Derrick Josi is steadfast in his quest to share farming through the community he’s established online behind the handle TDF Honest Farming. 

Born into a lineage of dairy farmers in the Pacific Northwest, he farms the same land as his great grandfather, Alfred, who came to the United States from Switzerland as an indentured servant in 1912.

The farm, which began as a 60 acre lease in 1918, is now flourishing with an all-Jersey dairy herd, which produces nearly 35,000 pounds, or 3,000 gallons, of milk per day. Today, the 450 acre farm includes a double-12 herringbone parlor, a free stall barn, grows 500 acres of corn and grass silage, and includes open pasture for grazing.

Derrick and his wife Kaycee, who was raised in the western horseman world and whose college softball career received numerous accolades, are raising the 5th generation of Josis - Bryson, Addison, Reagan, and Dylan - on their Tillamook County family farm alongside Derrick’s parents, Don and Desi.

Since their fateful blind date in 2011, which naturally began with a fist bump, Derrick and Kaycee have been inseparable as they establish deeper roots in their community while networking with the food and agricultural industries across the country.