Hi, we're <b>Nikki</b> and <b>Steve</b>. In 2004, we bought a ranch in Mendocino County's Anderson Valley, 5 acres of which we developed into <b>Petit Teton Farm</b>, named for a small mountain visible from the entryway. Prior to that, we lived on 27th Avenue off Lake Street in San Francisco for more than 15 years. As the farm has grown, and our family has become involved in the business, we spend all of our time on the farm.</p>
<p>Our original mission was to provide fresh, organically grown, local produce and eggs from our farm to Mendocino County and San Francisco, just 100 miles away. When we realized we couldn't sell everything we grew, we built a commercial kitchen to extend the food's shelf life and increase its value to our customers. Now, each week we sell our farm-made fare, eggs, meat and produce at<ahref="#!/markets">farmers' markets</a>in both San Francisco and Mendocino County.</p>
<pstyle="margin-top: 0px;">Before starting Petit Teton Farm with his partner, Nikki, Steve spent 25 years as corporate counsel for Bank of America. He is a life-long Californian; born in Long Beach and grew up in Santa Barbara and San Jose. He graduated from San Jose State University with a BA in Political Science and from the University of San Diego with a JD. Steve passed the California Bar in 1977 and is still an active member. In addition to farming, he and Nikki love to hike in the Sierra Nevada.</p>
<pstyle="margin-top: 0px;"><b>Nikki</b> is a fine artist with many exhibitions, awards and commissions on her resume. She attended the HS of Music & Art in New York City where she was born and raised, and received a BFA from the RI School of Design and an MFA from the University of Michigan. For her, farming is yet another art medium that includes not only the visual and tactile senses, but the oral, auditory, olfactory and intuitive ones as well. Creating a working farm and business out of a beautiful piece of land is a thrilling adventure, and she continues to be a fine artist in a multitude of mediums.</p>
<p><imgclass="shadow"src="images/Us_Cam_v1.jpg"alt=""border="0"style="float: left; margin: 0px 16px 10px 0px;"align="left"/>Nikki’s son, Cameron, has been working with us since 2008 and has a background in finance. He splits his time between the farm and the city. On farm he's involved in most aspects of the business: planting, harvesting, pruning, water systems, landscaping, kitchen work, general back-breaking labor and strategic planning/execution for new business ventures. On Sundays he can be found at our farm booth at the Clement St. Farmers’ Market.</p>
<p>When he’s not working on the farm business, Cam keeps himself busy with his philanthropic endeavors and work in the field of finance. He is honored to be serving as the Board Chair for the <ahref="https://www.agriculturalinstitute.org/board-of-directors"target="_blank">Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM)</a>, and is working to create a local, small farm based food system as an alternative to the industrialized food system that dominates the US. He is also honored to be serving as President of the <ahref="https://www.bafef.org/leadership"target="_blank">Bay Area Financial Education Foundation (BAFEF)</a>, which delivers much needed financial literacy and personal finance education to Bay Area youth and young adults.</p>
<p>Cam earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2009, and is an active member of the CFA Institute. He helped form and has been serving as CFO and portfolio manager of the <ahref="https://www.guidestar.org/profile/27-1542575"target="_blank">Petit Teton Foundation</a> since 2011. The Foundation supports Northern California nonprofits with an emphasis on education, particularly relating to agriculture, and on land preservation.</p>
