Our story
Our Family,
This Farm
Our family’s connection to this land west of Wichita, in south-central Kansas, began with Mathias Betzen. Mathias owned several farms and gave them to his children as they married. This one went to his son Peter when he married Mariana Seidl.
Their sons Davey, Donny, and Matt carried on the work as Betzen Brothers. Davey’s son Neil later joined them. After Donny retired and Davey passed away, Neil and Matt continued farming together.
Today, more of the family is helping shape what comes next.
A life connected to the land
Growing up here
Neil and Amanda grew up on the farm. For them, this land was home.Â
Neil’s father, Davey, taught him the basics of farming. by putting him to work.
The farm was also a gathering place for family living nearby. Their cousin Chris grew up in a town about half an hour away and spent many weekends here with Amanda’s Father, Matt. He learned to drive a tractor, helped with hay and repairs, and spent time fishing, camping, and exploring the pastures.
Each has a different connection to the place, and those connections continue as another generation joins the work.
Betzen Family Farm
The family today
With Neil carrying much of the daily workload, Chris’s son Israel moved from Arizona to Kansas to join the farm and help.
Matt’s daughter Amanda stays involved from Colorado. Though she isn’t part of the daily farm work, she supports the changes underway and proposed the name Betzen Family Farm as the family began reaching new customers.
The name is new. The family connection goes back generations.
The next chapter
Growing Toward
the Future
9 acres
Our planned start in ancient grains
Spelt · Einkorn · Emmer
Keeping the farm going means finding a way for it to support the people doing the work. We’re starting with three acres of spelt, with the ground prepared for in the fall of 2026. Next spring, we plan to add einkorn and emmer, bringing our ancient grain acreage to nine acres.
Our first planned products are whole grain berries and flour for people who want to bake at home and know where their grain comes from. We’re meeting those customers at small farmers markets and exploring relationships with local shops and wholesale buyers.
We’re beginning on a manageable scale, learning what grows well here and what our customers want. Our goal is to build a business that gives another generation of our family a future on this land.