’t just offer products. They offer an experience. Customers can visit their farm store year-round to stock up on goat milk based soap, lotion, and other gifts from goats, and you can even schedule a “Snuggle” and “Bottle Feeding” with their free-roaming baby goats.
Gorgeous Goat Creamery offers farm-made goat cheese, yogurt, bottled milk, and other goat-based skin care products beginning in late April through December.
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Johnny Putt Farm
FARMER Gerry Cavallo
LOCATED Littleton, MA
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Seasonal salad greens are Johnny Putt Farm’s specialty — they’re the only vegetable that they grow! Utilizing sustainable practices, Johnny Putt Farm avoids pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. They serve the Middleton, Massachusetts community robustly flavored salad greens, microgreens, and edible flowers for the best salad all year long.
Johnny Putt farm offers home delivery on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, or you can place an order to pick up at the farm any day of the week for convenience.
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Choy Division
FARMER Christina Chan
LOCATED Chester, NY (serves NYC & Brooklyn)
CERTIFICATIONS Not officially certified, but Chan utilizes regenerative and organic practices with no sprays and low tillage methods.
SOCIAL @choydivision
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL While not officially certified, Choy Division utilizes regenerative and organic practices with a focus no sprays and low tillage methods. Farmer and owner Christine Chan farms east Asian herbs and vegetables on 3 acres of the rich black dirt of Chester, NY.
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Bumble Prairie Growing
LOCATED Lafayette, LA
SOCIAL @bumbleprairiegrowing
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Bumble Prairie Growing is an ecological farm in southern Louisiana that grows bio-regionally adapted seeds, food, and flowers. The owner began Bumble Prairie Growing as a land project in “an attempt to have autonomy in seed stewardship and experiment with plant breeding […] without succumbing to the oversight of the status quo that ran and still runs most plant and seed science.”
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Massaro Community Farm
LOCATED Woodbridge, CT
CERTIFICATIONS USDA Organic
ACCEPTS SNAP YES
SOCIAL @massaro_farmers
WHAT MAKES THEM SPECIAL Massaro Community Farm is a USDA Certified Organic, 501(c)3 non-profit farm growing mixed vegetables, flowers, and eggs for CSA, markets, and restaurants in the Greater New Haven and Naugatuck Valley area.
On a mission to feed people and build community through economic solidarity and improving food security, Massaro Community Farm accepts SNAP Online and offers sliding scale pricing for their CSA. They also donate at least 10% of their annual harvest to local hunger relief organizations.
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Interested in joining Farm Generations Cooperative?
Learn more about the co-op benefits, cost, and application. If you’re ready to join, head here to apply online.
Memorable meals and strong communities begin with GrownBy.
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Grow with us at @farmgenerationscoop and @grownbyapp.
