Meet your Farmers.
Hi-yah, we’re the Gondeks.
It is so nice to meet you!
We are Rob and Ashley Gondek, and we are first-generation farmers. We bought our farm in the spring of 2021 and have set out to change our health and that of our community.
In the summer of 2021, our daughter, Ophelia, joined the operation. Our second daughter, Magnolia, joined us in Fall 2023 as our littlest employee.
We love the phrase “learn as you grow” because that is precisely what we are doing.
Thank you for being here, supporting us, and following along as we strive to bring you the best food possible.
Our Background.
We are both Emergency Room nurses, with Rob on the pathway to becoming a family nurse practitioner. We have spent the past couple of years travel nursing. Our career has taken us coast-to-coast from Washington, D.C., to Portland, OR, and a few places in between.
We have always been interested in health and fitness, but as we started family planning, we took a deeper dive into nutrition. We started to question everything we were putting into our bodies seriously.
The more we learned, the more we felt betrayed by the “organic,” “natural,” and “healthy” labels. We started to question where our food came from, how it was raised, and what it was fed.
The more we learned, the more we felt compelled to raise our own food.
Our goal.
To raise food and animals that are healthy, happy, and will nourish your body.
Optimal and thriving health is the ultimate goal.
Our motivation.
We knew this was our opportunity to grow and raise food we could trust. To raise animals that are loved, respected, and honored.
To grow vegetables, fruit, and roots that are grown from soil that is biodiverse and healthy.
After all, we are not only what we eat, but what our food eats.
How it is accomplished.
Regenerative agriculture is at the forefront.
Our animals have access to fresh air, the sun, clean water, and plenty of exercise. This allows us to raise stress free, naturally grazing animals for our family and yours.