Hey there, my name is Katelyn and I’m a Farmer and a Chef. I grow, harvest, process, ferment, create and cook—all from scratch! As a Chef, food for me is everything: art, culture, and connection. It is the excitement of life, creating new experiences, and recreating memories from my childhood and past travels. Food sweetens my memories and builds up my relationships with friends and family.

Food is also a basic daily need to nurture our bodies. But food and nutrition have become really complicated for the average consumer. It's become difficult to know what ingredients are in our food and where it all comes from.

I believe in real food and find value in knowing how the many different foods we eat are grown and prepared. I come from a long line of generational farmers. I grow my food and keep the special lessons of food preservation alive so that I can share my bounty all year round. I have a strong fascination with fermentation and microorganisms, which develop complex flavors and increase the shelf life and nutritional quality of fresh foods.

I think that it is intrinsically important that we have a relationship with where our food comes from, and I think everyone should try to take some part in their own food systems.

In starting Far Cloud Foods, I wanted to create delicious food from scratch full circle using real and healthy ingredients. I can tell you where the food I cook with comes from, because I grow much of the food that I prepare myself, and source other ingredients from local farms and producers as much as possible!  

Ultimately, I approach food as alchemy for the body, transforming food into optimally delicious, nutritious and magical experiences. I hope for the opportunity to show you some of the magic properties Far Cloud Foods has to offer.