Jesse Marksohn cofounded Yellowbud Farm to tell a story of how ecologically and economically significant improved crop-bearing trees can be as we scale multifunctional conservation and agroforestry. He cofounded Northern Forest Foods with intentions to reduce the risk land tenders face when looking to implement these systems by creating a secure market for their crops.
Jesse is animated by the transformative possibilities humans hold as a beneficial keystone species when we work together to cultivate collective abundance. He is deeply inspired by how feasible it is to meet our needs from anthropogenic ecosystems that become more productive, diverse, and fertile as time passes. He is enamored by trees that reframe his understanding of what is possible with their resilience and dizzying generosity. They have shredded notions of an inherent destructiveness of our species that he once held and showed him the power we all have to create vibrance in our living landscape.