Sharon Wells
Sharon and her husband, Pat, own Aquatic Greens Farm in Bryan, Texas. She is a Christian, daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandma, friend, and Aggie.
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She has been a student, athlete, coach, secretary, leader, mentor, teacher, tutor, and farmer. She grew up in a military family, living in several states and three foreign countries before marrying and settling in Texas. After graduating from Texas A&M, she taught elementary and special needs students for several years before settling down to raise their daughters. During this time, Sharon started and ran a homeschool co-op and they spent several years as houseparents at a children's ranch.
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After their daughters graduated, Sharon returned to public education and quickly recognized that the incidence of autism, ADD and ADHD disorders in young students had increased exponentially. That realization, coupled with a surgery, convicted her to start looking into pharmaceutical medications, environmental toxins, supplements, essential oils, plants, herbs, nutrition, food, and farming. With a newfound conviction to eat healthier and share what she had learned with others, Sharon and Pat started their aquaponic systems (farm) in 2013.
The farm has gone through several changes over the years:
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- Aquatic Greens Farm (AG Farm) - a family-built and run farm with an emphasis on wholesale production.
- BCS Bountiful Baskets - worked with Bridget’s Baskets (an in-ground farmer who created a flexible CSA with a delivery service).
- Earth Galley Farms - partnered with younger Aggies to grow the CSA and start an online store.
- Aquatic Greens Farm (again) - emphasized working with adults with disabilities (teaching/training farm skills).
- Grow On at AG Farm - provides valuable work for adults with disabilities, along with encouraging meaningful communication and relationships with fellow workers through teaching and modeling healthy character traits.
As a lifelong student, and a novice farmer, Sharon continues to learn about plants, herbs, fish, bacteria, nutrients, pests, organics, greenhouse growing, irrigation, composting, as well as marketing, social networking, website building, licensing, accounting, and working with adults whose disabilities prevent them from being otherwise employed.
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Through all of the changes/struggles at the farm and with an emphasis and vision on teaching/training adults with disabilities to work at the farm and in the commercial kitchens, Sharon is excited to see what the future holds for Grow On at AG Farm.
Her desire is for the community to see what she has seen in all the workers who spend time at the farm and to share their produce, products, and knowledge with residents in Bryan/College Station and the surrounding communities.