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Serving the Small Commercial Grower
Johnny's knowledgeable commercial sales team is here for you. We're ready to provide region-specific, year-round support in the form of information, resources, and the very best products to serve your needs.
• Crop Planning • Variety Selection • Trend Awareness • Regional Expertise
Contact your territory representative to learn about the benefits of becoming a commercial customer of Johnny's. We are vested in your success!
For general inquiries about Johnny's Commercial Sales, email service@johnnyseeds.com.
Johnny's is expanding its territory sales representation and currently has a career opportunity open for an individual interested in joining our Commercial Sales team.
California is currently the region of focus for a new Territory Sales Representative interested in becoming a member of our team.
Please see our job posting for more information.
John joined Johnny's Sales team in 2009, bringing his extensive history in agriculture to the position. John's past endeavors include opening an organic market garden in New Hampshire 40 years ago; farming over 200 acres of conventionally and organically grown crops in Massachusetts; serving as a former Director of Research and Production; and as GM for a large, organic vegetable and herb farm in California.
John's passion has always been discovering and trialing innovative new varieties, production methods, and equipment designs. In California he has broadened our knowledge base in the value of beneficial flowering insectary crops and hedgerows, exploring creative ways to manage insects and control disease within organic systems. He has also lent insight into leading-edge varieties bred and developed for the California vegetable and herb farming industry. John recognizes the tremendous challenges and opportunities facing California growers, and works energetically to service growers and businesses within this dynamic region.
Current Sales Territory
Southern and Central California
Email jbauer@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-564-6697
Direct Line 831-359-1905
Kim began working for Johnny's in 2019 in the Customer Care Department, joined the Commercial Sales Team in 2020 as a Sales Support Specialist, and has quickly advanced to the role of Territory Sales Representative for the Central U.S.
Originally from Oklahoma, Kim spent 20 years in Dallas, Texas before moving to Maine with her husband in 2013, seeking a change of pace, less concrete, and more woods.
Kim gained experience in the agriculture industry by working for two Maine-based certified-organic farms and an apple orchard. That experience allowed her to see firsthand the challenges growers face. She has also studied Sustainable Food and Farming at UMass. Prior to working in agriculture, Kim acquired an extensive background in customer service and sales support, which enables her to provide excellent service to the growers she serves.
Current Sales Territory
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming, Northern California, and Southern Oregon
Email kgalipeau@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5311
Phone 207-238-5311
Johanna joined the team at Johnny's Selected Seeds as the Pacific Northwest Extension Territory Sales Representative in December 2019.
Johanna began farming on her family farm in North Carolina before beginning her career in Agriculture as an Urban Farmer in Macon, Georgia in 2003. After many years of farming on both large- and small-scale diversified farms around the world, she obtained her bachelor's degree in Sustainable Agriculture at The Evergreen State College. She is currently working towards her Agriculture and Food Policy master's degree at Vermont Law School.
Johanna's career focus has been on sustainable agriculture production, field production of fruit and vegetables, and livestock management. She is passionate about appropriate technology, streamlining farm systems, emerging IPM techniques, climate resiliency, and local food sovereignty. Johanna has had the privilege of working and managing farms in 4 of the states in her region, and she aspires to help growers in the PNW choose the varieties and production methods that are best suited for their unique climate and markets.
Current Sales Territory
Alaska, Colorado, Hawai'i, Idaho, Montana, Northern Oregon, and Washington State
Email jwillingham@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5320
Direct Line 207-238-5320
Becky Hume is a commercial vegetable grower who, long before joining Johnny's Commercial Sales team in 2021, had become a Johnny's customer.
Becky knew farming was her life's work after completing her first farm apprenticeship at the age of 16. She went on to earn a degree in agriculture from Cornell University and has spent the last 12 years working in various sectors of the agricultural industry. She worked on several cut flower and vegetable farms in the U.S. and abroad before moving to Texas in 2014. Since then, she has managed a 200-acre organic vegetable farm, an aquaponic facility, and a regional microgreens operation. She currently owns and operates her own diversified vegetable farm just outside of Austin, Texas.
As a Southwestern grower, Becky has first-hand experience with the unique climatic and regional needs of her customers and is passionate about helping growers find the varieties that perform best in Texas and the Southwest.
When she is not helping farmers find the perfect varieties to thrive on their farms, Becky can usually be found tending the fields on her own farm, cooking lavish meals for friends, or out at the local honky-tonk, two-stepping.
Sales Territory
Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and Utah
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5348
Direct Line 207-238-5348
Ken has worked with commercial growers at Johnny's Selected Seeds since 1999. He has observed the evolution of small organic farms, from struggling on the fringe to an era of locally grown, organic produce being appreciated in the mainstream. He likes to stay current with successful market farming techniques, trends in consumer interest, and the best varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers available.
