As of 2024, Owl's Nest farm is a worker-owned cooperative!

the team

Liz

Liz has worked on diversified vegetable farms since 2009, and she founded Owl’s Nest in 2016. She loves working hard, growing healthy food and building strong relationships. She lives on the farm with her toddler, Wren. Liz uses she/her pronouns and she is really into kale.

Rue

Rue (they/them) has been farming with Owls Nest since 2018, where they love to dig up intertwined carrots, get far muddier than necessary, and dream about the world building that starts on the land. They get especially excited about team potluck, well working machines, and farm based art like garlic braids and flowers as natural dye. Rue is the field/crop production manager at the farm, and a worker owner as of 2024.

GABRIELLE

Gabrielle (they/she) is so happy to be returning to Owl's Nest for their third season at the farm, where they love getting dirty and dreaming up a softer future with their teammates. They hope through their loving attention to the farm they can help promote local food security, build community, and cultivate a deeper relationship with the land for themself and others.

Howl

Howl (they/them) has been farming at Owl's Nest since 2019. They love working hard with people who care about each other and eating delicious vegetables. This year they are most excited about a new seedling enterprise project and learning to care for the irrigation pump. Off the farm you can probably find them reading, making art, or working at Material Things in North Brentwood.

Erin

Erin (she/her) is super excited to join the team at Owl's Nest this season. You'll regularly find her at the Petworth market and Brookland CSA pickup each week. Erin loves to connect with others over the joy and deliciousness of local food. When not farming, Erin enjoys tending to her home garden, sewing her own clothes and scheming adventures with pals.

Emma

Emma (she/her) is thrilled to join the Owl’s Nest team this season! Some of Emma’s favorite things include: long chats, the smell of tomato plants (and everything tomato-related), munching on a raw turnip, cicadas, cooking elaborate meals, and picking up new arts & crafts skills. Emma cares deeply about growing and sharing food as a way to take care of each other and the land.

TAYLOR

Taylor (she/her) is excited to join Owl’s Nest this season! A former teacher, she unexpectedly came into farming a few years ago. Taylor loves early mornings with her hands in the soil, cooking meals to share with family and friends, and learning how to save seeds. She cares about community and is excited to make new connections on the farm and with CSA members!

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FARM TEAM ALUMNI

Katie

Katie was drawn to farming with ideas of sustainable and regenerative land management as well as community building and support. When they are not on the farm usually on an adventure with their dog Denver looking for frogs, birds and other critters.

Maddie

Maddie (she/hers) is originally from just up 495 in Rockville, MD. As someone who holds near and dear to her heart the community and joy that good food can bring, Maddie is excited to have the opportunity to (literally) grow that love at Owl’s Nest. Though she has worked variously in the education and nonprofit sectors, Maddie has always found herself drawn to growing, cooking, and sharing food.

She hopes to see you at the Petworth Market on Saturdays or at our CSA pickup on Tuesday nights. Maddie is always down to talk recipes and has what can only be described as a passionate attachment to cooking with garlic.

Robin

Robin Hernandez is thrilled to join the crew at Owls' Nest Farm! First introduced to gardening at a young age by her mother, Robin has felt the healing powers of the soil in her five years of growing food. She has previously worked as a case manager at a homeless shelter, volunteer coordinator, dog walker, and educator. Robin is grateful for the teachers in her life, her beloved community, and furry friends. When not at Owls' Nest, Robin can be found teaching gardening and cooking classes for Crossroads Community Food Network, hanging with her nephew, or dreaming of bike trips.

Malcolm

Farmer Malcolm is a Prince Georges County native and a returned peace corps volunteer ( Ethiopia). He aspires to have his farm one day, where he will grow organic crops to help support food desert communities within the area while raising horses. He’s also working to become a master carpenter. His other hobbies are photography, kickboxing, and reading, and he loves everything about dinosaurs and astrophysics. His pronouns are he, him, his.

ALICE

Alice (she/her) is so grateful to be farming her first season at Owl's Nest. Working outside with her hands in the soil all day, Alice has found moments of quiet wonder, appreciating how interwoven we are with our environment. She believes in a network of reciprocity, and envisions a world where local, lovingly grown veggies are accessible to any and everyone. You can find her marveling at a particularly interesting mushroom or whispering words of encouragement to baby seedlings in the field.

Please note: the farm is not open to the public at this time.