Farmer, community organizer, and social entrepreneur, Nile Estep on gathering together and growing something that lasts in Carmel Valley.
From baking bread before sunrise to hosting line dancing under the stars in Carmel Valley, Good Roots founder and Hacienda Hay and Feed store owner Nile Estep has built a life around farmers markets, convening and creating community. At his six-acre space called Hacienda — part farm, part feed store, part gathering place — he’s cultivating something rare in the digital age: a place where people slow down, create with their hands, and rediscover what it means to belong.
Anna and Nile talk about the importance of building a space for everyone to gather, how he brought small-town values into Silicon Valley with community crafting events, and why the most meaningful work often starts at home.