Having been born and raised on a family farm in Ferndale, California I developed a
strong affinity for agriculture and the keystone role that farmers play in feeding our
local communities and the world. After graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
and spending fifteen years working in the wine and food industries, I had the
pleasure of returning to the North Coast where I owned and operated a dairy
farm in my hometown of Ferndale for twenty years. I...