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Baylee Drown is a queer farmer, educator and community builder. Baylee believes in good food for all people. This starts with caring for soil and extends into seeking justice in our food system. Sliding scale CSA, working with meal centers and acknowledging land history (our land is the home of Nehantic people) are all parts working towards an equitable food system. Baylee earned a BS in Animal Science from MSU in 2009. Baylee worked at Green Mountain College's diversified farm from 2009-2013.  During Baylee's time at Green Mountain they qualified the farm as Animal Welfare Approval and were a board member for the Stone Valley Food Coop. Baylee earned their MS in Sustainable Food Systems from GMC in 2014, as they were starting to tend the soil in Old Lyme. Baylee completed courses on Uprooting Racism in the Food System, Holistic Management, Soil Health and Climate Change and Compost Facility Management. Baylee enjoys teaching all ages from peer learning (Climate Smart Course), to apprentices, WWOOFers and Lyme Consolidated Elementary Students. Baylee loves bringing people together through farmers’ markets hosted at the Long Table Farm, and volunteering with CFT and CCA.