Francesca's Biography

​Francesca hails from an alfalfa farm in Calexico, CA and started working with native plant propagation for the UC Davis Arboretum nursery while in college. After graduating with degrees in Native American Studies and International Agricultural Development she continued working at the Arboretum as a manager, assisting with propagation research and focusing on plant sales.  Francesca came to Patagonia for a six month internship for Native Seeds/SEARCH in 2013, and after finding BR has been managing the nursery ever since.