About Us

Casey is an urban farmer and professor passionate about the role agriculture can play in a resilient and nourishing community. She ran a direct-market farm in the Treasure Valley for almost 20 years, and has been teaching horticulture at the College of Western Idaho to educate the next generation of urban land stewards. These roles have given Casey on-the-ground insight into the barriers facing beginning farmers.

Casey has also learned the power of collaboration in agriculture through her work as a co-founder of the Snake River Seed Cooperative, which works with over 30 Intermountain West farmers to grow and market over 400 varieties of regionally-adapting seeds.

Casey serves as a supervisor for the Ada County Soil & Water Conservation District and sits on the board of the Snake River Seed Cooperative. She helped draft the city of Boise’s Urban Agriculture Ordinance and currently serves on their Climate Action Committee. She has been recognized as a Local Food Hero by the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience (now Future Roots) and received an Innovation in Action award from the College of Western Idaho. Casey is thrilled to be FINALLY helping to bring a much-needed farm incubator to the Treasure Valley! 

Lyndsey is the owner of Whistlepig Farm, where she's been growing direct-market organic vegetables, herbs, and berries for the Boise market since 2018. In addition to growing for farmers markets and an 80+ member collaborative CSA, Lyndsey is the farm manager for the Hidden Springs Community Farm where she's been overseeing volunteer and U-Pick operations since 2020.

Lyndsey began her farming career in the Cultivating Bernalillo County 'Grow the Growers' program, a farm business incubator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a first-generation farmer, she credits this farm incubator experience for enabling her transition into a full-time farming career. Today, Lyndsey farms on land she shares with several other growers just outside of Boise, Idaho. She brings her unique experience and passion for collaborative farming to Taproots.

Ben is the Program Manager at Global Gardens, a farmer entrepreneurship training program serving refugees in Boise, Idaho.

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Joe owns Black Fox Farm, a Certified Naturally Grown farm in Boise, Idaho.

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Genny comes to Taproots Farm Hub with a passion for local food and a career in the nonprofit world.

As the Food Hub Manager at Global Gardens in Boise, Genny managed a CSA program with 14 pick up sites, 360 members, and 9 producers, in addition to running the wholesale program and facilitating participation in the local farmers markets as a liaison between growers and the markets. She holds a BS in Environmental Studies from The College of Idaho and a MS in Bioregional Planning and Community Design from the University of Idaho.

Genny has volunteered for and worked with many local organizations in program administration, development work, and coordinating projects for Roots Forest School, The Hunger Coalition, The College of Idaho, Wild Hearts Idaho, and the McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS), among others. She is committed to community focused, mission-driven work, and enjoys making connections and building relationships.