Megan, Founder

Megan started be.wild.er in 2016 having basically no idea what she was doing… With a mixture of fumbling her way through, working hard, and having constant community support in various forms, Megan has kept this little farm chugging along for many years.

Megan has been managing this farm solo since the beginning and began to feel burnt out and ready for a change. During the winter preceding the 2025 season, she accepted a Field Manager position for Grow Pittsburgh at Braddock Farms and made the hard decision to step away from her daily activities at be.wild.er farm. Our current crew decided to keep the farm going with some members taking on various management roles in field production, market and wholesale harvest, and wash-pack. 2025 was a season of exploration, problem solving, and growth for us as a crew and we are continuing to explore what co-ownership or a cooperative model could look like at be.wild.er. Others are getting to experience farm management as Megan gets to continue learning and growing with Grow Pittsburgh .

Crescent, Field Manager, 3rd Season

Crescent is one of the field production co- managers! They are stepping into this role after the past seasons spent on the field production team, getting to know the ecologies, micro-climates & land at the farm. Cresc is a chameleon on the crew, able to fit into and excel at so many roles: swift harvesting, compost schlepping, listening to other crew members with so much heart, setting a calm/intentional vibe to our days - just a few examples. Beyond the veg and crew of be.wild.er, cresc also collaborates with herbs & medicinal plants of all kinds. they love sharing their knowledge, salves, tonics and divine herby bevs with the crew & community. Their seasonal food ways involve weedy wilds from the farm & beyond. While not grooving in plant world, Cresc can be found walking their dog, lookin for mushrooms, dancing, biking with buds, screen printing @contend.chaos.co (they made us a lot of great merch this season), co-conspiring good trouble, finding a creek to dip into, and hanging with their love (resident be.wild.er Sarah)

Christine, Field Manager, 3rd Season

Christine is our other the field production co-manager of be.wild.er farm. She attended Bidwell training center getting a diploma in horticulture technology and did her externship at be.wild.er farm. She’s great at keeping things organized, communicating and keeping our tools in good shape. Christine is so hard working and knowledgeable with a perfect balance of silliness, which helps her natural leadership abilities. Christine is also our resident hair stylist, keeping us fresh while farming this fresh veg. She likes to keep active with climbing and yoga, she’s so strong! Proud parent to Possum, the cat, who loves our kale!

Marie, Harvest and Wholesale Manager, 5th Season

Repeatedly hailed as the coolest person in Pittsburgh, Marie began her journey with be.wild.er in 2020 through work-trade and quickly became an invaluable member of our team when she joined the crew in 2022. For the 2025 season, Marie took on the role as our wholesale manager - a position that perfectly suits her passion for getting good food to the community.
Marie is the biggest cat lover you’ll ever meet - she’s saved and rehomed countless strays. With her big heart and open mind, she embodies understanding and kindness in all her interactions.
Working with Marie always makes the day better. We are incredibly lucky to have her on our team and in our community.

Sarah, Field Crew & Deliveries, 8th Season

Sarah (she/her) is a resident bewilder field crew member, leo, lover of peppers & flowers & sunshine & all staples of high summer abundance. She’s the keeper of the tomato tunnels, she also keeps us all on track with her precise & swift work in the field. She uplifts us all every week every szn w her finesse, care & humor on the farm. Her grandfather was a farmer & she’s found farming to be empowering & connective. She’s also our delivery driver & loves stewarding our veg to chefs around the city who craft gorgeous plates for you with our carefully grown produce. Her favorite things to make with bewilder veg are hot sauce & spicy tomato juice cocktails. When she’s not farming, you can find her making & slinging custom, vintage & fine art jewelry as @kingreld, teaching metalsmithing in several arts centers in & beyond pittsburgh, and leading yoga at @mettapgh. Let her remind you to be.wild.er & be.careful.er in all your endeavors

Adrienne, Wash Pack & Flower Field, 8th Season

Adrienne is starting her 8th season with be.wild.er! She is on the wash-pack and market crew and is a wonderful part of our team! Adrienne has her own bean farm, @beanie_bbs , and loves to talk about and save beans from her travels. She travels a lot and has just returned from a month and a half in Mexico where she found more beans! She is also an intaglio printmaker and just got her first plate press for her artistic practice! Her day job is with National Young Farmers Coalition and she has a wealth of knowledge in food policy, farm grant writing and is passionate about policy regarding immigrant farm workers! We love Adrienne!

Hilary (Hibs), Market Manager, 6th Season

Hillary leads the crew at the Bloomfield Farmer’s Market! Something super special about Hillary is how she approaches problems with an enthusiastic grin and an array of potential solutions. Hillary has unparalleled spatial reasoning and a serious knack for creating efficient systems. She has done several custom construction projects for be.wild.er—always taking a sustainable and scrappy approach by making quick use of repurposed materials.

Market day often means quickly loading hundreds of pounds of food into a relatively small vehicle. Hillary is a pro at securely stacking our delicate and tasty veg and market supplies in an organized and efficient manner. At market customers can count on Hibs to teach them about the flavors, textures, nutrients, and preparation methods for the food that we grow at bewilder.

Beyond the farm, Hillary has a work background that includes years of caretaking for the herds at Allegheny Goatscape and cleaning up illegal dump sites with Allegheny Cleanways. She can often be found helping her friends and neighbors with construction projects. She also takes time to be creative and make her own artwork! Beyond her own creative pursuits, Hibs also supports other creative folks as an integral member of Pittsburgh’s DIY music and art community. Tirelessly tending to our rust belt ecosystem her community—it is no wonder that Hillary is much beloved by our crew, our customers, and her entire community.

Gillian, Wash Pack & Field Crew, 3rd Season

Effervescent Gil is our wash pack queen and mayor of Tomatotown. This is her third season at be.wild.er farm! When she is not supporting the citizens of heirloom-land, weighing your carrots, or working in the field, she moonlights as DJ @0pal.pgh You can hear Charli xcx, Dolly Parton, The Cure, and more piping into our wash-pack house weekly...AND at a local venue near you! Check out Girl Dinner (a girly pop dance party for all) @belvederesultradive and @desert_hearts_pgh (queer country night) this summer.
Gil is also a passionate cook
@barechested_contessa, social media maven, joyful humorist, and deeply kind human who loves all things plants.

Jess, Field Crew, 2nd Season

Jess brings a passion for food, weird snacks, a gleaning eye, and great energy. In her short time she has worn many hats— from field, to wash pack, to greenhouse (fastest seeding title pending). She also teaches us vegetable names in Spanish! When not at the farm, Jess works as a food systems consultant (Chatham MAFS grad!), food photographer ( @jess.canose ), educator, and community supporter. She has a breadth of talents; you’ll find her around town dancing, playing soccer, and loving foster cats. If not, she is planning a new adventure, or harvesting bananas in the tropics.