The Farmer

Our story is one that begins with exclusion, and injustice. Growing up in rural Kansas as part of an agriculture family, coming to terms with my identity as a trans-woman was filled with fear, ridicule, depression and sadness.

Rural life and agriculture did not feel like a healthy, safe, and welcoming environment for someone like me to grow and flourish in. The wide open spaces and endless horizons of perfect rectangles of field grown corn, wheat, and soybeans felt like anything but opportunity.

After transitioning I quickly left rural life in search of community and acceptance in New York City... and I found it. Finding a community of like minded people helped me learn who I am, without feeling the shame of being different. However some of us are city folks, and some of us are not (or maybe that ideology is just another construct... who knows), and I am a country girl at heart. My heart yearns for the air and my hands reach for the dirt, and farming is magic. The act of growing food connects us to the natural world and to each other in a way that is unique. Creating sustenance, and strength from the energies of nature should be a right of all humans, and those of us who take up this mantle should not feel excluded from it because of our gender identity, sexuality, race, class, or physical ability.

Here at TransGenerational farm our goal is to connect LGBTQ folks, and others who are traditionally excluded from farming to agriculture. We dedicate ourselves to providing access to healthy produce, grown through responsible regenerative practices. We seek to do what we can to shake the yoke of capitalism that tethers us to our limitations, so that our roots can grow deep and uphold one another.

Our CSA program runs from June through October 20 weeks).

Each share costs $35 per-week . Customers can pre pay for the entire season ($700).

Each week members of our CSA will receive a bag of fresh produce holding at least 8 different types of fresh vegetables as well as culinary and medicinal herbs. An early summer bag included, one bunch of dinosaur kale, one bunch of red kale, one 1/4 lb bag of salad mix, 3 heads of broccoli, red radishes, french breakfast radishes, purple radishes, one pint of cherry tomatoes, and one bunch of garlic scapes. Click in the sign up page and submit your payment.

“The Veggies I have been getting have been incredibly flavorful! It’s like they just taste alive and healthy.”

— Jem Alteri, csa customer

Our Market Stands

We offer a wide selection of fresh seasonal produce, grown in our field and in our high tunnel. We never use conventional pesticides and we use only natural fertilizers and compost.

We operate on a permanent bed/reduced tillage system, employing the use of cover crops, and mulch for weed control, fertility management, and erosion prevention.

Also unlike many organic farms we do not use disposable plastic mulch which creates excessive plastic waste. Instead we opt for reusable landscape fabric to help warm the soil in our beds and keep our weeds under control.