Support Fellow Farmers.
Help farmers get paid sooner for adopting practices that improve soil, water, and long-term farm resilience.
Real farmers. Real land. Real work.
Creekside partners with a growing network of regenerative farmers and ranchers across the Midwest. These producers are adopting practices that restore soil, protect water, and strengthen their operations — often while navigating rising input costs, volatile markets, and real financial risk.
They’re not experimenting for optics.
They’re doing the work because their land — and their future — depends on it.
This is what leading by doing looks like.
Sam Stapp, Norwood , Kansas
Sam Stapp · Norwood, Kansas
3rd generation • 8,000 acres • corn, soybeans, wheat
"This is about staying in business without burning the land out."
Sam moved to regenerative practices to protect the soil his family will hand down. Today he’s focused on cover crops, reduced tillage, and keeping more living roots in the ground year-round.
Known for: hard work, grinding from sunrise to sundown
Chad Gripp · Wyanet, Illinois
Family-run operatoins • Custom farming & row crops
Chad Gripp runs a custom farming operation built around efficiency, stewardship, and long-term soil health. Working across multiple farms and fields, Chad sees firsthand what works — and what doesn’t — under real-world conditions.
He’s adopted regenerative practices to protect soil structure, reduce erosion, and help the land perform season after season. For Chad, regeneration isn’t a trend — it’s a practical way to keep farms productive, resilient, and viable for the families who depend on them.
Known for: applying regenerative practices at scale across diverse operations.
Chad Gripp, Wyanet, Illinois
Sam Stapp, Norwood , Kansas
Sam Stapp · Norton, Kansas
3rd generation • 8,000 acres • corn, soybeans, wheat
“I want this land to be better for the next generation than it was for me.”
3rd-generation farmer · 8,000 acres · Corn, soybeans, wheat
Sam farms with a long view. After years of watching soil health decline and input costs rise, he began adopting regenerative practices to improve resilience and reduce risk. The changes weren’t easy — they required new equipment, new management, and patience — but today his land holds water better, supports healthier crops, and gives him more control over his operation.
Known for: teaching neighbors what worked