Who is Ecolibrium?
Ecolibrium is made up of a diverse team of farmers, chefs, creatives and dreamers. Together we’re nurturing new ideas about community, farms, ecology and food consumption in the Sammamish Valley.
Alex Meizlish
Founder // Farm Director
alex@ecolibriumfarms.com
After university, Alex landed in California, teaching environmental education in the Bay Area and the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas. His burgeoning love of the environment and teaching pushed him to take a closer look at the food system and the impact our eating has on the environment.
He started his first farm - Two Oaks Farm - just outside of Yosemite National Park in 2008. Later he moved to the PNW, pursuing his master's in nutrition and psychology while continuing to develop thoughts around the food system and our cognitive, emotional and physical relationships to food.
From days spent observing the daily cycles of insects and animals, to watching the weather and seeing the impact on the soil and land to the phenology of flora and fauna, Alex's values are deeply tied to ecological and emotional health.
The farm is where nature and culture intersect. He believes eating healthy food, and being a part of its creation, is a natural right and paramount to well-being.
Franklin Wahl
Farm Manager
Here are some facts about me. I am the guy with the hair sticking out the top of my visor. I smell like shit. Have no idea what I am doing 69.4% of the time. Somehow tricked Alex into letting me manage this place.
I am from Michigan but moved out here a couple of years ago, and am now in my third year with Ecolibrium. I love mowing the grass, any and all outdoor recreation, getting injured (outside of work), type-two fun (ask me about it, it was awesome!), complaining about most tasks on the farm, and pestering Alex to buy a zero-turn mower for the farm.
All jokes aside, this is the most fun I have had farming and we're only just getting started. I love the challenge, and I feel so fulfilled. However, I cannot overstate my gratitude for this year's crew from top to bottom.
Kate’s earliest experience with Ecolibrium was in the farm’s first season, when her former bakery had a farmer’s market booth next to Alex. The incredible produce won her over immediately. Now, 7 years later, she is fairly convinced that there are few things in life better than watching a beautiful sunset over productive fields.
Growing up in rural Western NY, Kate has long held a deep appreciation of food, both as nourishment for our bodies as well as a powerful means of connection - the growing, cooking and sharing of it. Working as a member of the Ecolibrium’s team, she enjoys being a part of the positive impact of producing fresh local produce, both on the people who slow down to savor its flavor, and become more connected with the natural world and its seasons around them, and on the earth itself through such care and partnership.
Crew Members
2026
This year’s crew members are coming from all over the USA with quite a few from Woodinville (!!) and Washington at large. While some are experiencing their very first farming season, others are accomplished farm workers! We have a couple returning members from previous years: Jacqueline, Sydney, Kay, Gerry and Lauriane. Simon, previously known as the 2024-2025 Farm Manager, is back once a week when not caring for his new baby boy. We are also welcoming some new great members on the farm: Amanda, Robbie, Sam, Clo, Amelia, and Sam C.
Franklin took the time to describe each and every crew member in our week 5 CSA letter, so you can learn more about us over there.
Holly
Alpha dog
Retired.