Christian and Alyssa started Ranchito Milkyway in 2021, after realizing that life is too short to do anything but what the world needs. Seeing food grow has changed both Alyssa and Christian, creating some type of wholeness they hadn’t known was missing.

For Christian and Alyssa, farming makes sense when it is regenerative, when it is working with nature, and when it doesn’t use chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

They have found their paradise at Ranchito Milkyway, where they now grow delicious vegetables and set up their farm stand on Sundays for members to come by for their veggies. They find joy in getting to know each customer, and have discovered that the weekly connection they make with their customers has provided them with almost as much change in their life as growing vegetables initially did.

Ranchito Milkyway received discounted compost through our Compost Connector program and a partnership with Foodshed Inc.