ELISE SMITH was raised on the North Shore in Ipswich, MA. She graduated from UMass Amherst in 2011 with a degree in corporate finance. After making a trip to Guatemala in college and realizing the entire culture there was built on local agriculture — and what a terrific culture it was — she decided to begin working outside in the dirt. Alongside an extraordinarily knowledgable gardener, she did annual and perennial flower garden design and maintenance. Learning about many different flower types and having a blast, she was inspired to plant a small plot of cutting flowers and began selling bunches, realizing along the way the importance of growing local flowers and teaching the community about their unmatched qualities. Elise continued to feed her passion for flowers by working with an experienced local florist who taught her about wedding arrangements, bridal party pieces and bridal consultations. Elise has been growing produce and flowers since 2013.

TUCKER SMITH was born and raised on Cedar Rock Farm in West Gloucester. His working career has always involved hands-on outdoor labor, split between farming and different trades. In 2013, he graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst with a degree in Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production. Over the course of the last ten years he has apprenticed on many farms around the country and world. Throughout his travels he has always been drawn back to Cape Ann, and in 2009, finally accepted that there is no other place that he would rather settle. In 2010, he started working alongside Noah Kellerman building and managing the Alprilla Farm CSA (a vegetable farm in Essex, MA) as a partner in the business for the 2011 and 2012 growing seasons. At the farm they grew grain, hay, flowers, herbs, and over 60 types of vegetables for market.