Shawna loves adventure and challenge. One of her favorite quotes is “this is the way we’ve always done it” because she sees that as a ripe opportunity for change and growth. She recently helped a local non-profit keep from closing its doors by identifying an additional area of need that launched a new direction for the organization and restructured a high input farming program by developing a living soil system, greatly reducing labor needs and inputs. She looks at the world through the lens of "we are where we are by choice and we can get to where we want to be by choice" nothing has to stay the way it is.

Shawna has been involved in growing food for over 25 years-from an apprentice to a homesteader to a farm manager and now a consultant- She has turned her suburban backyard into a mini-farm complete with rabbits, chickens and over 50 varieties of crops. She has a degree in Soil and Crop Sciences with a focus on Organic Agriculture. Once she was introduced to the BFA, she never looked back. She is honored to be supporting communities built around nutrient dense foods and regenerative farming practices.

Rachel has a love for all things outdoors, including a focus on the health of the food systems that feed us. She previously worked as the Marketing & Communications Manager for Pipeline Foods, a supply chain company for organic grains. Rachel resides in Montana, across from a wheat field, and is devoted to playing her part in expanding access to healthier food that is food for both the earth and the humans and animals inhabiting it.