Growing Food and Community
- Kerry Hoffschneider
- Apr 29
- 1 min read
This Underdog Ag podcast features Shelby Lynn Beyer who loves growing food and nourishing her community.
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." Masanobu Fukuoka
As a grower of food and community in Cheney, Kan., Shelby Beyer embodies this quote in her many endeavors at Anchor Farm that she owns and operates with her husband Brad and their two children.
Anchor Farm produces a wide variety of seasonal vegetables in outdoor gardens and high tunnels. Brad and Shelby also shepherd a flock of hair sheep. Their goal is to provide healthy meat and produce for their family and their local community.
Shelby has broad work experience across the agricultural setting. She worked in the conventional beef cattle, research, soil amendment, organic produce, and regenerative dairy industries before starting Anchor Farm in 2019.
Prior to her pursuing her passion for agriculture, Shelby worked in health care for 20 years. This journey led her to a deeper understanding of the connections between healthy soil and ecosystems, and food and human health.
More recently, Shelby has worked with multiple companies to conduct soil health research. She provides consulting services for growers of all sizes, helping them to support and grow the diversity in their ecosystems and the health of their soils.
Shelby's intent is to nourish her community and support farmers in their quest to grow diversity. She has an intense drive for sharing the magic of food and the natural world with those around her, especially younger generations.
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