Our Team

Zachary Mezeske

Zachary was born and raised in Bear Lake, MI.  He has farming roots on all sides of his family tree. Z&N Farm is located on fifth generation family farm land, keeping the legacy of farming alive for his grandparents. Zac has spent most of his life with his hands in the dirt learning to grow from his Dad who’s own garden overlooked the field that is now our farm.  Zac has over a decade of experience using natural and organic growing methods including the use of composts, vermicomposting, soil amendments, crop rotations and organic pest management methods.

Nicole Mezeske

Nicole earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Masters Degree in Social Work from Cal Poly Humboldt. With over a decade of experience in community service programs and public relations she applies her knowledge and expertise on the farm through community and relationship building.  Nicole served one year as Farmers Market Manager for The Elberta Community Farmers Market,two years as member of The ECFM board of directors, and three years on the board of directors for Manistee Farmers Market. She is committed to building a healthier community and showing her daughters a way of life that connects us with the land, our food and our community.

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Scott & Brenda Mezeske (Zac’s parents)

The Farm Neighbors Zac’s childhood home, where his parents still live. They’ve been an integral part of the formation of Z&N Farm. From encouragement to make the leap of faith that lead us here. To financial support when we were first building the farm, opening their home to us and our 5 animals while we built our house, caring for our children while we worked, helping us with upkeep to our home because we were too busy on the farm, weeding acres, building our farmstand, helping us plant, pulling plastic on our greenhouses, down even to harvesting (there’s no better team than Zac & his dad in the field together).

David & Priscilla Quinn (Nicole’s Parents)

First supporting all the way from California by helping us purchase seeds, supporting us financially when we struggled to get by to making the giant move to Michigan in the summer of 2023 when they retired. Extending our village for our children, now with two sets of grandparents on the same block. There’s no greater gift my parents could give me than to lovingly care for our children while we work.

In Honor of

Floyd and Ophelia Bowling

Z&N Farm wouldn’t exist without the tenacity of this duo. Zac’s Grandparents paved the way for us to be here, to farm here, to make our home here. Both have farming in their blood. Both were visionaries, dreamers, fighters, lovers, entrepreneurs who passed on their passionate spirit and this land. We do this work in their honor, we thank them daily for the opportunity they’ve given us. We feel their spirits watching over us, guiding us and giving us the answers and lessons we need to continue on this path.

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