​Above: Eva McKend reports on the Clemmons Family Farm, WCAX Television Local Vermont News. June 11, 2016.​

Who We Are.

The Clemmons Family Farm is ​one of the largest African-American-owned historic farms in Vermont today. The farm includes 6 historic buildings (circa late 1700s-1800s), a spacious 1990’s residence, and 148 acres of prime farmland and forests, ponds and streams abundant with wildlife.  The Farm is one of the 22 landmark museums, cultural sites and historic markers on the State of Vermont's African-American Heritage Trail.  
The Farm honors the extraordinary lives of Jackson and Lydia Clemmons, who have owned the farm, located in Charlotte, Vermont, since 1962. ​The Farm is in a gradual transition phase from a private family-owned farm to a non-profit organization. We actively promote the celebration of heritage as a continuum in which we learn from our past, shape our present, and invest in our future. 

What We Do.
Our mission is to be “more than a farm” by offering curated opportunities for visitors to celebrate the history, culture, arts and sciences of the African-American and African diaspora in a magical setting. Our programs include:
  • guided tours of the property and historic buildings;
  • educational talks and demonstrations;
  • cooking lessons and pop-up meals;
  • music, dance and theater performances;
  • art exhibits and cultural events;
  • book readings;
  • outreach to local primary schools;
  • and family storytelling that traces more than 150 years of African-American history.  

We also provide beautiful indoor and outdoor venues for meetings, retreats and special events in a working landscape. 
A RARE GEM FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN DIASPORA AND FOR THE STATE OF VERMONT
The Clemmons Family Farm is one of the rare African-American-owned farms in the state of Vermont.
According to the 2012 United States agriculture census, of the nearly 7000 farms in Vermont, only 19 are African-American-owned or operated.  Of the 1.2 million acres of farmland in Vermont, only 740 acres are owned or principally operated by African-Americans.  Nation-wide, less than half of one percent (0.4%) of farms in the
United States are ​African-American-owned.
Above:  Organic black beans are among the rotating crops that are grown in the prime agricultural soils of the 148-acre Clemmons Family Farm.
We are open only for scheduled tours and events.
​Questions? Leave a voice message at (765) 560-5445 and we will call you back!