About Me

Hi! I'm Nina Susens, wife, mother, and small business owner with a degree in Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture.  I'm a Chicago native, currently residing in the low desert of Arizona. I grew up in Chicago and later Aurora, CO but have been blessed to live in places such as The Twin Cities (where my son was born) as well as the beautiful PNW (where my daughter was born). This is also where my passion project Harvest Hearth was born. I have gardened and built community in each place that I have resided. The story behind Harvest Hearth is pretty simple, I inherited a nurturing spirit from my ancestors and one way I honor them is by continuing that legacy. My mission is to create and help support local, sustainable food systems. The ultimate goal of Harvest Hearth is to address food insecurity, I believe that the answer to this food apartheid that is occurring is for the people to come together to create safe, reliable and sustainable food sources within our own communities.