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Vermont Community Farm

Our Mission

Vermont Community Farm is a start-up nonprofit wellness farm that focuses programming on therapeutic animals, nature, community, and mindfulness to increase wellbeing. As we work toward a permanent farm, we bring our mission to life through community-based programs and partnerships, such as community storytelling, mindful practice, yoga, mindfulness with horses, and more. Check out Programs and Our Story to learn more.

We believe healing happens through connection: connection to ourselves, to each other, to animals, and to the earth. Through community-centered programs, we support self-compassion, resilience, belonging, and stewardship.

In balance we heal. In community we thrive. In stewardship we sustain.

  • “We spend our days inside, looking down or at screens. We solve problem after problem, perform task after task. With these gorgeous, majestic animals [horses], nothing is required of us. We can just be.”

    Kelly Poupore, Well-Being Through Horses Attorney Participant

  • “There is no more honest mirror than a horse, and the mirror will inform you if you are willing to be changed.”

    Unnamed, Well-Being Through Horses Attorney Participant

  • “I was reminded that it's a blessing just to be alive, and with that perspective everything else is quite a bit lighter.”

    Unnamed, Well-Being Through Horses CPA-to-be Participant

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Programs

Our growing programs include Mindfulness with Horses, Yoga on Horseback, mindfulness-based workshops, and storytelling events at public libraries throughout Vermont. As we expand, we are developing additional equine-assisted and nature-based wellness opportunities to serve individuals of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Explore Our Programs to discover upcoming events, learn about our offerings, and find opportunities to connect with our community.

Our Story

Vermont Community Farm began with a childhood dream when founder and executive director Samara Anderson discovered the profound connection between people, animals, and the natural world. That childhood dream eventually evolved into a larger purpose: creating a welcoming community where people of all backgrounds and abilities can experience the restorative power of mindful presence, nature, and therapeutic animals.

Discover Our Story and learn more about the experiences and vision that inspired Vermont Community Farm.