John tecklin

Beet lover John Tecklin grew up in the backwoods of Nevada County in a small log cabin with no electricity, phone, or hot running water.

In 1995, after careers as a chimney sweep, stonemason, and Outward Bound instructor, he became obsessed with gardening and got a job on one of the nation’s early CSA farms in Portland, Oregon.

In 1997, he moved back to his ancestral homeland and started Mountain Bounty Farm. He remains deeply committed to the CSA ideal — a community of eaters pledges their support for a local farm, and in return the farmers put all their heart and skill into producing the best possible food. More than anything else, he loves the physical act of farming: the challenge, the magic, and the beauty. John’s other enthusiasms include playing with his two sons, mountain biking, backcountry skiing, and surfing.

Maia lipkin

Maia is enchanted with the physical nature of farming- hands caked in dried soil, her strength building with the season, and the ability to eat like a queen.

When she’s not farming, she’s usually thinking about food while out on long walks in the Sierra foothills, or crawling up and swimming down rapids in the Yuba.

This will be Maia’s 12th year at Mountain Bounty.

CORY JONES

Mississippi’s finest!!

Cory Jones is a calm and powerful force on the Mountain Bounty Team. Cory leads our Bircvhille irrigation and field preparation team and does an amazing job caring for our plants in the field.

Outside of farming, Cory enjoys snowboarding, college football, dirt biking and spending time tinkering with farm projects.

Cory started with Mountain Bounty Farm in 2010 and after a few years in New Jersey, he’s back! We’re very lucky to have him on our team.

Kale Riley

After a childhood spent eating steamed broccoli and ketchup in the suburbs of southern California, Kale moved north in search of water.

In Santa Cruz she discovered a love for growing things that carried her all the way to Mountain Bounty, where no one ever seems to mind that she walks very fast. Hard work, long days spent outside, the ever-changing rhythm of the season, and endless tomato sandwiches have kept her passion for farming alive and growing.

When she’s not at the farm or moonlighting as a florist, Kale spends her days milking goats, collecting ghost stories and snuggling her cat Larry.

BEcky AHMADI

CSA Manager

Becky started out at Mountain Bounty as a volunteer 6 years ago and just never left. Once her family got hooked on farm-fresh carrots, she knew she had to stick around! She also has a really cute and fluffy Great Pyrenees who periodically visits the farm. She also really likes heavy music and thinks farming is very metal.

Michael Berlingheri

All you need to know about Michael Berlingheri is that he absolutely loves farming.

MICHAEL BERLIN

Not to be confused with our other crew member, Michael Berlingheri, Mike Berlin is our local delivery driver, farmhand, delivery truck mechanic and overall farm handyperson. He is our farm Jedi Master.

RACHEL KLEIN

Rachel is an absolute rockstar and we are so pleased to have her back on our team. Rachel worked with MBF for a few years and then headed east to visit a variety of farms to see what suited her best. She spent a few years at Wild Hope Farm in South Carolina but our mountains and dry air wooed her back to us.

Rachel is a master at designing systems and manages all of our harvest for CSA and Wholesale.

KYLA RoesSLER

Bio coming soon!