As a long time resident of Lassen County, David Teeter has been a member of numerous civic organizations and continues to work diligently to improve his local community. His family business, Margie’s Book Nook, has been in operation for 40 years and spans three generations, including his sons, niece, and his mother. David’s dedication to the Susanville and Lassen County community, along with his desire to see a stronger and more resilient food system, has helped to guide LARP Co-Op and it’s board, to continue to grow and expand community efforts in the area.

Originally from the Midwest, Seth moved to Lassen County in high school. Upon graduating, he enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman. Along the way, he married his high school sweetheart Lindsey and together they are blessed with two amazing boys Jude and Sawyer. In the Army, Seth was stationed at various locations across the globe and conducted combat operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. While attempting to figure out the next steps in life, Seth fell down a “rabbit hole” known as regenerative agriculture and hasn’t come up since. Since moving back to Lassen County, Seth has started Rustic Rancher (2016), the Susanville Community Garden (2018), and conducts meadow restoration work with Symbiotic Restoration. He holds dual B.S. degrees in Agricultural Science and Sustainability, along with certificates from OSU’s Permaculture Design Course and Archi’s Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. His passion for community service, regenerative agriculture, and education of our youth spurred him to help make LARP Co-Op a reality.

Michael grew up in Southern California where the abundance of great food was celebrated at the dinner table. After receiving his B.S. in Physics in 2009, he decided to pursue a career in craft beer. His 10 years in the beer and restaurant industry span in diverse experiences from working in the Agricultural supply chain for large international companies to brewing and managing small brewpub operations. Michael is now pursuing his other passion, Education, where he is employed as a paraeducator at Lassen Community College helping young adults practice the scientific method. Michael brings his experiences in science, education, food production, and business management to promote LARP and its goal of providing local quality food to the small diverse community of Susanville.

As a Colorado native, Andrea followed her passion for growing her own food by earning a Masters degree in Horticulture from Colorado State University with a focus on specialty crops. After volunteering with and supporting local farms, she realized that it was necessary to support and help to establish local and regenerative agriculture solutions anywhere that she lived. After landing herself in Susanville back in 2015 for a summer internship, she returned back in 2020 to work with the Bureau of Land Management and now local Resource Conservation District. Her passion for diversifying and establishing locally driven food systems, along with sharing gardening knowledge with the community, led her to join and help establish the LARP Co-Op group in the fall of 2020.

Upon developing an early interest for the land where he grew up in the heart of Appalachia, Caleb earned his B. S. In Agroecology at West Virginia University in 2014. Researching soil health and vegetative management principles in local agricultural systems shaped his passion for understanding wise resource consumption. His journey has led him to a learning-filled career with the US Department of Agriculture – working first as a Soils Technician monitoring pre- and post-harvest forest sites – and now as a Soil Conservationist, assisting local farmers and ranchers in implementing on-farm conservation efforts. After moving to Susanville with his family and worm farm in early 2020, Caleb is excited to use his experience and drive for the enhancement of sustainable and local food systems through LARP Co-op’s commitments to serve this community!

Bailey grew up on a ranch located in Modoc County, and has acquired skills in agriculture since a young age. She pursued her passion in getting her Bachelors degree in Animal Science from Washington State University. While getting her degree, she worked for WSU Entomology and her interest in honeybees and apiary management commenced. She now owns a small business in Lassen County, Bitterbrush Farm & Apiary LLC, providing local raw honey to the community and surrounding areas, and pollinating almond orchards (California produces 80% of the worlds almonds, thanks to bees!). Included in her business, she also breeds quality Nigerian Dwarf goats for show and milk, and raises AKC English Labrador Retrievers for family and working purposes. With her background, Bailey is excited to help bring to fruition the goals that LARP Co-Op has in store for the community!