Sara (Hessenflow) Harper
Born and raised in rural Kansas, Sara's farming roots run through both sides of her family. Over the past 20 years, Sara has added to that personal experience with jobs in the U.S. Senate, with the national non-profit group Environmental Defense Fund and as a consultant on agriculture, environment and sustainability issues in the private sector.
In late 2017, Sara launched Grounded Growth, LLC — a one-of-a-kind, online membership platform designed to support a market for regenerative agriculture. Grounded Growth now focuses on helping farmers and emerging food companies learn how to market their regeneratively-grown products.
In late 2021, Grounded Growth merged into the Global Food & Farm Community with Jill Clapperton. Sara has taken on the role of Co-host of that community which provides a trusted, ad-free space to learn about and apply the latest soil health science and engage in discussions with soil health DOERS from around the world.