Chandler Briggs
Pronouns: he/him
Chandler grew up playing in the sand of sunny Southern California and now he plays in the rich soils of the Walla Walla Valley. 2025 marks his nineteenth season farming, thirteenth year working draft horses and forty-first year eating pizza. He loves weird beverages, surfing, punk music and mutual aid. He learned and continues to learn the art of draft power from the great teamsters and friends in the NW: John Erskine, Marvin Brisk, Emily Asmus and Betsey Wittick.
Theo Ciszewski
Pronouns: he/him
Hailing from the "other Washington", by way of the big apple on the right coast, Theo has finally warmed up to living in a state instead of a district- being that he enjoys his taxation with a chance of representation. Theo began to learn about working with draft horses from Walt Bernard and Kris Woolhouse, and is excited to be back in the Walla Walla Valley where he was first inspired to learn more about draft powered farming. He owes much of his farm experience and perspective to Jeff Falen and Elanor O'Brien of Persephone Farm, and is perennially inspired by their care. Drive 55 friends!
Bri Bell & Echo
Pronouns: they/them
Bri was hired last Spring as Farm Crew but quickly got recruited by the Food Hub crew thanks to their spectacular organization skills! And now, they have been promoted to Food Hub Co-Manager! If Bri is not listening to their audiobooks, you can expect to hear soul music, classical music, Studio Ghibli soundtracks, or 2000’s alternative rock being blasted from the cooler.
Echo has been a farm kitty since 2017 when she moved here from the Blue Mountain Humane Society!
Cameron Hartwood
Pronouns: she/her
Cameron grew up in a Walla-Walla-sized town between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana. She loves flowers, good food, clear water, and tending her animals- a cat, a dog, and some backyard chickens. When’s she’s not farming or hiking/foraging, she is plotting the fall of empire. If she were a vegetable, it’d be a radish because they are prickly and spicy but also cute.
Etta Morris
Pronouns: she/her
Bartender turned farmer, Etta started chasing farm magic after moving to West Beach Farm on Orcas Island five years ago to learn about regenerative agriculture and mutual aid. The empowerment of nurturing community and the land by prioritizing food access and soil health was it for her. She always has a cup of tea nearby, loves yoga and sandwiches and swimming and snail mail, and is usually listening to Brandi Carlile.
Gwen Marbet
Pronouns: she/her
From the west side of Washington, Gwen started working at Hayshaker during her first week of college and is still kicking three years later! She feels a deep appreciation for this team and the learning, care, and support that they continue to foster throughout the years. When Gwen isn't working or spending time with any of the animals on the farm, she can be found volunteering with the Blue Mountain Land Trust’s Blues Crew as a trailworker and sawyer. She is passionate about community engagement, bluegrass/old time music, radicchio, and crosscut saws.
Megan Marshall
Pronouns: they/she
Megan grew up working with miniature horses and backyard gardening in the Bay Area of California. After tending to the Whitman College Organic Garden for the past four years, they’re excited to work with more vegetables, bigger horses, and Hayshaker’s wonderful human team. When not farming or otherwise growing plants, Megan can be found cuddling their rescue cat Junimo, volunteering at Blue Mountain Therapeutic Riding, baking, or doing one of their many artsy hobbies.
Photos: the one with me in the cart is with Coco, a miniature mare from Blue Mountain Therapeutic Riding. One is on a hike. The last is with the chicken Marie from the Organic Garden
Cali Burrito
Pronouns: she/her
This fluff nugget and her furry friend Echo help with rodent control and employee stress relief. She was bottle-fed on the farm and loves her humans!
Some crew photos by the talented Ben Lindbloom.