Ken's background in farming dates back to 1981, with an apprenticeship at the UC Santa Cruz Farm Project. In 1985 he founded a mixed vegetable market farm in Liberty, Maine, growing specialty lettuces, greens, and a full line of quality produce of all types. The harvest was sold directly to stores and restaurants in regional Mid Coast Maine and shipped to restaurants as far afield as Portland and Boston.
Current Sales Territory
Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa
Email kfine@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5307
Direct Line 207-238-5307
Originally from Georgia, Wesley graduated with a degree in biology from Valdosta State University, where he began his professional career as the Natural Resources Specialist for Moody Airforce Base. Following his passion for agriculture, he moved to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where he worked on an organic farm as the assistant farm manager. Wesley moved to Maine in the winter of 2018 and began his career at Johnny's taking inventory in our warehouse. He then worked two seasons at our research farm, specializing in mechanical cultivation and tractor work. Wesley then joined our Commercial Sales team and provides coverage to the Southeastern U.S. and U.S. Island Territories while building a homestead and family with his fiancée.
Current Sales Territory
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, and U.S. Island Territories
Email wpalmer@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5396
Direct Line 207-238-5396
Lauren has joined the team at Johnny's as the Mid-Atlantic, Tennessee, and Kentucky Sales Representative.
Lauren grew up gardening with her father in their home garden in Coshocton, Ohio. She attended Denison University and double-majored in International Relations and German. After graduation, Lauren served in the Peace Corps in Mitsinjo, Madagascar, where she first began to understand the importance of women, farming, health, and the power of seeds.
She determined then she would pursue this passion and curiosity, and has been farming ever since. After WWOOFing in Argentina and California she landed her first job as a farm assistant at Heirloom Harvest in Massachusetts. She then went West to pursue a Montessori model of goat farming and vegetable production for middle school students in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she met, married, and began farming in tandem with her chef husband.
The couple then moved to SingleThread Farms in Healdsburg, California, where he worked in the kitchen and she managed the farm. They next spent time in Big Sur, California in a similar farmer-chef relationship, and moved to Tennessee in the middle of 2020, where Lauren managed a 20-acre organic CSA farm outside of Nashville.
Lauren is also a trained Hoshindo apitherapist as well as a certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. Her healing arts practice has developed in partnership with her growing practice.Current Sales Territory
Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Tennessee
Email lkendall@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5378
Direct Line 207-238-5378
A native of Pennsylvania, Brandon followed his love of nature to Sierra Nevada College and graduated with a bachelor's degree in environmental science and ecology. While in school he worked for the University of California, Davis, at their Lake Tahoe Environmental Research Center, studying invasive species and water quality. After graduation he spent time in AmeriCorps, building and maintaining trails throughout Nevada. In 2012 he returned to his native Pennsylvania to apprentice on a diversified organic vegetable farm. Supplementing his on-farm education there with classes at Penn State Extension, he was then hired as vegetable production manager at another diversified farm. In 2016 he bought his own farm in the Lehigh Valley, owning and operating it for three years before taking on management of another local organic vegetable farm.
Most recently Brandon has joined Johnny's as the Territory Sales Representative in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. His education and hands-on experience have prepared him well to help farmers find the tools and varieties that work best for their unique growing situations.
Current Sales Territory
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Email bhaines@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 4357
Direct Line 207-660-4357
Amy brings to the team a wealth of experience and working familiarity with Johnny's varieties from having fulfilled a series of roles within our Contact Center and the Albion Research & Trialing Farm. While at Johnny's Research Farm, she acquired hands-on experience spanning our entire seed-production process — from starting crops in the greenhouse, transplanting, and cultivating to harvesting, sluicing, and cleaning seeds. This past experience has given her insight into and appreciation for crops not only for the edible harvest they provide, but also for their seed potential.
Amy possesses deep working knowledge accrued by running her own homestead farm, as well. With the goal of meeting her family's needs to every extent possible, she engages in year-round production of vegetables, fruit, and free-range livestock. She looks forward to connecting with commercial growers throughout her territory.
Current Sales Territory
New York
Email adolley@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5305
Direct Line 207-238-5305
Emma grew up farming in Western Massachusetts and graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences, with a concentration in sustainable horticulture. She most recently managed her family's diversified produce farm.
As a farmer and member of the agricultural community, Emma understands the small details involved in selecting the right varieties, and how individualized that process and its outcome can be to different growers. She enjoys trialing new selections and assessing their use in varied settings.
