Selectboard approves Russell Trail easement, says it is not closer to Clemmons Family Farm

Selectboard approves Russell Trail easement, says it is not closer to Clemmons Family Farm

During their regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 28, the selectboard approved a motion to move a property easement to the southern edge of a property owned by Margaret and Michael Russell at 2577 Lake Road.

Commission finds Clemmons Family Farm director was victim of police racial and gender discrimination

Commission finds Clemmons Family Farm director was victim of police racial and gender discrimination

Lydia Clemmons, director of the Clemmons’ Family Farm, suffered illegal racial and gender discrimination at the hands of Vermont State police, according to a 5-0 vote by the Vermont Humans Right Commission. The vote followed a three-year investigation and confidential report compiled by attorney and commission investigator Nelson Campbell. News outlet Seven Days first reported on the commission’s troubling findings. 

Vermont House of Representatives presents Clemmons family with  A Sense of Place resolution

Vermont House of Representatives presents Clemmons family with A Sense of Place resolution

Vermont state representatives Kiah Morris, D-Bennington, and Mike Yantachka, D-Charlotte, presented House Concurrent Resolution H.C.R. 364 to Dr. Jackson Clemmons and Mrs. Lydia Clemmons on Wednesday, May 2, in recognition of the Clemmons Family Farm’s A Sense of Place project,

The Clemmons Family Farm Moves Onward and Upward

The Clemmons Family Farm Moves Onward and Upward

With the receipt of a prestigious $350,000 grant from ArtPlace America’s National Placemaking Fund, the Clemmons Family Farm makes a huge leap forward toward the family’s goal of creating a multicultural center in Charlotte devoted to celebrating African American history, art and culture. Funds for the project, titled “A Sense of Place,” will be used to host