Burlington, Washington
About Farias Farms
Farias Farm was started by Francisco, Juan, Sergio Farias (pictured below in order from left to right). All three founding members were born in Michoacan, Mexico, Francisco and Sergio came to the Washington State when they were in there teens while Juan arrived when he was five years old, Skagit Valley has been their home away from home. In Mexico the Farias Family had been farmers for many generations growing their own food. Once in the US all three brothers worked in agriculture for a large portion of their lives and eventually decided to start Farias Farm. Farias Farm is Certified Organic through Oregon Tilth and uses sustainable farming practices. What drew the three brothers to organic farming was the idea of clean food, food that is free of pesticides and chemicals, food that you can grab and eat right out of the ground. "As farmers we only want to grow the type of food we would feed our families and eat ourselves......if it doesn't look like something I would eat, we wont sell it, and I am very picky, just ask my wife" Juan.
Farias Farm has gone through some changes. At the end of 2021 Juan and Sergio decided to step away from Farias Farm. Sergio decided to Pursue a different business venture and is having great success there as well. Juan stepped away in order to spend more time with his wife and three little ones. Both Sergio and Juan are still involved in the business lending a hand at farmers markets and in any other thing they are able to.
Francisco decided to continue growing Farias Farm and keeping the family farming tradition alive. As of January 1st 2022 Francisco became the sole owner of Farias Farm and then not long after that Lorena, his wife joined the team and became a partner on the farm. "Lorena has always been part of the farm and it only made sense to make a partner in the business" said Francisco. Erick and Jasmine, son and daughter, have begun helping at all the farmers markets
Although ownership has shifted Francisco, Lorena, and the rest of the family is committed to continue growing delicious organic produce for their customers. Farming practices and values remain the same. Francisco had this to say about the recent changes "change can be scary, but it is also a great opportunity for growth".
