MEET OUR CREW
Susan Flynn
Owner/Operator
Inspired by healthy food, healthy ecosystems and the desire to be connected to the earth, Sue set out in 2016 to look for potential farmland property in Southwest Michigan. Her dream was to create a working organic farm that would restore soil health and also serve as a retreat space to welcome visitors into a deeper connection with nature and the source of the food we eat. From the moment she stepped onto the land of what is now Verdant Hollow Farms, she knew she had found something special. With each season, the vision of the farm as a retreat is becoming more of a reality. Previous to farming, Sue was a professional accountant, community volunteer and full-time mom to her (now grown) four children. She is a certified yoga instructor and mindfulness meditation teacher. She lives near the farm with her partner Ted. You are most likely to find her in the garden with her hands in the soil and a big smile on her face or getting purposefully lost in the woods.
Molly Muchow
Farm Manager
In 2016 Molly became the land steward and farm manager at Verdant Hollow Farms after years of dreaming up a space with her employer turned close friend, Susan. Together with her husband Brett, they created a vision of a place where people could gather to learn about the magic of nature and find peace in an often chaotic world.
Although Molly spent the majority of her previous career as a chef in Chicago, she has rediscovered her passion for animals through running the multi species livestock program of the farm amongst a myriad of other GM tasks of the farm. All of the childhood hours Molly spent with her sister observing and interacting with all backyard creatures from frogs and turtles to stray cats and pet rabbits have come full circle in her passion to create a healthy ecosystem on the farm through responsible animal care.
When Molly isn’t staring at sheep and overseeing farm operations you can find her spending time with Brett and their three sons, snuggling her beloved dogs Captain Coconut and Stella, or keeping her hands busy in her on farm studio, aka Goat Song Ceramics.
Get in touch: molly@verdanthollowfarms.com.
Brett Muchow
Farm Manager
Brett Muchow is a farm manager with his wife, Molly, of Verdant Hollow Farms. He is a father of three boys and enjoys the flexibility of the farm life that permits him to keep this role a top priority. Learning the skills to manage the land, working with a variety of tools and machines, and designing structures and systems to enhance the farm are his primary interests. He finds joy in the changing seasons which dictate his workload and finding new ways to discover how to best work with the land, animals, and even the people (sometimes grudgingly) on the farm.
Before the farm, Brett was a National Board Certified Teacher on the south side of Chicago. He spent eight years at a selective enrollment high school teaching English, and over four years in middle schools. His desire to teach and learn with kids is now fulfilled by volunteering at his boys’ schools. Brett looks forward to sharing Verdant Hollow Farms with others and making it a place for education and an experience with nature.
Get in touch: brettmuchow@gmail.com
Tig Hartson
Dairy Operations Creative Lead
Tig Hartson (they/them) is the Dairy Operations Creative Lead at Verdant Hollow Farms, joining the team in 2022. As a goatherd and grazier, Tig works alongside their hooved companions to restore soil health, steward ecosystems, and build resilient land and animals in a changing climate. They aim to make cheese in time with the seasons, crafting curds that let the flavors of a thriving pasture take the lead.
In addition to wrangling goats and slinging cheese at Verdant Hollow, Tig is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Notre Dame, a collaborator at Come and See Farm, and a steering committee member with the Queer Farmer Network. Through their work on and off the farm, Tig's hope is to create collaborative spaces for learning, storytelling, and community-building with an eye toward shaping more resilient food systems and tending multispecies relationships.
When they're not thinking about goats or cheese or grazing, you can usually find Tig with their hands in the dirt, their nose in a book, their fingers tangled in yarn, or their brain scheming up a new project.
K Klotz
Livestock Manager
K is a child of the midwest who has moved & traveled through out the US all of her life. She has gone from working with children in a museum to being a carpenter, making custom furniture. Night shifts in an emergency animal hospital to landscaping & property maintenance. Painting houses & working on cars to working & living full-time on a sub-tropical farm in Southern Florida. She has become a jack of all trades in the hopes of someday running her own thriving property. With a deep love for animals & the outdoors, she gladly dedicates her time to learning & expanding the skills she’s cultivated at Verdant Hollow Farm. For her, the future holds nothing but crafting, sustainability, DIY living & farming.
Moira Mulhern
Garden Manager
Moira’s introduction to farming came through food justice work in Chicago, where she grew up. Since then, she’s worn many hats in many roles across the food system, all guided by a commitment to building more ethical, local, and sustainable food systems. Moira spent seven years living and learning in California and Colorado before returning to the Midwest in 2024. To her, farming is life-giving, sacred work that deepens my relationship to the natural world and to ancient knowledge. Moira is very excited for the opportunity to steward this land into a space that is enchanting and full of beautiful and nourishing plants. In her free time, she is often reading, cooking, taking walks, painting, knitting, and spending time with her loved ones.