"The trees have protected me my whole life"
- Pandora Thomas
Founder & Land Steward at EARTHseed Farm
The EARTHseed Family
Nonhuman Kin
At EARTHseed we honor all beings and the role they play in stewarding our community. We look to our nonhuman kin for guidance in these times and encourage you to do the same! Earthward!
Soil
Sun
Water
Air
Fantastic Felines
Pootsie, Greybeard and B.B. Queen
& Our Farm Dog
Jackson Black
Tree Kin
Redwoods, Maples, Willows, Oaks, Eucalyptus, nine varieties of Asian pears, Apples, Pineapple Guavas, Persimmons, Mulberry, Walnut, Olive
Team of Composters!
Our Kunekune pigs, Humphrey and Benny!
Bush Kin
Hundreds of Blackberries and Raspberries
Flower & Native Plant Kin
California Poppy, Dahlias, Roses, Plantain and more
Animal & Inverterbrate Kin
Gophers, Falcons, Peregrines, Owls, Bluebirds, Snakes, Worms, Spiders, Ladybugs, Bees and more!
Rest in Peace Herbert and Wilbert, two of our beloved pigs who passed away in the Fall of 2021.
Human Kin
Octavia Butler
EARTHseed Ancestor
We love and honor you as we fulfill your healing visions! Octavia birthed the name “Earthseed” in her Parable of the Sower Series.
Illustration by Jade Orlando.
Frances Louise Short Thomas
EARTHseed Elder
Thank you for your love of all things human and more than human!
Current Stewards
Richelle Johnson
Operations Magician
Mallika Nair
Abundance Lead
Abi Huff
Herb Diva & Steward
Khadeem Thomas
Administrative Steward
Farm Team
Brent Walker
Farm Manager
Fernando Gonzalez
Farm Steward
Britta Baskerville
Compost Diva
Nate Brown
Orchard Advisor
Tomas Paniagua
Elder Farm Steward
Manuel Flores
Farm Steward
Juan Flores
Farm Steward
John Valenzuela
Orchard Consultant
U-Pick Team
Caitie Ferro
U-Pick Steward
Chiara Arellano
U-Pick Steward
Iziyah and Azalea
Youth U-Pick Stewards
Clarence
Volunteer
Artists
Feven Zewdi
Artist in Residence
Zion Davidson
Culinary Arts
Devin Ariel
Photographer
Radioactive
Artist in Residence
Previous Stewards
Kabil Romero
Farm Steward
Basia Doran
Farm Steward
Fernando Paniagua
Farm Steward
Antonio Paniagua
Farm Manager
Grace Harris Johnson
EARTHseed Fellow
for Fiber Arts
