Helping us tend to the 30 to 40 crops that represent approximately 25% of our raw materials each year, the workers on our 250-acre western North Carolina farm follow strict Certified Organic standards from seed selection and soil preparation to cultivation and harvesting. Their dedication to our Principles of Purity and furthering the bonds between plants and people is more than a commitment—it’s a passion. Meet our farmers by clicking on any of the profiles to the right.
Our Passion, Our People
Adolfo
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Adolfo came to the farm in 2007 from Rio Verde, Mexico. His favorite crop is Echinacea because it is…
Adrian
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Weed eating is a big job at the Gaia Farm. Luckily, Adrian likes to weed. Organic farming can be…
Alejandro
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Alejandro has been farming since he was 13 years old. In Mexico he works in the fields growing maize…
Daniel
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Daniel likes to pull weeds, a task many farmers would rather not tackle. He says it’s because he can…
Jorge
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Jorge, also known as “George”, manages our Gaia Farm crew. His roots go back to the start of the…
Lucio
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Lucio enjoys harvesting at the Gaia Farm. Digging roots allows him to work directly in the soil, which is…
Luis
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Every job here at Gaia is special. But Luis favors picking the vegetables for the Gaia employee CSA (community…
Sabino
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Sabino has worked at the Gaia Farm for 14 years, which makes him our veteran crewmember, as well as…
Sergio
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Juan and his brother, Sergio, came to work at Gaia together. Story has it that when the Luciano brothers…
Sergio
Juan and his brother, Sergio, came to work at Gaia together. Story has it that when the Luciano brothers arrived to the United States and were asked where they would be working, they just said, “cucumbers”, in response. So now the two are nicknamed just that, ‘pepinos’! These days, they’re familiar with all sorts of herbs and vegetables, but Echinacea purpurea is Sergio’s favorite because of the plant’s beautiful blooms and its health benefits.
Sergio likes to swim at Maya Luna, the lake near his home, and spend time with his family during the off-season. The second-to-youngest child of nine, he knows how to get along with others, a skill that helps him work well with the Gaia farm crew. When he’s not helping his father building commercial businesses in Mexico, he takes care of over 20 roosters and 15 laying hens. He’d like to operate his own farm one day, perhaps growing a variety of chili peppers. The Luciano brothers are hard workers and Jorge, our farm crew manager, is glad to have these cucumbers on the farm.
