Producer

We, Rowdy Sprout Farm co-owners Tommy and Kirsten, have a particular affection for the Ancient Greek term Telos, meaning greatest purpose, and regard farming as action towards a shared sense of this. Our greatest purpose as individuals, and as a farm, is to holistically nourish the land and animals we steward, as much as the community we feed. To honor and thoughtfully contribute to natural cycles of life, acting in the knowledge that we are but one small part of a wondrous whole. 

Rowdy Sprout presently operates out of incubator acreage at Mutiny Bay Blues in Freeland. In addition to WIG our produce, flowers, botanical dyes, and farm fresh prepared foods can be found at the Mutiny Bay Blues Farm Store Thursdays-Saturdays from 9-1, at Bayview Farmers Market Saturdays June-October, and at South Whidbey Tilth Farmers Market the first and third Sundays of the month, May-October. 

Our farm is young, but our ethos is clear. We refer to ourselves as “practicing organic”, because while not certified, we adhere completely to organic principles. All of our inputs including seed, potting soil, compost, and feed for our animals are certified organic. We use zero synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. 

We are presently farming on incubator land, which is by design a temporary land access arrangement spanning no more than three years. As organic certification takes three years to acquire, pursuing it doesn't make sense for us at this time. We are well aware of the value so many place on organic certification, as an assurance that their food was grown safely, and promise our customers an unwavering commitment to the standard with or without the label. We look forward to proudly bearing it when we find our forever farm!

Regarding organic practices as the baseline for what not to apply to the land, we turn to regenerative, biodynamic, and permaculture practices to inform what and how we should apply natural resources to the land. All of these methods strive to mimic nature’s cycles and regard farms as self-sustaining living organisms.