Thaddeus and Moyra, have three children, Lola, Lucca and Julien. Thaddeus participates in panels and conferences and speaks with the media as an industry expert on the progressive change in our food system. His emphasis is food system innovation and continuing to create forward-thinking models of environmental and economic sustainability for regional family farms. Today, Thaddeus Barsotti continues the work his parents began as an advocate for local sustainable food systems. In 2005, Thaddeus felt driven to continue his connection to the family farm and took on the role as farm manager, actively focusing on selecting, growing and testing specialty produce varieties – chosen for taste not transportability. In 2004, Thaddeus graduated with a degree in Agricultural Engineering from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and moved to San Francisco to help start the company’s first retail store and pursue his appreciation for the art of real food and cuisine at culinary school. He continues his commitment to building a strong financial model for farmers to connect produce directly to consumers by strategically managing our current programs and expanding the convenience and service we can offer to our CSA members and our farm partners.īorn in the farmhouse in Capay, Thaddeus showed an early proficiency in the machine shop and is responsible for designing some of the custom tractor modifications and tools used on the farm today. Today, Freeman, who also has an MBA from Pepperdine University, drives innovative logistics and technology development, strategically optimizing the efficient delivery mechanism of fresh product directly to consumers. With his work on the farm and in the retail store, he quickly gained proficiency in finance and business operations and created the first complex routing system for Farm Fresh To You deliveries. In 2006, he devoted complete attention to opening and managing the Farm Fresh To You store in the San Francisco Ferry Building, bringing organic fruits and vegetables and specialty artisan foods to Bay Area commuters and visitors. Graduating in 2005 with a degree in Bio-Resource and Agricultural Engineering from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, his senior project was a highly uniform and efficient irrigation system designed for orchard and row crops on the farm. Carol and Freeman have four children, Imogen, Ainsley, Jamison and Everly.įreeman got an early entrepreneurial start on the farm by growing and selling lilacs and wildflowers at farmers markets as a young child. Today, Carol leads strategic initiatives for evolving the farm-to-door online shopping experience, product development and consumer awareness and education about local food systems. Over the past 15 years, Carol has led the customer experience, sales, marketing and technology teams. She then joined the family business to challenge and modernize what consumers could expect from a Farm Box service. House of Representatives in Washington D.C. In 2009, in honor of her late mother-in-law, Carol founded The Kathleen Barsotti Non-Profit for Sustainable Agriculture (KBNP) to support the progressive growth of sustainable farms and their employees.Ĭarol holds a degree in Agricultural Business from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and a Master of Public Administration and Policy from American University. Growing up in the Capay Valley, Carol took an early interest in fostering healthy rural communities through her participation in agriculture and community programs such as 4H, service-dog training, Future Farmers of America and programs for farm worker families.
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