Farias Farm

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. 

Now fast forward to 2022 and 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 two 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 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. Not only is 

Lorena jumping in so are all of the kids, making this into a true family run operation. Erick, 

Francisco and Lorena's son is staffing the Shoreline Farmers as well as transitioning into taking 

care of the administrative duties for the farm. Jasmine, Francisco and Lorena's daughter is also 

involved on the farm, she staffs the Shoreline market alongside Erick and will occasionally help 

staff the Sunday Capitol Hill Market. 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"

I farm in organic land and following organic principles, such as the use of cover crops, 

the use of organic fertilizers and soil tests to ensure we add only what the soil requires. 

For pest management, we use organic pesticides.