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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 water and 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 operates Long Table Farm (Lyme, CT) with life and business partner Ryan "Quinn" Quinn.  Their collective goal is to build a full diet farm that feeds their local community nutrient dense food.  Baylee and Quinn are exploring aquaculture and small grains as new farm enterprises.   LTF currently produces vegetables, fruits, eggs, dairy and meat.   Baylee and Quinn's shared hobbies include foraging, preservation, fermentation, fishing, photography, hiking, swimming, board games and TTRP games.

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 Approved 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,  Produce Food Safety, and Compost Facility Management.  

Currently Baylee is enrolled in the Foundations of Aquaculture Course hosted by UCONN and Sea Grant.   

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 Lyme Planning and Zoning, NCTFA, CFT and CCA.  

Catch Baylee presenting/attending these conferences in 2026:

CT Fruit and Veg - presentation about on farm composting

Farm Managers Summit - presenting on worker retention and team building and getting involved in local government

Farmer to Farm Conference NCTFA - Leading discussion on Climate Smart Agriculture

Northeast Grazing Conference - Presenting on Integration of Grazing and Vegetable Farming

USCC Compost Conference 2026 - Team Lead for Trade Show Volunteers

CT NOFA Winter Conference - Presenting on Design, Build and Manage Farm Infrastructure

CT Compost Conference - Conference Organizer and Presenting on Qualitative and Quantitative Compost Assessment