Kira and her husband, Brent, own and operate both Olsen Farms and Smokey Ridge Meats in Stevens County, WA. Olsen Farms produces beef, pork, lamb and several varieties of specialty potatoes which they direct market in Seattle and Spokane through farmers markets and restaurants. Smokey Ridge Meats is a USDA inspected meat processing facility where their crew processes livestock for Olsen Farms and for many other farms and ranches from throughout Washington and nearby Idaho. Smokey Ridge offers basic slaughter and cut & wrap services along with a variety of secondary processing such as seasoning, stuffing, curing and smoking. Kira grew up outside of Bellingham, WA, and met Brent in 2010 while working at the Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance in Seattle. She has spent the past 13 years learning the ins and outs of farming in northeast Washington and the intricacies of processing meat under federal inspection, while also raising two feisty daughters.