Small Farm Central

We've got a great team here at Small Farm Central. Use the contact form to send us an email!

Simon Huntley, Founder & Developer

Simon grew up on a small farm in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania before pursuing a degree in Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University. Soon after college, Simon helped a long-time western Colorado fruit farmer expand his operation to include vegetable production and a CSA program. The project grew to serve five area farmers markets and a 130-member CSA.

During his tenure at the farm, Simon took advantage of his education in information technology to develop a highly interactive website for the CSA. In retrospect, this website was a prototype for what Small Farm Central would eventually become. After leaving the farm in the Fall of 2006, Simon started Small Farm Central with a core group of 10 farmers from across the country. In four years, Small Farm Central has grown to serve more than 400 farmers across the U.S. and Canada.

Outside of Small Farm Central, Simon enjoys fermentating various foods and drinks and is working his way through Sandor Katz's Wild Fermentation. He stays active by exporing the hills and ravines of Pittsburgh on bike and has run the Pittsburgh Marathon the last two years. He also keeps his hands in the soil, by planting 500-600 heads of garlic at the family homestead each year.

Shannon Knepper, Customer Support

Shannon comes to Small Farm Central with a background in graphic design and technical support.She loves talking with farmers about their sites and feels fortunate to work for an organization that supports small farms and the local food movement.

Shannon also does graphic design for the Mattress Factory (an art museum located in Pittsburgh's North Side) and for BuyLocalPA.org. In her spare time, she enjoys letterpress printing for local businesses, silkscreening at AIR and crushing opponents on the tennis court. A rabid hockey fan, she is currently awaiting a call from Penguins to join the grinders on the 3rd line.

Mike Cuccaro, Web Development

Mike comes to Small Farm Central with 15 years of experience in web development. When he isn't programming web sites, he divides his time in a diverse array of hobbies: painting watercolors, performing puppet shows, playing drums or trombone, singing, sports reporting for women's roller derby, and cooking, where he depends on his CSA and his own semi-successful vegetable gardening for the majority of his food for half the year. Mike is very excited to be working at Small Farm Central and part of the progressive trend towards local agriculture.