MEET THE TEAM
MAYDA POZANTIDES
HEAD FARMER
Mayda's passion for farming began when she asked herself how she might create positive change within her community. She quickly realized that food was something that could break down the barriers of social constructs and improve upon the lives of people from all walks of life. Mayda loves to transform a space and help things grow, and she knows that it all begins with healthy soils. She believes healthy soils produce healthy plants which in turn provide fuel for people to create healthy communities. Before farming, she worked as a teacher and continues to educate through the garden. |
ANDERS GUNNERSEN
SYSTEMS BUILDER
Anders has always had a knack for building and growing. He started in his backyard building chicken coops and raised beds and worked as a Technician with the USDA for 8 years. Not only is he great on all our construction projects, but he also has a way of seeing a problem and creating simple solutions to solve it. He is the one that's always making sure that things are running smoothly, whether that be finding a better way of completing a task or inventing and building a new tool to get it done. With a talent for all things business and finance, Anders rounds out the Groundwork team. |
KELLY SCHRAMM
FARMER EXTRAORDINAIRE
Kelly is grateful to be gainfully employed by a company about whose mission she cares deeply. She enjoys working alongside her team and practicing a type of farming that focuses as much on responsible stewardship as it does on feeding people. She feels extremely privileged to bend her back to this land which she currently occupies. Although the farm is small in size, she believes all politics are local and that small actions have the power to change our world. We are so fortunate to have Kelly as part of our team! |
PANCHO
A VERY GOOD BOY
Pancho wants to be right at the center of whatever is happening on the farm, to prove that he's good at stuff, too. Side note: he's really not very good at much, but we give him a pass because he's so devilishly handsome. Pancho's farm skills include: digging up rocks, chasing wildlife, ripping out large chunks of grass and tearing em to shreds (weeding), charming CSA members and farm stand attendees alike, improving social media content, and boosting team morale! |
Our Methods
Everything we grow on our two acre farm is USDA Certified Organic. In short, that means we use no harmful pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, or GMO seeds in our production. To dive deeper into USDA organic certification and what that means, you can start here. We pride ourselves on the quality of our product and we achieve this through applying regenerative agricultural practices. We plant and weed all our crops by hand which means we interact with our plants regularly. We rotate our crops and rely on observation and planning to get ahead of pest and disease issues. It is essential to us that we produce the most nutritious fruits and veggies, and we believe that starts with our soil. We use a no-till system and are constantly amending and feeding our soils to provide optimal growing environments for our crops.
What We Produce
We grow over 50 different varieties of vegetables, and some small fruit, following the seasons. Early spring lettuces, greens, and sweet peas give way to summer's heat-loving tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and eggplant. In the fall, we enjoy root veggies, hearty greens, and cabbages. We love to mix up the classics that everyone knows and loves with an exciting variety of crops that might not be as familiar. As they say, variety is the spice of life- and on our farm, we like to spice it up! Here is a complete list of everything we are growing for the 2021 season!
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Find Us Around Town!
Image by Billy Club via Instagram
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Image by Billy Club via Instagram
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We're happy to serve our city of good neighbors! Check out the growing list of local businesses where our goods have been sold:
If you are a chef interested in working with us, please email us at groundworkmg@gmail.com for an up to date product and price list.
- Billy Club
- CrāVing
- The Black Sheep
- Remedy House
- Fresh Fix
- Produce Peddlers
- Marble + Rye
- Hydraulic Hearth
- Roost Buffalo
- Waxlight Bar a Vin
- The Dapper Goose
- Massachusetts Avenue Project
- Feed Buffalo
- Barrel + Brine
- Lexington Coop
- The Gypsy Parlor
- Perks Cafe
- North Buffalo Farmer's Market
If you are a chef interested in working with us, please email us at groundworkmg@gmail.com for an up to date product and price list.