Who we are
Héktor Calderon-Victoria, co-founder
A farmer and activist, Héktor was born in Mexico City, and immigrated to California with his family when he was a kid. He operates Three Feathers Farm, a 5 acre farm in Morgan Hill, CA with his business partner. He has been involved in agriculture for the last 9 years in various capacities working on multiple diversified vegetable production operations in Northern and Southern California and with orchard trees in residential areas and on small-scale farms. He is the son of immigrants and a protector of racial justice, food justice, and food sovereignty.
Marisela Chávez, co-founder
A scholar-activist, Marisela was born in California and maintains deep connections to her family’s homeland of Colima, México. As the daughter of immigrants, farming has been in her family’s lineage for many generations and across different landscapes. She has spent the last 20 years deepening her understanding of the relationships between biodiversity, land stewardship, and food sovereignty in Latin America. She is passionate about supporting campesino livelihoods and bridging across borders to re-member and heal diaspora communities through biocultural heritage stewardship. She currently serves as the UC Cooperative Extension inaugural Indigenous Food Systems and Food Sovereignty Advisor in Southern California.