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Audrey Matson, Co-Owner & Queen Bee

I grew up on a small dairy farm in rural Minnesota, where my dad kept chickens and bees and my mom grew vegetables and canned food in the summers, beans and pickles and strawberry jam.  I moved to St. Paul for college and married a south Minneapolis boy, but always thought we might move back to the country some day.  In the meantime, we settled in to our St. Paul neighborhood, had three children and fell in love with our ramshackle Victorian house.  We planted a garden, raised some chickens, tapped our maple tree, and looked around to find there was a growing movement of urban homesteaders in cities across the country.

I have an undergraduate degree in history from Hamline University, and recently completed a Masters of Agriculture in Horticulture degree at the University of Minnesota, with a focus on garden center management and organic and sustainable growing methods. I am also a Minnesota Landscape and Nursery Association Certified Professional.

In 2007 I founded the Mighty Midway 4-H Club, whose first big project was to raise chicks for the Student Organic Farm at the University of Minnesota, and we still have one of those first chickens in our flock. Goldilocks (pictured) has survived three raccoon attacks and once laid an egg in front of an entire Backyard Chickens class.

"I love that Alliance took the time to learn about my business before presenting an insightful strategic plan that was ultimately responsible for 250% growth. Thanks, Alliance!"

          -- M. Jones

"When our backs were against the wall, we didn't know where to turn for help. Fortunately, we'd heard about Alliance and from our first meeting we knew our business was in caring, capable hands."

          -- T. Yothers 

who we are

Welcome to Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply!  Is this the year you woke up dreaming of fresh raspberries picked from your own garden? Does the thought of a small flock of  backyard chickens make you smile? Did you know you can tap your backyard maple, make your own fresh cheeses, grow rhubarb in the middle of your flower garden?

Egg|Plant Urban Farm Supply is your source of supplies and inspiration for your own backyard homestead. We sell seeds, plants, soils and tools for small-scale urban kitchen gardens, as well as backyard chicken-keeping supplies, canning and preserving, fertilizers and pest control, all with an organic and sustainable focus. We believe your backyard garden and homestead can be beautiful, edible and sustainable, and we want to help you make that happen.