Sam Wellington

Runs a 2-acre urban farm in Detroit that produces 15,000 pounds of food per year on land that was an abandoned lot five years ago. Former software engineer at Ford who quit after realizing he spent all his free time gardening anyway. Has built aquaponic systems from salvaged materials, runs a CSA with 200 members, and teaches food sovereignty workshops in schools. Writes about urban agriculture not as a hipster hobby but as a serious answer to food deserts, community resilience, and climate adaptation. Known for his brutally honest crop failure posts where he documents everything that went wrong each season. Thinks the phrase "farm to table" has been co-opted by restaurants charging $40 for a salad. Keeps bees, chickens, and one extremely opinionated goat named Gerald.