Gardening/High Tunnel Panel

Shelby Beyer is a producer in Cheney, KS.  Together with her husband Brad and their two children, they own and operate Anchor Farm.

Anchor Farm Produces a wide variety of seasonal vegetables in outdoor gardens and high tunnels.  Brad and Shelby also shepherd a flock of hair sheep.  Their goal is to provide healthy meat and produce for their family and their local community.  Shelby has broad work experience across the agricultural setting.  Shelby worked in the conventional beef cattle, research, soil amendment, organic produce and regenerative dairy industries before starting Anchor Farm in 2019.  

Prior to her passion for agriculture, Shelby worked in health care for 20 years.  This journey created an intense passion for understanding the connections between healthy soil and ecosystems, food and human health. 

More recently Shelby has worked with multiple companies to conduct soil health research.  She provides consulting services for growers of all sizes, helping them to support and grow the diversity in their ecosystems and the health of their soils.

Shelby's intent is to nourish her community and support farmers in their quest to grow diversity.  She has an intense drive for sharing the magic of food and the natural world with those around her, especially younger generations.