LIVESTOCK, ANNUALS GARDENS, FOOD FORESTS, CUT FLOWERS

Annie is part of the 5th generation of her family to live at the farm. After attending college for a few years and gaining an extensive background in science, she decided to return home to realize her lifelong dream of being a farmer and revitalize the old farm. With one year of farming under her belt, she is excited to continue on this journey of learning, patience, and hard work! She enjoys gardening, cooking, being outside, and spending time with her animals.

CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT MANAGENT

Jesus grew up in Leelanau County and is Annie’s partner of 5 years. He recently completed a bachelors degree in political science from the University of Michigan, and is now working as a program coordinator for Leelanau Investing for Teens (LIFT). Jesus enjoys being a mentor for LIFT youth and helping the young people of Leelanau become healthy, happy, capable adults. Outside of work, he enjoys construction and woodworking projects, swimming, spending time with the dogs, music, and running.

BARN RESTORATION, RE-WILDING, DESIGN

Christa is part of the 4th generation of our family to live at the farm. She has always been passionate about gardening, the history of the old farm, and especially sheep. As a result of this passion, Christa kept Rolling View going as a hobby farm during the 2000s and 2010s. She planted bushes, trees, and perennials that form the backbone of our project today, and kept animals that fed our soil and kept weeds in check. In 2021, inspired by reading the work of indigenous writers, she decided to begin the reforestation project. With a desire to heal the land in a way that would last long after she was gone, she began to plant hundreds of native trees and bushes. It was this initial reforestation effort that inspired us to form an even deeper relationship with the land and venture to feed ourselves and others with the ecosystem we would create. Christa enjoys sustainable and architectural design projects, travel, and cultivating native plants and perennials. She especially loves to grow dahlias.

Jon married into the Rolling View family and is the father of our 5th generation. Jon grew up in Leelanau County and has taught high school math and science and coached basketball at Leland Public School for 28 years. On the farm he knocks out most of our construction projects and is a support for the whole family. He enjoys cycling, relaxing on Michigan beaches, and reading about science and history.

Liz was born and raised on the farm and is part of the 3rd generation of the Rolling View family. She tends a magnificent perennial flower garden that has been passed down through generations of Rolling View women and is something of a centerpiece on the farm. She and her husband, Terry, have tended the vegetable garden and maintained the farm since taking it over from Liz’s father in the 1980s. Liz is a source of historical and cultural information about the farm and its early generations. Most importantly, Liz and Terry are the most wonderful grandparents and were instrumental in raising our 5th generation.