Zakaria Kronemer (they/he)
Zakaria (zeh-kuh-ray-yuh) is a farmer from Richmond, Virginia with roots in community organizing and climate activism. In 2017, he began working with farmers and other communities in rural Virginia to develop a robust campaign against the construction of two fracked-gas pipelines. It was through this pipeline fight—and the relationships built along the way—that connections between […]
Lindsey Farrell (she/her)
Lindsey is a community organizer based in Philadelphia. She received her BA from Temple University in Political Science with minors in Spanish and Gender Studies. Her passion lies in storytelling and equipping farmers and advocates with the tools they need to win tangible changes in their communities and on their farms. She’s an amateur gardener […]
Vero Vergara (they/them)
Vero Vergara is a strategist and community organizer with a background in organic vegetable production, local food procurement/distribution, and community food systems development. They hold experience consulting with individuals, organizations, and coalitions operating within Food Systems, Hunger Relief, and Sustainable Agriculture sectors in the US. As an experienced organizer, Vero nourishes community self-determination by building […]
Alicia Thompson (she/her)
I identify as a Navajo woman – my maternal clan is Towering House. I am currently located near the base of the sacred Mount Taylor, in the Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico. I completed my graduate education from Northern Arizona University, with my studies focused around Indigenous food ways and integrating that into Indigenous […]
Natalie Hughes (she/they)
Natalie, aka Nat, is based on unceded Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ land (Ithaca, New York) and brings a decade of food systems fundraising experience to the Young Farmers Development Team. They most recently concluded an Interim Executive Director position at Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming, a beginning farmer training organization, and previously led development and youth […]
Amy Scott (she/her)
Amy comes to Young Farmers with 14 years’ experience in not-for-profit finance. Her educational background is in Women’s Studies with a B.A. and M.A. in Women’s Studies from SUNY Albany. Most recently before joining Young Farmers, she spent seven years managing the finances for a food access not-for-profit in upstate NY. She enjoys spending time […]
Evanne Caviness (she/her)
Evanne Caviness has been living and ranching in the Southwestern United States since childhood and is proud to represent her Latina farming heritage in her community. Prior to working with Young Farmers, she was a certified Special Education teacher and Gifted and Talented Director for public schools in both Arizona and Colorado. She currently runs […]
Ebonee Stevenson (she/her)
Ebonee Stevenson is a frontline veteran community development professional, Black urban farmer, journalist, and community-based educator. She is a self-professed agriculture nerd with over 15 years of experience focused on community organizing in marginalized communities of color. She has worked with many community-based organizations, unions, and religious and educational institutions. She has worked on affordable […]
Evan Flom (he/him)
Evan supports the Coalition from the shores of Lake Superior, where he began working in community with regional farmers in 2011. Originally from the Twin Cities, Evan has worked in both urban and rural agricultural settings and has supported a variety of food justice initiatives through farmers cooperatives, community non-profits, and grassroots efforts. Poetry, gardening, […]
Ana Moran (she/her)
I am a multi-racial Latinx womxn based in New Mexico. I have been volunteering on farms since college and have a deep passion for conservation and regenerative agriculture. Currently, I steward land and maintain a farm in Albuquerque with a women’s farming collective I helped form over the last two years. Before starting with the […]