Located in Chester, NY, Sun Sprout Farm is committed to taking care of the soil and providing their family, employees and customers with a safe and clean work environment as well as the healthiest and most delicious produce.
Sun Sprout Farm is co-owned by Simon and Madeleine Ziegler, who met as volunteers at Camphill Village Kimberton Hills in Kimberton, PA, a living community that includes adults with developmental disabilities in the early 2000s. Simon worked on the bio- dynamic dairy farm and Madeleine worked in the CSA garden, apple orchard and village cafe. After their two-year service, Simon returned to Germany to study and obtain his bachelor’s degree in Organic Agriculture Science at the University of Kassel in Witzenhausen, Germany while Madeleine attended nursing school in Philadelphia and obtained her degree as a Registered Nurse.
Simon came back to farm during his summer breaks during those years and worked for several farms including Riverbank Farm in Roxbury, CT as well as various urban CSAs and community gardens in Philadelphia, PA.
After immigrating to the US from Germany, Simon worked for several years as the field manager at Riverbank Farm, a fifteen-acre organic vegetable farm in Roxbury, CT while Madeleine pursued her degree to become a Nurse Practitioner.
