Zoey is a native New Mexican with a passion for local food systems and the communities that support them. She works part-time as the New Mexico Campaign Organizer for the Coalition, supporting young and beginning farmers across the state through grassroots organizing and state policy advocacy. Zoey also runs Farm Shark, LLC with her husband Carlos, raising diversified vegetables and small livestock and making value-added products such as pickles, goat cheese, and hot sauce. Previously, Zoey was the program coordinator for Tres Hermanas Farm, a refugee agriculture program in Albuquerque. She also managed Albuquerque’s Downtown Growers’ Market and was part of the Rail Yard Market organizing team. Zoey spends her free time running on ditch banks, swimming laps, and cooking meals to share with her loved ones. Zoey can be reached at zoey@youngfarmers.org.