Watch Us Farm
Watch Us Farm was founded in 2018 and began employing adults with intellectual disabilities in 2019. Our success is a direct result of our committed and experienced staff and board. Our Executive Director is a neurodevelopmentally trained pediatric physical therapist who specializes in hypotonia and sensory integration. Our Board of Directors has expertise in medicine, business, law, health, and sales. Watch Us Farm recognizes the need to create self-sustaining communities with jobs, housing, and social engagement for these too often forgotten adults. Watch Us Farm strongly believes in cultivating and demonstrating a culture of hands-on learning for adults with special needs. We are a Provider of Indiana Medicaid Community Integration & Habilitation and Family Supports Waiver services.
Watch Us Farm training empowers independent function to the highest level. Our customers first recognize the quality of our products then realize that they were grown or created by adults with intellectual disabilities. We build job-based relationships and create meaningful fulfilling experiences for our individuals, families, and caregivers in a positive supportive environment.
Our Farm
Local Family Farm
In our 7000 sq ft greenhouse, our employees grow fresh organic nutrient dense hydroponic lettuce, microgreens, and herbs for sale at farmers markets and local restaurants and for donation to our local food pantries. Our produce is grown in water channels and “clean,” very important to people trying to eat healthy or support immune systems compromised by allergies, medications, or cancer. Food is medicine.
At our Watch Us Weave shop, our employees create beautiful handmade scarves, throws, baby blankets, table runners, placemats, and rugs as well as button-themed holiday and specialty occasion greeting cards for sale in local shops and online.
Watch Us Farm Team
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Janice Agarwal
Janice is pediatric physical therapist with over 30 years’ experience, Janice led the Neurodevelopment Evaluation Team at Boston City Hospital and the Early Intervention Team at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in New York and earned her Pediatric NeuroDevelopmental Training certification at the Bobath Center in London, England. Janice creates Behavioral and Sensory Integration plans for individuals and families nationally and internationally.
Co-Founder and Board of Directors
David M. Agarwal
Dr. David Agarwal has been active in the Special Needs community since 1999, following the birth of his son, Alex. He is a former board member of the Prader-Willi Association USA and serves on the Clinical Advisory Board. A Board Certified Radiologist, Dr. Agarwal is an Associate Professor at Indiana University, specializing in liver cancer treatment and organ transplant intervention. He is also a co-founder and board member of Watch Us Farm, a nonprofit employing adults with intellectual disabilities. David and his wife Janice are actively involved in Zionsville community events.
Director of Vocational Training
Dave Ellison
Dave is a instructor with over 30 years’ experience, Dave was the Director of Vocations and Thrive CTE at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis for 30 years.
Shop Manager
Rebecca Roberts
Rebecca has been connected to the Special Needs community for more than 35 years, starting at the age of 15. A lifelong advocate for inclusion, she has always been drawn to creating spaces where everyone feels seen and valued.
With nearly 40 years of sewing experience, Rebecca brings both expertise and creativity to her role as Shop Manager at Watch Us Weave.
Rebecca is also a Certified Public Accountant, balancing her creative work at the shop with analytical work at a local firm.
Her connection to this mission is deeply personal; she and her husband, Ed, are parents to four children, including a son with Down Syndrome.
