ANNIE MCINTYRE

 Annie fell in love with Warm Valley Farm the moment she stepped onto the land—it immediately sang with possibility. Her connection to gardening began early, shaped by a lineage of women growers: a great-grandmother who was a landscape designer in Texas in the late 1800s, a mother, stepmother and grandmother who shared her love of plants. Annie has spent much of her life with her hands in the soil or a pair of pruners in hand.

Becoming a steward of Warm Valley Farm is both an honor and a labor of love. Annie has joyfully dedicated herself to farming and growing in every sense as a person of the soil. Her background includes over 25 years in interior and functional building design, along with a 10-year career in music as a singer and songwriter with the AnnieMac band.

At Warm Valley Farm, Annie oversees farm management beautification, and improvements, events and sales, curates the shop and gardens, grows cut flowers, teaches, and operates the farm shop and The Boardwalk Collective.

JOEL STEWART

Joel grew up with a rich family history of farming and orchard work in southern Oregon. Farm chores were part of his daily childhood experience. Joel’s father was a Master Gardener and at his passing at 89, was still king of the tomato growers in the Rogue Valley. Joel’s first paying job was within the famous pear orchards of the Rogue Valley. Since the 1980’s he has been concerned about and focused on Co2 emissions and climate change. Joel has dedicated the last 33+ years to being a ships Captain for Greenpeace International. His passion for food security and sovereignty, sustainability and local food, helped him focus on the search for this farm, and its potential. Joel is working towards Warm Valley Farm becoming an example of a regenerative, carbon neutral farm. Stewarding a farm in the San Juan islands is a lifelong dream. Joel’s roles at Warm Valley Farm include: management and stewardship of Warm Valley Farm, including orchard, cidery, vineyard, and seed production, as well as management, infrastructure, and teaching.

LIRA & Maggie

Ever vigilant, the dogs keep watch for birds that harass our poultry—chasing off egg-snatching ravens and troublesome eagles when needed. When off duty, they share the farm with Rollo and Archie, known to local rodents as the Ferocious Felines. Together, they enjoy Warm Valley Farm’s beauty and daily adventures. Lira and Maggie serve as official greeters, pest chasers, running partners, and beloved friends to nearly everyone on the farm—even the cats.