Steph Cochenour (they/them)
Sprout City Farms
MAP Farm Manager

Steph’s career is woven together by the threads of community-focused food production, experiential agricultural education, and a deep desire to help people foster a sense of belonging to each other and the land. For 15 years, Steph has farmed along Colorado’s Front Range, specializing in small-scale urban systems that provide produce directly to the local community.

Beyond the fields, Steph has taught agriculture and horticulture at both the high school and university levels. They have also been a presenter at various agriculture conferences, including presenting for the “Spirit of Sustainable Agriculture” conference at Harvard University in 2016. Steph holds a BS in Horticulture with an emphasis on Organic Food Crop Production from Colorado State University, and an MA in Transpersonal Ecopsychology from Naropa University.

Off the farm, Steph is busy raising three kids with their partner. They spend their free time reading, exploring the mycelial world of fungi, and creating opportunities for others to connect deeply with the living world.

They can be reached at steph@sproutcityfarms.org