It started with a five-year-old's ambitions

In 2003 at the age of two-years-old, Troy Walsh had an adult-like desire to be a cupcake baker and shop owner but he didn't get his chance at it until he was five. 

At five, a home school project gave Troy his opportunity; a season of location at a local Farmers Market, selling his freshly baked dog treats created from his own recipes. Shortly following the end of this market season, his dog treats became sought after in local and surrounding area pet supply retailers. 

Troy's Treats was his original chosen name, but as Troy's little business grew into other product lines he changed the name to Chickapea Farms; Chickapea being an old southern slag word, his great grandma used a lot for her grandchildren, to title something that is endearing to the heart.

Chickapea Farms grew to provide many different green lifestyle products that could be found in over 200 retail locations. But due to a senior family member's on-going health care needs followed by Covid, we had to scale back our wholesale product availability. 

In 2021, feeling a bit of stability and Troy still at the helm, we adjusted and buttoned-up Chickapea Farms’ foundation and started scaling up wholesale product availability again, along with rebuilding our wholesale buyer base. As we continue, established wholesale accounts will get notification of returning products and when applicable, initial purchase offers. 

Chickapea Farms is a small homegrown Michigan business that believes in local supporting local - we buy from Michigan, we sell to Michigan. 

Chickapea Farms strives to provide a product worth its cost and provides the consumer with a conscience of being a good steward to the planet. 

We handcraft in mass production without machines or on buttons, just lots of elbow grease and strong back bones. We also practice green product life-cycle management (taking the whole product lifecycle into account) in everything we do, with focus on use of renewable resource materials to eliminate as much fossil fuel need as we can.

Troy and his products are recognized across Michigan not only by consumers but also retail buyers and large expo/festival production companies. Largely known for his product's quality, Troy is also known for his genuine care, enthusiasm, tenacity and authenticity toward his business, business relationships and consumer’s satisfaction.