Aaron grew up on a farm in Idaho and earned a Master of Science in Animal Science. He manages the agricultural business unit and sales team at Redmond Minerals, where he has worked for 20 years.

Melvin and his family live on a 16-acre homestead in Ohio and run Ohio Valley Biochar, turning waste wood chips into charcoal to build living, breathing soil. On it they raise their own meat, eggs, milk, and garden.

Chet manages around 1,200 hives locally and owns Apis Enterprises. He has worked internationally on beekeeping assignments with several species of bees, is active in many beekeeping organizations, and holds an MSL in Environmental and Sustainable Management.

Dan enjoys tapping trees as a hobby and keeps growing his maple syrup production. Near North Manchester, IN, he and his family run a supply store for the maple industry, carrying everything from tap to table for small and large producers alike.

Ethan lives with his family near Goshen, IN, and has been a logger for 20+ years. He enjoys educating landowners about woodlot stewardship. He can be reached at (574) 849-0867.

Gerald, Marcia, and their two daughters live on 5 acres in Noble County, Indiana. Their store, Dandelion Dust, sells herbs and herb products. Gerald has a passion for using plants and weeds for food and medicine, raising animals and growing as much of their own food as possible.

Delbert is on a mission to provide healthy food from his family farm in Nappanee, IN. Woodview Acres offers unpasteurized, non-homogenized A2A2 milk from grass-fed cows, grass-fed meat, and non-GMO eggs from free-range hens.

Doris enjoys growing cut flowers and creating floral arrangements. She runs a roadside stand in Shipshewana, IN.

Mary Etta lives in White Pigeon, MI with her husband and foster son, enjoying solitude, God, and nature along the St. Joe River. The kitchen is her happy place — there's always a meal to make or a pastry to bake — and she loves to organize.