Meet Us

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Mojave and Chelsea Morelli

Being recently married, we decided that the life we want for ourselves and family was located in the country, where we both have our roots. Growing up in rural areas around the northwest, from Alaska to Oregon, Mojave worked with his family in the gardens while growing up. In his mid-twenties he realized that his passion for the land and food were working together to pull him toward organic gardening. We began gardening and selling at the Spokane Farmers’ Market when Chelsea finished college in 2007. Growing up in a small, south-central Alaskan town, and spending most summers on an island commercial fishing, gardening was not a large part of her upbringing. The connection to the land and hard work is important in either, so seasons bring the knowledge, and we each bring our work ethic. With a degree in English Literature, Chelsea takes advantage of winter months for writing and all the other things that gardening does not allow time for in the summer. Mojave spends his time learning new musical instruments and cooking. Both of us enjoy taking advantage of the natural beauty of the country that we live in, whether rock climbing, hiking, camping, snowshoeing, or just watching the sun rise, when we have the spare time.

We are proud of the work that we do and the quality of produce that we deliver to our customers. We do the gardening and selling for the local farmers’ markets, food boxes, and restaurant delivery that we offer. Constantly educating ourselves on different organic practices and gardening techniques is beneficial, but we have found that doing it the old fashioned way works best. There is nothing better to us than seeing the faces of excited friends and customers on market days. The people who understand why we are doing what we are, and continue to give us support, encouragement, and never ending gratitude, make each moment in the garden worth it.

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Teniya Morelli

Teniya serves as facility manager, groundskeeper, pruner, tractor operator, cover crop planter. He works on projects around the farm and supports all day to day activities. He has been an integral part in the building of Green Wave Gardens with his dedication and solid work ethic. Teniya was born in McCall, Idaho was raised in wilderness locations of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, become a proficient well rounded outdoorsman and developed a sense of responsibility and resourcefulness from a very early age. He has worked on a buffalo ranch, farmed, logged, carpentered, and led many wilderness adventure trips. Teniya is a professional musician and an avid fisherman. His no-nonsense approach to life and his great sense of humor brings balance to the community.  

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Bruce & Shirley Morelli 

Shirley is co-founder and co-owner of Green Wave Gardens.  Serving as the farm manager, she is responsible for the organic certification of the farm by Washington State Department of Agriculture, keeping all records pertaining to the farm operations.  She implemented and oversees all of the garlic production, works in the fields, planting, weeding, harvesting, grading, and marketing the garlic. She also has a love of growing vegetables and flowers for the family’s use and enjoyment.  She is a mother, grandmother, and wife of 34 years. She enjoys gardening, cooking, family as well as traveling and artistic endeavors when time is available.  She enjoys sharing her knowledge of gardening and cooking and providing healthy food from her efforts in the garden and kitchen.

Bruce is the co-founder, co-owner of Green Wave gardens. He is the ‘water man’, keeping the precious resource flowing to the land. He works the garlic and helps out wherever needed with planting, harvest, and weeding. He is steady and ready for any tough challenge. He was born in Santa Barbara California where he Grandfather was an orchard manager on the former Hope Ranch.  Bruce has been involved in the outdoors since 1967. His early years were spent mountain climbing, exploring in depth the Sierras, Yosemite, and the coastal mountains of Santa Barbara, where he was born. He and his wife spent their first 5 years together hiking and packing northward from the Sierras to Oregon and Idaho, working with and learning from the few remaining pioneers of the west that had carved out a life in the wilderness. Bruce has lived all of his adult life in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, working in remote locations as a 4-season wilderness guide, fisheries in Southeast Alaska, guided horseback, hunting, and fishing adventures.

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