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      • 2023 Artists Residency
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        • BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025
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The Farm is open only for scheduled tours, programs and events during our season from mid-May to mid-October. Please subscribe to our newsletter for updates on our arts and culture programs on Zoom, in schools, and in communties throughout the year!
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A Love for Historic Buildings and their Preservation

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Above:  Lydia Clemmons, a UVM medical student, and Jack Clemmons stand near the Clemmons family main residence (c. 1980's).
The Clemmons Family Farm showcases six historic buildings that date back to the late 1700's and the mid-1800's. Beginning in 1962,  Jack and Lydia Clemmons improved each building, one by one, through careful restorations over the span of five decades. Much of the restoration work was done by Jack himself, working with a small team of local carpenters. Jack's grandfather was a carpenter and taught him the skills of the trade. Jack and Lydia gradually transformed a run-down farm into a stunning historic estate. 

Jack and Lydia Clemmons never had a large income nor great family wealth, inheritances, stocks or bonds from which they could draw. Their major investments have always been in their children, in their education, and in the home and land that they love. Through hard work and frugal living, they have managed to hang onto their farm for nearly six decades.  Since 2020, the majority of the farm has been under the stewardship of Clemmons Family Farm, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission includes preserving and protecting the farm as an African-American owned land asset and cultural heritage site.  The Clemmonses sold their beloved farm to the nonprofit in 2023.  The farm is now preserved as an African American cultural heritage asset for future generations in Vermont and the nation.

The Six Historic Buildings

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The Main House
circa late 1700s

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The Big Barn
​circa late 1700s

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The Blacksmith Shop
(Authentica African Art Imports & Gallery)

circa late 1700s

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The Shed
​circa late 1700s

COMING SOON
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The Barn and Granary
(Barn House)
circa late 1700s

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​Learn more about how Jack and Lydia found and purchased their Vermont Farm.
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Clemmons Family Farm, Inc.
PO Box 546
Charlotte, Vermont 05445
​​Leave us a message at: 765-560-5445
​Contact us at: [email protected]
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  • Our Work
  • About
    • In Remembrance
    • Our Team >
      • Job Openings
    • About Us >
      • Our Work
      • Our Vision
    • Who We Are >
      • Jack and Lydia's Living Legacy
      • How Jack and Lydia Found and Bought the Farm
      • Holding On to Our Legacies
    • When Are We Open?
    • Press Coverage >
      • Other News >
        • 2019 Visitors Survey: Sneak Preview
        • 2018 Updates
        • 2017 Updates
        • 2016 Updates
    • What Our Community is Saying >
      • 2018 Visitor Survey Findings!
      • Feedback from other Vermont communities
    • Subscribe!
  • Our Programs
    • Windows To A Multicultural World >
      • Joy in Motion!
      • Field Trips
    • African Diaspora Foodways Institute >
      • African Diaspora Foodways Institute Library
      • Culinary Heritage & Arts Program
      • Farm
    • Creating Healthy Communities >
      • How Are We Doing? >
        • Social Capital in the Arts
      • Creative Aging
      • Beneath Our Skin >
        • Beneath Our Skin Exhibit >
          • Blog: Beneath Our Skin Exhibit
      • Cancelling Miss Rona
      • A Sense of Place >
        • A Sense of Place at NEFA-CCX
    • ArtsHERE Project >
      • ArtsHERE Press Release
    • 2025 Artists Residency
    • African Diaspora Classical Music
    • More Art >
      • 2023 Artists Residency
      • Summer 2016 Farm2Art Program
    • Heritage >
      • Heritage Celebrations >
        • BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025
        • MLK Day 2024!
    • Forest
  • Job Openings
  • Artists' Registry
    • Are You Looking for an Artist?
    • Why, Hello there, Artists!
  • Historic Buildings
    • Rent Space >
      • Rent the Barn House
      • Rent Lawns
      • Reservation Form
    • Six Historic Buildings
    • The Barn House >
      • The Barn House Legacy
    • The Big Barn >
      • "Making History, Creating Place" Videos!
      • The Historic Water Cistern
    • The Main House >
      • About the Black Locust Trees
    • The Shop >
      • The Authentica Reading Room
      • Shop Storytelling Videos
  • Donate!
    • Subscribe!