Erika Gomez is the owner and operator of La Tía Farm. She grows tomatillos, roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, a variety of hot peppers, cilantro, rosemary, thyme, and marjoram. She uses organic seeds, many of which are rare varieties (especially of hot peppers) that have been saved and passed down from their home country of Mexico. In 2024, she was excited to grow garbanzo and fava beans for the first time.

Erika got involved in agriculture when she moved to the U.S. and worked at Warner’s Nursery for seven years transplanting and potting up plants. She also worked at Bachman’s Nursery, specializing in greenhouse work. Erika first discovered Sharing Our Roots by working as a Community Connector for two growing seasons. She chose to return to farm because she loves being outside with plants and Sharing Our Roots made it easy by providing land, infrastructure, and support.