Founder, In Harmony Farm
Sharon Krause started her career in the engineering department of the Bridgestone/Firestone Agricultural Tire Company, then launched multiple recycling and commercial waste reduction programs for Metro Waste Authority, including “Curb It!” and “Compost It!” She also served as a process improvement consultant for RSM McGladrey before becoming Iowa’s first organically certified sheep rancher in 2006. In 2022, she transitioned a portion of Dalla Terra Ranch in Earlham, Iowa, into In Harmony Farm (a non-profit serving historically underrepresented farmers growing specialty crops). She manages her 3 farms and serves as an advisor to a family farm portfolio of 5,000+ acres. Sharon has a passion for conservation, rural revitalization through arts and culture and growing Iowa small farm businesses. She serves these missions through Bricker-Price Block, The Nature Conservancy and In Harmony Farm. Sharon holds a BS in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering from Iowa State University and an Executive MBA from the University of Iowa.