Emma adds, "Through my work on my own family's farm I have learned the most from running our own trials, selecting the best varieties for our particular needs, and discovering what will taste best and serve our customers best. I've enjoyed this not only because it is fun and the variation in cultivars is endlessly fascinating, but also because the pursuit of excellence reflects a commitment to doing our best by the community we feed, employ, and thereby strengthen. My goal is now to apply that mindset to my territory; whereas my farm and my valley were my prior focus, all the farmers and growers of Western New England are now my people. I feel a strong sense of responsibility for the advice I give and the success of individuals and food systems here. I can't quite believe my luck in joining Johnny's to share in the common pursuit of service and excellence."
Current Sales Territory
Massachusetts, Vermont, and Connecticut
Email egolonka@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 4362
Direct Line 207-660-4362
From the foothills of Virginia, Camille discovered her passion for agriculture early on as an equestrian and a devoted member of 4H. She obtained degrees in Agricultural Technology and Environmental Horticulture from Virginia Tech, and practiced sustainable agriculture at Virginia Tech's organic farm, which supplies fresh produce directly to the university's dining services. In addition to her studies, she assisted extension research in hydroponic systems and in hops production. Her broad horticultural background also includes diversified vegetable and small fruit production, community garden coordination, and commercial landscape experience.
A dedicated food justice advocate, Camille strives to serve her community by helping to transform the ways in which food is grown, transported, accessed, and consumed.
Current Sales Territory
Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
Email csuder@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5313
Direct Line 207-238-5313
Thomas has worked as a field hand on an organic vegetable farm, as a field technician at the University of Maine, and as a research assistant for the USDA in Urbana, Illinois.
Thomas started at Johnny's Contact Center in 2015 and moved to International Sales in 2017, where he first served as Sales Support Specialist. He subsequently served as the International and Puerto Rico Territory Sales Representative and is now the Territory Sales Representative for Canada.
Current Sales Territory
Canada (other than Wholesale & Dealer accounts)
Email tmacy@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5309
Direct Line 207-238-5309
Josh recently joined Johnny's sales team as the International/Wholesale Territory Manager.
Josh has spent the last 20 years in sales, focusing on B2B and international distribution. He became increasingly passionate about growing organic vegetables as a self-taught home gardener in California, and has continued learning and experimenting. Following 15 years in California he has relocated to Eastern Pennsylvania, where he is able to raise his family with more room to grow and a greater connection to nature.
When he learned of the opportunity to join Johnny's, he jumped at the chance to be part of an employee-owned company in the business of growing.
Josh looks forward to focusing on the team's core values whilst serving the international community and growing the distribution of Johnny's products and services.
Current Sales Territory
Global Wholesale Accounts and International Commercial and Home Garden Accounts
Email jmiller@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5310
Direct Line 207-238-5310
Debra joined the Commercial Sales Team in 2021 as the Sales Support Specialist for Lauren Kendall and Johanna Willingham.
Debra started working for Johnny's Selected Seeds in 2016 as a seasonal employee in the shipping department, after which she became a full-time employee in Seed Packing. She more recently advanced to the position of Sales Support Specialist on the Commercial Sales team in Fairfield, Maine, and is very excited to begin this new chapter in her career at Johnny's.
Email dhaskell@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 4306
Phone 207-660-4306
Connor started with Johnny's in 2019 as a Contact Center Representative. As his passion and knowledge grew, he soon joined the Commercial Sales team. Connor is the Sales Support Specialist for John Bauer (Southern and Central California) and Ken Fine (Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana).
Connor is a committed team member at Johnny's and of the agricultural community. With more than 15 years of home garden experience, agriculture has been an essential building block of his homestead in Maine. Connor places deep value on sourcing local, sustainable, and heathy foods.
Email cwhelan@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5398
Phone 207-238-5398
Lindsey joined the Commercial Sales Team in 2021 as the Sales Support Specialist for Becky Hume and Kim Galipeau. She initially joined Johnny's in the Call Center in 2019, during which time she worked with our customers over the phone, chat, and email channels.
Lindsey has been a home gardener for many years. She came to us with an associate's degree in business management and extensive background in customer care.
Email lperkins@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5399
Phone 207-238-5399
Joy is the Sales Support Specialist for the Southeast U.S.
Joy has worked at Johnny's since 1996. She has worked in the Contact Center and in Customer Service, and has also provided support for International Sales. Joy's experience allows her to provide excellent support for her Territory Sales Representatives, as well as great customer assistance.
Email jfrost@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5319
Direct Line 207-238-5319
Chanda joined the Commercial Sales Team in 2021 as a Sales Support Specialist for the Great Lakes and New England regions.
Chanda comes from a background in academia for the past 20 years. She moved to Maine from North Carolina in September 2020 to embark upon a career change and engage with a company where the employees are as passionate as their customers are about growing crops.
