MEET THE TEAM BEHIND GREEN RIVER REGENERATIVE
In 2024, Understanding Ag, LLC and Green River Regenerative Farm, Inc. joined forces to create Green River Regenerative, LLC — a partnership dedicated to advancing regenerative agriculture through hands-on education, sustainable farming practices, and a commitment to growing a healthier future. Our team is made up of experienced farmers, passionate educators, and experts in regenerative agriculture who work together daily to expand our cropping and livestock systems while providing valuable training for the next generation of agricultural leaders. Get to know the individuals behind this transformative project, who are dedicated to making a lasting impact on both the land and our community.
MORGAN HARTMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
A generation removed from the diversified dairy farm his dad grew up on in Big Flats, NY and the crop farm where his mom grew up in Batavia, IL, Morgan took a winding route to end up with a degree in Plant Science from Cornell University at the age of 32.
Along the way he spent nearly five years in the US Army, studied writing, and worked in various construction jobs. Flashing forward several years, Morgan founded Black Queen Angus Farm, a 100-percent, grass-fed, registered Angus operation.
In 2014 he received the Grassfed Exchange Conference’s Innovative Grassfed Producer Award in Columbia, MO for his development of a regional-branded grassfed beef program, his land stewardship through adaptive grazing and his development of the Winter Greenup Grazing Conference.
In 2017, Morgan co-hosted the Grassfed Exchange in Albany, NY. He has had numerous articles published in Country Folks, OnPasture.com, Stockman Grassfarmer, and Graze publications.
LUCIUS PARK
GREENHOUSE MANAGER
Lucius Park is a Berkshire local who graduated from UMass Amherst with a bachelor’s in natural resource conservation.
For the last five years he has been working in the Berkshires in landscaping and sustainable design with a focus towards permaculture and native plants.
Lucius is thrilled to bring life back to Green River and to create a place where people can feel connected to the earth.
COLE ERIC OLSON
Cole is a native of Upstate New York who has spent the last nine years in Paraguay studying and working in regenerative cattle ranching.
He is eager to use the diverse forage resources on our farm to raise healthy livestock and to produce nourishing, nutrient dense animal proteins.