Food & Farm Project Lead

The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps’ Food and Farm Program is a dynamic youth development, diversified agriculture and food security initiative. At VYCC, we believe in the power that food has to connect us to the land, our community, and each other. We engage young people in organic farming and culinary education on our historic 400-acre campus in Richmond, Vermont. In 2020, the program produced 64,865 pounds of organically certified vegetables and 800 pasture raised chickens which were distributed to more than 400 families through our nationally recognized Health Care Share project. The Heath Care Share is a public health initiative that connects Vermont families who experience barriers to accessing locally grown produce or have a diet-related disease with a weekly vegetable share they pick up at partnering medical centers. We also raise laying hens for eggs, pigs for meat, and additional vegetables, flowers, and herbs that we sell through our vibrant, on-site farm stand. Each year the program provides approximately 65 employment opportunities to youth and young adults from Vermont and around the country who are essential to the daily operations of the farm. In addition to farming, the program has a strong food culture which seeks to deepen the connection between the work we do in the field and the food on our plates. In addition to preparing a lunch together from the farm every work day, we also gather as a larger community to cook and share celebratory meals sourced from our farm. All members work together to support the Food and Farm Program’s impactful role within Vermont’s thriving agriculture and food community. 

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