Chanda has been a home gardener for more than 25 years, and brings a combination of home garden, customer service, and people skills to Johnny's Commercial Sales Team.
Email cfausphoul@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 4317
Phone 207-660-4317
Zach joined the Commercial Sales Team in 2021 as a Sales Support Specialist for New York and Pennsylvania.
Born and raised in Unity, Maine, Zach graduated from Unity College with a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Management. As an avid outdoorsman and conservationist, Zach places deep value on sustainability and diversity of ecosystems. The correlation between wildlife and agricultural ecosystems led him to pursue various sustainable ag courses, which in turn led him to Johnny's Selected Seeds.
Zach's first three years with Johnny's were spent at the research farm, gaining valuable hands-on experience with our varieties and practices. He has experience both with our trialing processes and seed production techniques. From the farm he transitioned briefly to the contact center then into his current role as Sales Support Specialist.
Zach brings to the sales team a strong commitment to supporting local food and food systems, driven by his experiences and love for small communities in the Northeast.
Email zbabin@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 4318
Phone 207-660-4318
Eileen joined the Commercial Sales Team in 2020. She is on the International Sales Support Team, currently acting as Sales Support Specialist for Canada and working closely with Canadian Commercial Sales Representative, Thomas Macy.
Eileen first became acquainted with Johnny's Selected Seeds as a gardener and environmental history graduate student, conducting research for her master's thesis on twentieth-century New England agriculture with an emphasis on the back-to-the-land movements in the region. In 2018, she began working seasonally in the fulfilment center while working on her doctoral thesis. There she found inspiration in the company's rich history and impact on the low-input and organic farming movement, as well as in the communitarian ethos inherent in working for an employee-owned company, and wanted to explore a more tangible connection to her growing interest in agriculture.
Eileen brings to the team a background in agricultural history, human ecology, and teaching. She also brings horticultural and landscape-design experience, having completed a permaculture design course and helped found a community garden project at the University of Maine. Areas of interest include eco-inclusive and native plant agriculture, habitat restoration, beneficial insects, and phenology. In addition to her duties as a Sales Support Specialist, she serves on the company's Social Action Committee, working with her fellow employee-owners to explore new ways for Johnny's to build upon its existing commitments to social responsibility.
Email ehagerman@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 4308
Phone 207-660-4308
Kathy has worked at Johnny's since 2004, when she began handling all of Johnny's internal and external mail; assisting Data Services with web, mail, and fax orders; and serving as a switchboard operator. In 2008 she fully transitioned into Data Services, concentrating solely on web, mail, and fax orders. Over the years, she has grown very familiar with Johnny's website and assisting customers.
Kathy is now on the International Sales Support Team, working as Sales Support Specialist for Wholesale accounts worldwide.
Kathy grew up in a family-owned Mom & Pop store, always ensuring that customer expectations were not just met but exceeded. Prior to working at Johnny's she was the full-time mother of 5 children, during which time she was active in her community, participating in parent-teacher organizations, scouting, and youth sports.
Email kbolduc@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 5346
Direct Line 207-238-5346
Jacquelyn Titus is a member of the International Sales Support Team, now providing support for both Thomas Macy, our Canada Sales Representative and Josh Miller, our Global Wholesale Sales Representative and International Sales Representative for commercial and home garden sales. Jacquelyn previously provided support for our Commercial Sales team across Canada and multiple U.S. territories.
Jacquelyn holds a B.S. in Parks and Forest Resources with a focus in natural resource management from Unity College. She moved to Maine from Philadelphia in 2017 to study environmental science and learn self-sustainable practices. Since then, she has worked with Maine Regional Parks and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, as well as working on an organic farm in Unity, Maine. Jacquelyn brings her passion and background in organic agriculture, conservation, and plant biology to our team.
Email jtitus@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 4316
Phone 207-660-4316
Originally from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Jordan grew up around agriculture as a way of life. His grandparents operated a small family farm, growing produce and raising livestock. He gained exposure to ag business and an appreciation for agriculture research from his father, a ruminant nutritionist and agronomy consultant.
Jordan first joined Maine's thriving organic vegetable farming community through his work for a local farm and attending the Common Ground Country Fair, after which he moved to Maine to work year-round on local farms in the greater Waldo County region. Through the farming community he learned about Johnny's Selected Seeds and its important role in these farmers' lives. He joined Johnny's seasonally in Data Services and the Contact Center during the winter months, eventually taking a full-time job on the research farm as well as assisting the commercial sales team.
Jordan brings to the Sales team a passion for research and trialing new, innovative products that benefit the local and global farming communities. Other passions include musical theater, animal husbandry, music education, music therapy, and humanitarian work.
Email jyoder@johnnyseeds.com
Toll-Free 877-250-9854 x 6021
Phone 207-238-6021