Get to know our team.
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April KoenigApril is a transplant to WV, relocating here with her young family to start their own farm business. She has a background in nursing and brings her enthusiasm for health and wellness to her role as director. April was inspired to join the Sprouting Farms project because she saw the need for economic development for small farmers and wanted to be a part of a solution.
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Doug KoenigDoug came to WV to start a family farm after 11 years in the armed forces. He works to share his knowledge and passion with others to help create a just food system within his community and across Central Appalachia. When Doug is not farming, you can find him on biking and hiking trails or in a river with his family.
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Lucas SharpeAssistant Farm Manager/ Production Manager
[email protected] Lucas Sharpe is originally from Deltaville, VA. After a seven year career in the maritime industry, he made the decision to try his hand at farming. He started a small farm in Virginia and went through a beginner farming program coordinated by the Small Farms Outreach Program through the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia State University. Life led him to West Virginia, and he is honored to be a part of such an amazing team here at Sprouting Farms!
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Marcus McGuireFarm Crew
[email protected] Marcus recently finished high school in Summers County, after playing football as #6 for four years. As a native of the region, Marcus is excited to join our crew in order to learn new skills in organic farming practices and farming equipment management.
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Beth Ryan
Food Access Coordinator
[email protected] Beth completed her graduate work in Geography at WVU, while working with the WVU Food Justice Lab. Today she works to support Sprouting Farms’ mission of providing healthy food to local communities.
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John ArcherFarm Crew
[email protected] John Archer has 26 years of experience in mechanics and two years of training in collision repair. At Sprouting Farms, John is working on vehicle and tractor maintenance. John finds the atmosphere and outdoor nature of his work to be a pleasure.
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Ginny RipleyAmeriCorps Member
[email protected] Ginny graduated from Spotswood High( in the Shenandoah Valley) in 2007 and then moved to Monroe County WV in 2011 to be closer to family. She has three amazing children: Alex, Sophie and Sol. Ginny loves horticulture and keeps a variety of house plants all year round. She is thrilled to be a part of the Sprouting Farms team and is eager to learn all she can about this community changing operation.
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Adam CraigAmeriCorps Member
[email protected] Adam is originally from Wheeling, West Virginia, and they are a recent graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in International Studies. Adam began at Sprouting Farms as an intern in the summer of 2019 and is grateful to be back in Summers County as an AmeriCorps Member. Adam loves to travel and learn languages, and they plan to go abroad to Oman in March of 2022 to study Arabic.
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