OUR TEAM
We envision a world where every person has a close, accessible relationship with living soil and fresh food.​

Chander Payne

Founder,
​Executive director

Kesh Khanna

Director of operations

Fin Zakas

Farm director

Nico Altamar

Community workday leader

Santa Payne

Dirt manager 

Toby Wells-Zimmerman

Head of partnerships 

Mark Vicente

Greenhouse manager 

Safi Khanna

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE HIGH SCHOOL executive director

Cate Schultz 

Incoming farm director

Maddy Witten

incoming director of garden programming