Alec Gioseffi is a chef, farmer, entrepreneur, and visionary business strategist whose expertise lies at the nexus of agriculture, hospitality, and community. Cultivated through travel and the family kitchen, Alec’s work is informed by the fact that food is central to connection and eating
is both a cultural and agricultural act that shapes people’s relationship to
the land.

Alec’s career as a chef spans many diverse culinary operations, from grocery stores and cafes to high end farm to table restaurants. Most notably, Alec lead the culinary program as Executive Chef and Farm Director at Ironbound Farm in Hunterdon County NJ which served over
10,000 guests a weekend with an impressive outdoor cooking operation
highlighting seasonality and locality prepared over the Motherfire—a
30-foot Argentinian-inspired open hearth at the heart of the farm. He has been highly acclaimed in publications such as the Lehigh Valley and Edible Jersey. Alec has proof knows how to turn a dream into a
reputable and financially viable reality.

A true renaissance man, Alec also has a celebrated career as a regenerative farmer. Alec and his wife Lauren founded both Cooperative 518 Farm and Cherry Valley Cooperative in Princeton NJ both dedicated to regenerative agriculture as a means of caring for land and community.
These farms supplied CSA members, on site farmer’s markets and restaurants while hosting educational and cultural gatherings.

In 2019, Alec joined Ironbound Farm, where over six years he designed and implemented a 30 acre agroforestry and silvopasture system that integrated
vegetables and livestock into an cider apple orchard which supplied a CSA program, hard cidery, farm market and wholesale distribution network.

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Through Terra & Table Strategies, Alec continues his life’s work of guiding farms,
restaurants, and organizations to design systems that are ecologically
resilient, financially viable, and deeply holistic.

Lauren Nagy is a farmer, entrepreneur, wellness facilitator, and systems designer working at the intersection of agriculture, wellness, and community development. With more than a decade of experience founding and operating regenerative farms and community centers, she brings a rare breadth of expertise that spans business strategy, food systems, and holistic health.

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Lauren co-founded Cooperative 518 and Cherry Valley Cooperative, two regenerative farm enterprises offering CSA programs, farm markets, yoga workshops, and community events. Her work has included raising diverse crops and livestock, developing marketing and web platforms, managing teams, and creating viable models for community-based food and wellness systems.

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An e-RYT 500 yoga instructor with over 3,000 teaching hours, Lauren integrates yoga, ayurveda, and tantra to help individuals and groups cultivate coherence, resilience, and connection with the natural world. As a bioregional herbalist and natural health specialist, she draws on earth-based practices to complement her entrepreneurial and systems-focused work.

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Lauren’s consulting practice supports both stand-alone businesses and multifaceted projects, helping clients design and grow ventures that nourish communities in body, mind, and spirit.