From L.A. to Logansport: Local couple returns to their farming roots

They’re planning a pumpkin patch, pumpkin sales and activities for the public for autumn, and for winter crops, they’re looking to include radishes and salad greens.

James D. Wolf Jr.
CNHI News Indiana
July 10, 2021

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Moving from Los Angeles to Logansport may seem unusual to some, but for Jordan Zehner and Danny Serna, coming back to her hometown and the family farm was the logical choice.

They were looking to expand on the large scale gardening they started in L.A. They had chickens and would barter eggs and citrus with neighbors doing similar.

“We were trying to live off the land in L.A.,” Serna said.

But they wanted to go into human-scale farming, working intensely on a small plot of land.

Now they’re running Zehner Family Farm near the Cass County Fairgrounds on about 0.2 acres of land they’re renting from her grandparents, who are still farming the family farm with the more common modern methods.

“The community has been very welcoming,” said Zehner.

They sell their produce at the Logansport Farmer’s Market and to local businesses, including Judy’s Good Life Emporium in Logansport and The Sunspot Natural Market in Kokomo and Lafayette.

Their food will also go to the recently opened Bonus Pints at 422 E. Broadway in Logansport. Owner Katya Swisher said she plans to use produce from Zehner Family Farm for her seasonal menus.

Zehner likes the changes around where she grew up

“It seems a lot of things are happening, and we’re excited to be part of it,” she said.

The couple moved here last July, and this is their first year farming in Indiana.

The crops for 2021 include zucchini, yellow squash, cauliflower, cantaloupe, heirloom varieties of tomatoes, four varieties of peppers, broccoli, cabbage, sugar snap peas and greens like arugula and kale.

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