West Kaufman

West is equal parts farmer and organizer. Born to two curious scientists and raised on Maui, their penchant for farming comes from an early indoctrination into awe and observation of the natural world. West sweatily engages in the praxis of farming as a means to hold community, to feel present in their body and to nourish as a means of greater liberation. Wes describes working on land and bearing witness to the life around them as “the single most meaningful way I engage with being alive.” Part of their responsibility in this work is providing space for people to reestablish this connection. West has worked on many farms and with the FoodCorps program, and now they are farming in rural Lane County with a few other young farmers.