Our farm started with the idea of family working together to turn our 5-acre flat, blank piece of land into something beautiful. The family, being John and Jana Johnson, parents to Sherry (me), and my husband Hunter. That’s where the Hunter comes from in Hunter Tree Farms. It’s his original vision and dream that made this possible!

Quick intro

We love growing and gardening, but trees are our passion. Back in 2016 we took the idea of growing seedlings in containers to reality. Hunter is our build all, hands on, “git-r-done” partner. He is a Master Electrician and really a jack of all trades. He has personally built and physically gotten the farm up and running. John, a Network engineer retiree is our early riser and oversees all operations on the farm; from fixing irrigation to event organizer, he keeps us in the know and prepared at all functions we attend. Jana is our finance manager and a top-notch “children wrangler”. She always has a meal for us and the best snacks around. Then there is me, Sherry. My role is to keep up on farm chores and stay as organized as we can be. I do the ordering and manage the books. I’m also the one that likes to branch out and grow new things. I currently have a flower field in production!

These 5 acres are more than just a farm for us. It’s a way of life! We love seeing our little seedlings grow into beautiful trees from selected species that thrive in our area.

Committed

We are committed to soil health and the environment, which is why we make our own custom grow media and amend with natural and/or organic fertilizers as much as possible: phasing out the use of traditional synthetics and replacing with natural ones. We have had so much success that we sell all the minerals and natural fertilizers we use on the farm as well. The other main reason for limited use of synthetics of any kind is if you come out to the farm you are almost guaranteed to see one of my three children, my nieces and nephews (and dogs!) running barefoot through the fields. Having a safe and worry-free place for them to explore and have customers walk the farm is a must for us and above all most important. While our dream started with trees, its just a segment of who are and what we do. 

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