Kelly Alsup was born in California’s Bay Area and then attended K-12 in Millard, Omaha. She visited her grandparents in the Bay throughout childhood and spent most of the last decade and a half in Marin County, where she worked as a gardener and garden educator. Previously, she received her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon and Master of Fine Arts in Writing & Poetics from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She began gardening and farming long ago and here highlights some soils she’s dug: Shadow Brook, Horton Road, and Green Gulch Farms along with Slide and Walker Creek Ranches. As well as gardening, Kelly started a small business, Flower Type Poetry, for which she types poems on her 1950s typewriter. You can find other poems of Kelly’s in her chapbook, when if ever alive. Kelly returns to Omaha to be near family and joins Big Muddy as Lead Farm Fellow. She’s enjoying the diverse local music scene, and she’d love to dance, sing, or collaborate with you and otherwise tromp, paddle, ride, or swim throughout Omaha’s hidden wild queendoms.

A 2018 graduate of Benson High School, Peter David currently attends the University of Nebraska at Omaha, double-majoring in Geography and International Studies, with a minor in English. He intends to complete a TESOL Certification, which he hopes to use as an ESL teacher when he graduates. At Big Muddy, Peter plans to learn how to manage a farm, expand his technical skills, and help provide for the community. In the future, Peter hopes to earn a PhD in Geography, specializing in urban planning. His interests (among many) include: gaming, photography, cooking, and meteorology.