Little Sun Farm grows diversified vegetables on ¾ acre and sells at Woodstock Farmers Market every Sunday from June through October. Reiden started Little Sun Farm in 2019 after returning to school to study agriculture and organic farming and then apprenticing on small organic vegetable farms.

Being part Native American (Kawaika / Pueblo of Laguna & Nʉmʉnʉʉ / Comanche) wasn’t initially what led her to farming but it is a big inspiration today. Reiden has always loved visiting her Pueblo relatives in New Mexico where she enjoys listening to her grandparents and great aunts and uncles tell stories of their family’s sheep operation and the large vegetable garden they ate from. They grew peas, cucumbers, onions, turnips, carrots, corn and cilantro among other things. Most people are quick to mention the three sisters when it comes to Native farming. Reiden however, takes pride in knowing that her ancestors in the southwest have been growing a much wider range of fruits and vegetables for hundreds of years, and she’s grateful for the chance to carry on in the art of agriculture. Find out more at littlesunfarm.com.

Farmer Michelle (she/her) is of Sinixt heritage, aka Arrow Lakes People, the stewards of the Columbia River Headwaters. She is the owner of x̌ast sq̓it farm, which translates to Good Rain in the farmer's traditional Salish language. Her farming focuses on being good stewards of the land and culture, focusing on mixed produce offerings with an emphasis on supporting food sovereignty through the availability of PNW First Foods, as well as raising Champagne d'Argent’s, a heritage breed meat rabbit. Farmer Michelle is also a descendant of French Fur Traders. Michelle offers CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares with 20 weeks of seasonal bounty, which feature the taste of PNW Indigenous culture and explore exciting recipes that fuse our many cultures together.

Quinn: an artist who picked up farming.
Theus: a farmer who picked up an artist.

These two Farm Punks comprise the salad-specific farm that is Farm Punk Salads. Quinn and Theus came into farming after a life on the road together. Quinn had recently parted ways from art school, looking for a new medium that was as functional as it was beautiful, and Theus came from the outdoor trad rock climbing community, and was wanting a way to give back to his community. After returning to Portland after their many travels, they found a deeper sense of home within the farming community. While working on local farms like Skyline Farm, Cully Neighborhood Farm, and Full Plate Farm, they hatched the idea of Farm Punk Salads.

Their mission? To get people stoked on salad by providing mouth watering salad greens and bomb-diggity salad dressings.

Growing on a 1/4 acre at hand scale with no-till practices, Farm Punk Salads grows salad greens, head lettuce, and culinary herbs. They offer a home-delivered salad CSA for residents of East Portland, and you can also find them at farmers markets. Their tahini-based salad dressings are sold at New Season and other grocery stores in Portland. Check out www.farmpunksalads.com to learn more about Farm Punk Salads and where you can find them.

Fawn Lily Farm is a long stem cut flower farm operated by Lindsay Goldberg. She has many years of customer service experience, managerial, and organization skills. She spent five years working at plant nurseries and knows much about annual and woody perennial propagation methods. In 2013, she interned at a larger scale organic production farm and in 2014 she spent a year on a permaculture farm and nursery.

Lindsay is inspired by nature and the natural process and strives to grow ethically produced flowers. Soil heath and biodiversity direct her farming methods and she is always educating herself on ways to improve. The tiny farm is diverse, with over 50 colors and varieties of flowers. As a dedicated steward of the land with values rooted in permaculture, her favorite variety is diversity.

Her flowers can be found at the Portland Wholesale Flower Market and New Seasons Market.

Rise Up Remedies is a certified organic medicinal herb farm owned and operated by two friends, Lizzy Simpson and Laura Kennedy. Rise Up Remedies is driven by a mission to provide the most vibrant herbs and herbal products while facilitating connection to earth, ourselves, and each other.

Rise Up Remedies offers several ways to connect with local plant medicine, including a Fresh Herb CSA, on farm you-picks, cultivation and medicine making workshops, and a line of small batch herbal products and bulk dried herbs that are available at the farmer’s market and several local herb shops.

This team of two tends over 50 medicinal plant species on their 1-acre farm where ecosystem health is the driving force. Medicinal herbs are naturally resilient and provide important ecosystem services; they feed and shelter beneficial insects, keep pests at bay, decrease water use, and reduce the need for tillage. Inspired by the innate wisdom of these plants, building soil, conserving water and encouraging biodiversity are at the heart of operations at Rise Up Remedies.

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