our team
Dick York
Dick grew up on his grandfather and uncle’s farm, and even though he pursued other career paths, he couldn’t get farming out of the blood. He started Nature’s Circle Farm in 1996 with his son Jamie, on only two acres, and the rest is history.
Rusty Watson
Rusty has been with the farm since 2015. He is our invaluable truck driver and mechanic.
Nick Preston
Hired in 2018 as a laborer, Preston’s skills shined through immediately. He is now our Shop and Equipment Manager.
Myron Slauenwhite
Myron has been with Nature’s Circle since 2016 as an equipment operator and all-around great worker.
Luke McMannus
We were lucky to gain Luke as an employee in 2021 as a very skilled technician and equipment operator.
Joseph Scott
He’s been working for the farm since he was a wee one, since he’s Meg’s son and Dick’s grandson. He’s been on weeding crews and picked squash, cabbage, and potatoes. He has been most recently helping his grandfather with planting and cultivation.
Travis Bennett
Travis has been with us since September 2025, and he’s an integral part of the team as well as a great truck driver!
Tristan Jackman
Tristan Jackman is Chuck’s son and joined the Nature’s Circle team in January. Tristan’s daughter Clara is the youngest member of the Nature’s Circle family!
Meg York
Meg started working for the family farm in 2004, now a business owner and marketing and sales manager.
Charles (Chuck) Jackman
Chuck is our Operations Manager. He comes with a strong background in trucking, mechanics, and management. He’s been a US Forest Firefighter for years and volunteers on the local fire department. He and his wife Angelina have five children and a granddaughter. Chuck is a great addtion to the team.
Mike Tomer
Mike started out on the weeding crew way back in 2015. He is one of our all-around, long-term employees.
Derek Doughty
Derek joined our team in 2021, and has been an our most dependable employee! You can always count on Derek to come to work on time and work hard. He can be found just about anywhere on the farm performing all sorts of tasks.
Brody Little
Another one of our awesome high schoolers, Brody is such a hard worker with a positive attitude. He saved up his earnings to buy this truck!
David Carpenter
David is a welcome addition to the crew, he is our Warehouse Coordinator.
Jacob Doughty
Jacob has been working for the farm off and on since 2020, along with his brother and sister.
Ariel Fields and James Rochford
Jimmy worked for Nature’s Circle years ago as an operator and moved to Florida for a few years and has now returned. His partner, Ariel joined the team in March.
Melissa York
Melissa is another member of the family who helps out with website design and field scouting.