Meet the Farmers
Restoring the Land
Generations. A century of stewardship. Families betting their futures on doing it right. Meet the farmers behind the work.
Real farmers. Real land. Real work.
Creekside partners with regenerative farmers and ranchers across the US who are improving soil, protecting water, and strengthening the future of agriculture.
Yet many of the farmers doing this work wait months—or even years—to be rewarded for the outcomes they create.
By participating in the Creekside community, you help move support to the field sooner, getting farmers paid sooner for the work they're already doing.
Meet the Farmers Behind the Work
The Gambles
— New Zion, South Carolina
Jason is a sixth-generation farmer who has spent his life working the same South Carolina land his family has stewarded for generations. His goal is simple: leave it in better condition for those who come after him.
He grows corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, and small grains, while also raising cattle, chickens, and turkeys on the family farm. Since returning from college, Jason has embraced regenerative practices including reduced tillage, cover crops, precision soil management, and the use of natural fertilizers and livestock manure to improve soil health and fertility.
Jason believes farmers are the original environmental stewards. His biggest challenges include razor-thin margins, rising fuel and transportation costs, and the growing economic pressure facing family farms today.
Jason believes farmers are the original environmental stewards. His biggest challenges include razor-thin margins, rising fuel and transportation costs, and the growing economic pressure facing family farms today.
Crops: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
The Billings
— Kensington, Kansas
Brothers Tyrel and Nolan are sixth generation farmers whose family has farmed this land since 1878.
After transitioning fully to no-till in 2000, they began adopting additional regenerative practices focused on soil health, moisture retention, fertilizer efficiency, cover crops, and more targeted chemical use.
Today, technology creates new opportunities to farm more efficiently, but fluctuating grain prices, rising equipment costs, and information overload remain major challenges.
Crops: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
The Kirchoffs
— Athol, Kansas
Blake is a 4th generation farmer whose family has been stewarding Kirchoff Farms for more than a century. He looks to regenerative farming practices to reduce erosion, hold more moisture in the soil, allow biology to thrive, and, in return, allow him to reduce synthetic fertilizers and increase yields and profits.
His biggest opportunity is to grow his farm for the next generation using technology to increase efficiency.
His biggest challenge is making money. Inputs have become so expensive that basically corn is the only crop a farmer can grow to have a shot at making money. That is not sustainable for years and years.
“Something has to change,” he says, “Or there will be fewer and fewer of us.”
Crops: Corn, Soybeans
The Tomlinsons
— Lynchburg, South Carolina
Zan farms the same South Carolina land his grandfather farmed, with a goal of leaving it in better condition for his children and grandchildren than when he took it over.
His operation includes corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, cattle, pigs, and nearly 100,000 turkeys. Over the past decade, Zan has adopted regenerative practices including strip tillage, cover crops, and the use of poultry litter to improve soil health, conserve moisture, and reduce input costs.
He sees regenerative agriculture as a practical way to strengthen both farm productivity and long-term resilience. His biggest challenges include rising fertilizer and fuel costs, increasingly unpredictable weather, and the financial pressures facing family farms across the region.
Crops: Corn, Soybeans
The Jarvis Family
— Phillipsburg, Kansas.
Jeff Jarvis believes regenerative agriculture is about protecting the future of the land his family depends on.
As rainfall becomes more intense in the region, improving soil structure helps absorb and retain water, reducing erosion and increasing resilience between weather events.
His biggest challenge is rising input costs. He believes healthier soils can reduce dependence on synthetic fertilizers over time.
Crops: Corn, Soybeans, Cattle
The Stevensons
— Norton, Kansas
Megan and Matthew are third and fourth generation farmers deeply invested in their community and the future of their land.
They use no-till farming, rotational grazing, biological inputs, and carbon-based practices to restore soil health while reducing herbicide and pesticide use.
They also use horses to handle cattle and raise food for both their family and local community.
Their biggest challenges include rising equipment and fertilizer costs, labor shortages, and limited specialty crop markets.
Crops: Corn, milo, oats, beans, wheat, cattle