The Clemmons Family Farm: A Rare Gem
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The Clemmons Family Farm is one of the rare African-American owned farms in Vermont and in the nation: only 0.4% of all farms in the United States are Black/African-American owned. The Farm is also one of the 22 landmark sites on Vermont's African-American Heritage Trail.
We offer African-American and African diaspora history, arts and culture programs designed to address community development opportunities and challenges, to build a loving multicultural community, and create a special sense of place. We support a network of more than 160 Vermont African-American/African diaspora artists with opportunities for social networking, professional development, a platform for greater visibility, paid engagements, relief grants, and creation grants.
We are a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization. Your donations are tax-deductible.
We offer African-American and African diaspora history, arts and culture programs designed to address community development opportunities and challenges, to build a loving multicultural community, and create a special sense of place. We support a network of more than 160 Vermont African-American/African diaspora artists with opportunities for social networking, professional development, a platform for greater visibility, paid engagements, relief grants, and creation grants.
We are a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization. Your donations are tax-deductible.
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African-Americans comprise 13.4% of the population in the United States and own just 0.4% of the land.
Over the span of the lifetimes of 97-year-old Jack and Lydia Clemmons, African-Americans have lost nearly 93% of their land assets in the country: from ~44 million acres in the 1920's to approximately 3.5 million acres today. |
Above: Watch a 2-minute video that illustrates the significance of the Clemmons Family Farm as a land and cultural heritage asset.
Two Ways You Can Donate to the Clemmons Family Farm
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Your donation will help us compensate our collaborating artists for their time and talent in leading our arts and culture programs, and will also help us to keep the land and buildings available for the community and other visitors to enjoy during scheduled tours and events.
Two ways to donate: 1. MAKE A DONATION ONLINE: We are a registered 501c3 non-profit organization. Tax-deductible gifts can be made with online payment to the Clemmons Family Farm, Inc. by clicking on the DONATE button to the right to begin: |
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2. MAIL A CHECK TO THE CLEMMONS FAMILY FARM
Tax-deductible gifts can also be made by check directly to CLEMMONS FAMILY FARM, INC. Please mail to:
Clemmons Family Farm, Inc.
2213 Greenbush Road
Charlotte, Vermont 05445
Tax-deductible gifts can also be made by check directly to CLEMMONS FAMILY FARM, INC. Please mail to:
Clemmons Family Farm, Inc.
2213 Greenbush Road
Charlotte, Vermont 05445
Your donations to our arts and culture programs help us to compensate our team of collaborating artists who share their talents and skills with schools and communities.
Your donations also help us to keep the Clemmons Family Farm available for enjoyment by the community during scheduled tours and events. The Farm includes 6 historic buildings, 90 acres of prime agricultural soils, and nearly 60 acres of forest and woodlands. Preserving the Clemmons Family Farm is about more than saving a beautiful land asset: it is about saving a rare cultural heritage asset for our community, state and nation. The farm is one of the handful of African-American owned farms in Vermont and the nation: just 0.4% of all farms in the United States are African-American owned.
Jack and Lydia Clemmons have owned the farm since 1962-- never selling a single acre out of love for the land and for their vision of retaining it as a place for all people to learn, commune and celebrate around African-American heritage.
Against the backdrop of the dramatic loss of African-American-owned farmland in the United States, this beautiful Vermont farm, imbued with generations of family history and storytelling, is an extraordinary gem.
Your donations also help us to keep the Clemmons Family Farm available for enjoyment by the community during scheduled tours and events. The Farm includes 6 historic buildings, 90 acres of prime agricultural soils, and nearly 60 acres of forest and woodlands. Preserving the Clemmons Family Farm is about more than saving a beautiful land asset: it is about saving a rare cultural heritage asset for our community, state and nation. The farm is one of the handful of African-American owned farms in Vermont and the nation: just 0.4% of all farms in the United States are African-American owned.
Jack and Lydia Clemmons have owned the farm since 1962-- never selling a single acre out of love for the land and for their vision of retaining it as a place for all people to learn, commune and celebrate around African-American heritage.
Against the backdrop of the dramatic loss of African-American-owned farmland in the United States, this beautiful Vermont farm, imbued with generations of family history and storytelling, is an extraordinary gem.
Thank you for supporting our programs and helping us preserve a rare gem
in Vermont and in the nation- for everyone to enjoy!
in Vermont and in the nation- for everyone to enjoy!