The Who Farms? Project offers videos and comics about some of the diverse people who farm in Vermont, in ways that are useful and inspiring for students and learners of middle school age (grades 6–8)—and hopefully any age at all! Watch the trailer for an introduction to the project, and explore all the resources below.
The Teaching Guide
The purpose of the guide is to:
- Provide a container and an arc for the Who Farms? Project. This guide brings the whole of the project into a single place, ordering the stories into sequential chapters that explore the historical, present-day, and future contexts of who farms in Vermont.
- Encourage a deeper dive into the farmers' stories presented in the comics and videos.
- Provide activities for students to explore how the people who produce the foods we eat create meaning about their lives, relate to the land, and interact with their communities.
The Videos
The full collection of videos is also viewable on Vimeo
The Comics
Click below to read, download, and print each comic:
The Who Farms? Project presents stories from culturally diverse Vermont farmers, told through comics and short videos created with middle-grade students in mind. The stories were collected by a team from the University of Vermont’s Humanities Center and Center for Sustainable Agriculture in partnership with the Vermont Folklife, Vermont Historical Society and the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Network. Also essential were the involvement and collaboration of The Root Social Justice Center, an Advisory Council, and many formal and informal project supporters. We offer its resources here to help learners of any age learn about themes of agriculture, food, land, and social change in our state.
For further background on this project's history see the Teaching Guide above and the Who Farms? website.