Adam Ottavi currently lives in San Francisco, California where he is a full-time doctoral student in psychology. From 2007-2017, Adam lived in Fairbanks where he owned and operated an organic vegetable farm called Hay Way CSA. Hay Way offered 15 weekly vegetable shares throughout the summer and into the fall. In 2016, his farm took a break from offering CSA shares and instead planted 3000 Yukon Chief sweet corn plants in its field. Holy Cow Sweet Corn, named after the owner of the land, was sold in a “you-pick” format throughout July and August that year.

Adam is also a successful visual artist, a Rolfer and somatic therapist, a yoga teacher, and an entrepreneur. He earned his Masters of Fine Arts from UAF in 2011. Adam was an integral part of the Fairbanks community for over a decade and still contributes in small but important ways. As a queer man, Adam loved providing an LGBTQ presence in the farming community of Alaska as well as providing seasonal work to other queers and allies. Adam believes that everyone should have a garden and grow as much food as possible; especially in places like Alaska where highly nutritious food is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and where it’s clear that access to quality food is a social justice issue.

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My name is Abby (she/her), and I am a vegetable farmer based in Bolinas CA. I currently work at Shao Shan Farm, a 5.5 acre certified organic Asian vegetable farm. We grow diversified crops for a 70 member CSA, farmers market, a handful of local groceries, and a few restaurants. My farming is rooted in anti-oppression and self-determination; I began growing in public orchards in Philadelphia and now grow foods to specifically serve my asian-american community. My identity as a bisexual woman intersects with this work because farming and queerness are both practices of transformation.