About Us

Emily

Emily is a researcher and educator by training, with a specialization in interdisciplinary invasive ecology. It has long been Emily’s dream to own her own small organic diversified farm and bakery. Emily’s grandparents and dad were dairy farmers, near Boyceville, Wisconsin. She has spent time growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruits, starting at home with her family garden in Madison, Wisconsin, and continued with container gardens at various locations throughout the United States, volunteering on organic farms in WI and WA, community gardening in Saint Paul, MN with Marcellin, and now with their farm, Shalomba Farm. Emily has also been baking since she was a kid and for over 15 years has been experimenting with gluten-free and soy-free baking since she learned she cannot eat gluten, soy, rice, or oats.

Off-farm, Emily works full-time conducting evaluation of social service programs, as a civil servant. She brings over 15 years of skills in project management and using data and research to enhance the farming operations. Emily is also a member of the disability community, living with multiple autoimmune conditions that affect her entire body, and help her understand the importance of, and advocate for, access to organic produce and allergy-friendly baked goods to benefit the health and well-being of everyone- not just those that can afford it.

Singo Marcellin

Singo Marcellin was born and raised in Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo), Africa. His dad was an agronomic engineer- so he grew up around farms. His parents had a large vegetable garden, and they raised livestock (ducks, chicken, goats, etc.). This is where he developed his passion for farming and caring for the land. Marcellin learned early in life from his parents that a diversified farm, using sustainable farming methods, is the best way to care for the land and the environment by extension. 

Off-farm, Marcellin has spent his over 15 year career in retail, in supply-chain management, operations management, and previous electrical engineering training. He brings his skills in supply chain management, logistics, analytics, business management, and retail operations management, to enhance the day-to-day business operations, along with strong project management and mechanical and technical expertise. 

Feta

Feta joined the farm in 2025 and she has quickly adapted to her role as guardian. We adopted her after we had one too many visits to the farm by predators like coyotes and bears, and we wanted to better protect and alert our animals. She is a Maremmano-Abruzzese sheepdog, and her breed has been used for centuries to protect sheep flocks from wolves and bears. She had not met any goats or chickens or ducks before visiting our farm, but now she’s part of the larger flock.