Rooted in Food & Family
Hoskins Hollow Farms was built from a lifelong connection to food, family, and farming.
My wife and I met in Petaluma, California—we’re high school sweethearts. I come from a first-generation Sicilian immigrant family, and our family’s Italian restaurants are still open today. My wife was raised right alongside me in those restaurants—helping run them, wait tables, and manage daily operations. While she isn’t Sicilian by blood, she carries that same Sicilian work ethic and deep respect for food. Today, we bring that heritage and level of care into everything we do on the farm.
Where It All Started
Living in Sonoma County opened the door to a deeper understanding of where food comes from. That path led us into regenerative agriculture, where my wife began working at Terra Firma Farms—a Polyface-style operation modeled after the principles of Joel Salatin. It was there that we met Craig and Tara Smith, who founded the farm and played a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of this style of farming and ultimately inspired us to pursue it ourselves.
She managed their CSA, farmers markets, and customer relationships, connecting directly with the community.
Learning to Farm
As I stepped into the operation in 2011, I took on responsibility for animal welfare, feeding systems, infrastructure, and overall farm logistics. During our time there, we scaled to processing nearly 1,000 broilers per week, managed over 2,000 laying hens, 150 market pigs, turkeys, and rotationally grazed cattle, along with hosting regular farm tours.
We were fortunate to meet Joel Salatin in person after Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma brought this style of farming into the spotlight. More importantly, we gained hands-on experience—learning what it truly takes to run a farm at scale while staying grounded in principles
Growing as a Family
As our family grew, so did our perspective. Our daughter Gia was born in 2010, followed by Millie in 2012 and Layla in 2016. With that came a shift—we began focusing more intentionally on our family, our future, and the kind of life we wanted to build.
Experience in Large-Scale Agriculture
We eventually made our way to Oregon, where we’ve spent the past 10 years working in large-scale agriculture, managing and supporting over 2,000 acres through custom farming and agronomy. That experience gave us a deeper understanding of efficiency, systems, and scalability.
Coming Full Circle
With the purchase of this property, Hoskins Hollow Farms is our opportunity to bring everything together—the hands-on, regenerative practices we learned early on, combined with the operational knowledge of large-scale farming.
What We’re Building
Our goal is simple:
To produce healthy, high-quality food for our family and our community, while building a farm that people can connect with, learn from, and be a part of.
We are intentionally starting with eggs—focusing on doing one thing well—while building the foundation to grow into a diversified farm offering meat, dairy, and more.
Most importantly, we are raising our daughters in this environment, passing on the knowledge, values, and respect for food that shaped us