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The Team
Jason Fechner
Horticulturist-Plant Man- Founder
Jason, a dedicated horticulturalist in the Las Cruces, New Mexico area founded From Seed to Sprout as a small home nursery providing quality, pesticide-free plants for the Las Cruces community. Outside of the nursery, he continues his work in research today. He has a vast array of experience and education in the plant sciences and practical applications of those sciences.
Originally from the small town of Alamogordo, NM, Jason has pursued and conquered his educational goals from obtaining his Associates Degree in General Science to a Bachelor's Degree in Horticulture and Master's of Science in Plant and Environmental Sciences from New Mexico State University - where he presented a thesis on mine spill contaminant removal using plants and mushrooms. He has since planted countless trees, shrubs, and flowers for the City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department, performed duties under the Community Forester role, taught introductory horticulture classes at a community college, and has 3 peer-reviewed publications through the Extension office at NMSU.
Currently, he is working as a plant pathology research lead, studying pathogens and other disorders plaguing southwest chile pepper production.
Hannah Peterson
Mind, Body, and Fitness Coach- CPT- Nutrition Coach
A career in health and fitness wasn't always a dream, but being healthy was. From an early age, Hannah was told that she wouldn't be able to accomplish much or live a bold life due to health complications. These complications really came to life starting in the early teen years when she was riddled with debilitating migraines and joint pain. As the health problems got more complicated over the years, Hannah found herself more inspired to find a solution. She'd been diagnosed with RA, suffered a necrotic gallbladder, and even endured a mini stroke and still didn't give up. Over the course of the past ten years, she put every ounce of effort into health and wellness through certifications and internships to find the answers she'd been looking for her whole life. Knowing there was a better way, she read every book and scientific article on nutrition and autoimmunity she possibly could. After being taught by doctors there would be no natural way to overcome the disease, she defeated the odds and found some answers. Now approaching 30 this year, she's taking her life back.
Fully understanding that the system is failing thousands and thousands of others just like her, Hannah has made it her mission to help people find the healthiest versions of themselves by discovering the needs of their individual bodies. She currently has a NASM certification in Nutrition and an expired NASM certification as a CPT, but she's working on re-certifying as we speak. Keep an eye out for services, she'll be offering coaching as soon as the final certification is completed!
The Family Mission
Work Hard, Play Hard
Meet the family and learn about our story and our mission
Our family's story really starts back in 2018. Jason and Hannah met when their kiddos were ages two and three years old. They very quickly bonded over their love for nature and adventure, but they weren't quite ready for the relationship they have today. Five years later, they reconnected over breakfast and coffee after Hannah commented on a post of Jason's about plants he was selling in his home nursery. The rest was history, the two rekindled the flame and found over time that their goals in life were the same. Fast forward a couple of years and you'll find that there isn't much we don't do as a family!
From the outside, you may just see a family that works because we all have similar interests or talents, but the core of it is really that we all share the learning mentality. We're always excited to jump in and learn the next new skill or hobby and we've all found passion for the health of our family and the world. As a family, we not only enjoy stepping on the mat together, but we stress its importance in self-protection and skill building. Hannah grew up in a martial arts family but stepped off the mats for nearly ten years and had just begun introducing Rhiannon to Tae Kwon Do when she was seven. Jason and Aiden had started MMA just shortly after 2018. When the families reconnected, we started incorporating martial arts as a family driven activity. During her ten-year martial arts hiatus, Hannah became certified as a personal trainer and specialized in strength building. The whole family takes morning trips to the gym 3 mornings a week on top of their dojo routine. There's nothing that builds a family bond more than supporting one another through intense physical workouts. We love including the kids in our healthy habits because they love to be included. We've taught them that exercising and eating right is something we do because we love our bodies and the amazing things they can do. In society, we pick ourselves and others apart based on aesthetics. Eating right and exercising becomes the punishment for "letting yourself go". Instead, we teach the kids that you eat and exercise to fuel your goals. If you want to compete in athletics of any kind, you've got to fuel your body with the right nutrients for building strength and enhancing recovery. If you want to continue to do work well into your 80's, you've got to slow down your biological aging by taking care of your body well. Every body will look different in its "peak" condition, we make sure our kids don't feel pressured by the scale or the size of their clothes. Taking care of the body and mind means securing your physical and mental ability to carry out the tasks you want to do.
We also believe in supporting the creativity and entrepreneurial spirits of our kids by guiding them through the process of building their own small businesses. For example, in our last vendor event, Rhiannon pitched in with a slime business. She learned about the cost of the materials and the labor that goes in to making your own products, keeping track of sales and expenses, and the pride that comes with making your own money using your own hands. Since then, both of the kids have written up tons of ideas on ways they can be creative to make their own spending cash on the homestead. They've been excitedly learning about marketing, graphic design, and new artistic skills.
Our family has always believed in organic and natural products, and we've made it our mission to provide these products to our amazing community at affordable rates. We're also dedicated to sharing our lifestyle and methods of self- sustainability and teamwork as a family to share in your success with your homesteading endeavors.