Noah East

CO-FOUNDER & FARM OPERATIONS CONDUCTOR, WILD EAST FARM

Wild East Farm is a diverse, mixed farm in Marion, North Carolina ~ currently raising pastured chickens, turkey and pork and growing no-till vegetables. The farm uses all organic methods and is solar-powered. Founded in 2022 by Lyric & Noah East, the farm is grounded in community, creativity and a deep relationship with the land. In 2023, they established edible agroforestry plantings over 12 acres of pasture, and they rotate their animals amongst the trees.

Noah is a farmer, writer, and educator that has gratefully called Western North Carolina home for the last ten years. At the core of all he does is an interest in relationship, both human-human and human-earth. This is why he farms: so that he can spend as much of his waking life as possible engaged in all forms of deep relationship with his community.

Noah has worked as a field biologist, forestry technician, arborist, land design consultant, and farm manager. He has a permaculture design certification and is a certified ecological monitor through the Savory Institute. His farming philosophy is grounded in a strong understanding of ecological patterns and a passion for effective small farms that revitalize rural communities and economies. With his diverse background and wide knowledge base, Noah's role at Wild East Farm is to facilitate a thriving farm ecosystem and educational space in which the community can become immersed in native ecology, soils, animal physiology, and viable farm production systems. Noah brings levity through even the most monotonous work through his relentless humor and bright spirit.

He looks forward to a lifetime living alongside and learning from the agrarian community of this place.