About Us

Better food. Stronger roots.

Bon Vivre started with a simple goal: I wanted better food for myself and my family.

I’m Kelsey Richard, a Southwest Louisiana native and former Northwestern State baseball player. What began as an interest in eating better for baseball led me to learning how to grow food, meeting local farmers, and understanding how much we depend on the soil beneath our feet.

The more I learned, the more I wanted to help other families make those same connections. I couldn’t grow enough food for everyone, but I could help people grow some of their own and connect them with the farmers who produce the rest.

That’s what Bon Vivre is here to do.

Through Gray Ranch beef, garden buildouts and consultations, and practical gardening education, we’re making it easier for Louisiana families to bring local food into their everyday lives.

Our prairie seed packs and bobwhite quail apparel tell another part of that story. Louisiana’s native plants and wildlife belong to the same land we depend on for food. The little quail represents our hope for a future where productive farms and thriving habitat grow together.

Our mission is simple: help families grow what they can, know who raises the rest, and care for the land that makes it all possible.

— Kelsey Richard, Founder of Bon Vivre

Bon Vivre founder Kelsey Richard in the pasture with one of the honorary cattle dogs, Duke.