GREEN Organic Garden Podcast17 Jun 2019

278. Chefs turned Farmers | Confluence Organic Farm | Julia Henderson | Sebastopol, CA

I’m super excited to introduce my guest today Julia Henderson from Confluence Farm who is not just a gardener but a chef who is going to share their garden journey from restaurants to organic farming and more!

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Confluence Farm is an organic vegetable and flower farm located in Sebastopol, CA along the picturesque Green Valley & Purrington creeks. Julia and Andy are chefs turned farmers who truly understand high quality products and making people happy. We focus on generating the healthiest soil we can in order to grow the most nutrient dense and healthy vegetables possible. A confluence is when two entities come together, be it water or people. Our food and flowers bring people together, whether it be at on our farm, self grown and catered events, or nurturing our own community and family through markets. Our motto is “Come Together, Eat Well”.

Tell us a little about yourself.

My name is Julia I own a 3 acre farm

an hour north of SF

certified organic

vegetables

I used to be a pastry chef

my husband

we met in San Francisco

always had a garden

only a small amount

about 4 years ago

we were both looking to transition away from the restaurant world

we still wanted to do something with food

the property where I grew up

it had been bought to be a farm when my flimsy original moved there

saw the potential for it to be a farm

we decided to move back

having worked in the food industry

committed to working with local growers

for the ingredients we used in the food

husband especially had the green thumb out of the two of us

inspired by what he saw

dove in headfirst

neither of

3rd year

exciting

backstory

farmers mart

Tell me about your first gardening experience?

my mom has quite a green thumb

always had a garden

some vegetables

still has a garden to this day

right next to the farm

flowers
perennials
least
cherry tomatoes
lettuce
swiss chard

what ever else she was interested in

can’t say I had a super green thumb

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