Specialty Crop

Fresh vegetables and herbs, homemade baked goods including sourdough bread and biscotti, and plant starts.

“We have been gardening all of our lives, and when we retired in Evanston we wanted to share our passion with others,” says Alex Rossi, who started Bison Prairie Farms in 2023 with his wife, Marijke (pronounced Murr Rae Ka).

“Our focus is on tomatoes and herbs, but we grow many other vegetables that are available at the Evanston Wyoming Farmers Market. We also love baking, and sharing our homemade sourdough bread and biscotti with those who attend the farmers’ market.”

Mr. Rossi spoke highly of market managers Barb Martinez and Leanne Hutchinson, who have assisted them in learning how to grow produce in a challenging, high-elevation environment and who also organize a wonderful farmers’ market. “Barb and Leanne are an unbelievable treasure in this valley,” he says.

Mr. and Mrs. Rossi have one commercial greenhouse, one high tunnel, and several raised outdoor beds on their property, and are practicing restoration agriculture using natural processes.