Meet the Co-Founder
Justin Fulk
Co-Founder · E-Commerce, Customer Service & Logistics
Justin handles customer service, e-commerce, technology, and logistics at Almanac Planting Co — or, as he likes to joke, "basically everything Steph tells me to do." If you've ever emailed, chatted, or dealt with a tricky order, there's a good chance Justin was behind the screen making things right.
He'll freely admit that Stephanie asked him to start the company with her back in 2019 — and he was too afraid to commit. She went ahead anyway, co-founded the business with another partner, and after taking full ownership in late 2020, launched retail sales through Etsy and built real traction on her own. By the time Justin came on full-time in 2021 to build the website and digital infrastructure, Stephanie had already proven the concept. He's been making up for lost time ever since.
Before Almanac, Justin spent much of his twenties as a helicopter flight engineer for the Department of Defense. The work taught him to stay calm under pressure, think fast when things go sideways, and never underestimate a good checklist — all of which come in handy running a busy greenhouse and e-commerce operation.
After leaving the government sector, Justin worked as a mechanic and manager at Stephanie's parents' service center. The job gave him more than welding skills — it helped him learn how to function in civilian life again, and those lessons in patience, communication, and teamwork still shape how he approaches customer service and daily operations at Almanac today.
Between multiple overseas combat deployments, Justin managed to study education, computer science, and business — three threads that ended up defining how he runs things. His early fascination with helicopter track-and-balance systems evolved into a genuine love of digital architecture and automation, and that foundation now keeps Almanac running smoothly from propagation to delivery.
Life Outside the Greenhouse
Justin has always been drawn to philosophy and the big questions — purpose, resilience, what it means to live with clarity and intention. Those ideas land differently when your daily life is shaped by seasons, soil, and the slow pace of things that grow. The Pennsylvania Wilds gave him that connection to nature and quiet reflection that he'd been searching for, and it's become as much a part of who he is as the systems he builds.
Outside of work, you'll find him walking the farm with Stephanie and their kids, tinkering on a project that didn't technically need tinkering, or figuring out better ways to keep the place running. The animals are better listeners than most humans, he insists — and the growing crew of chickens, cattle, and soon-to-arrive goats gives him plenty of audience.
After years in high-intensity environments, the slower rhythm of farm life feels like home. Dirt under his boots, coffee before dawn, and the steady reminder that good things grow at their own pace.