Brady Hopper
Founder & Chief Marketing Officer
Tells the story of the farm and builds the relationships that connect our fields to the community.
Meet the team
Three founders, one field
Viktor Alexa
Founder & Chief Financial Officer
Keeps the business honest and sustainable so we can keep farming the right way for the long haul.
Jadon Cook
Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Runs the day-to-day in the field — planting, growing, harvesting, and getting produce to market.
Our story
Every great farm starts with a seed
Ours started with a dream, a few college students, and an apartment numbered 215.
215 Farms began with a dream shared by a group of students at the University of Mount Olive. Although we each came from different backgrounds, we shared a common passion: a desire to work in agriculture, build something of our own, and one day own a farm.
The idea for 215 Farms was born right in our apartment, where countless conversations about farming, business, and the future eventually turned into a vision for something bigger. Our apartment number was 215, and what started as simply the number on our door quickly became the name of the company we dreamed of building.
For months, we spent countless hours discussing business plans, farming ideas, crops, markets, and what it would take to turn our vision into reality. What began as conversations between friends slowly became a legitimate business built around a shared passion for agriculture and our community.
The University of Mount Olive has played a key role in our journey. Through our education, experiences, relationships, and opportunities at the university, we have gained knowledge and encouragement that helped turn an idea in an apartment into a growing agricultural business.
What we stand on
Our values
- Hard work
- Long days, early mornings, and doing the job right the first time.
- Stewardship
- Caring for the land we have been entrusted with, season after season.
- Honesty
- Plain dealing with our customers and each other, always.
- Humility
- Farming keeps you grounded. We stay teachable.
- Service
- Feeding our neighbors is the whole point.
We are committed to being good stewards of the land God has given us, producing quality food for our community, and building a business that brings glory to Him.