Fat Loon Farm emerged from a shared dream and a fishing trip. As we canoed past loons in Saranac Lake, our dreams of starting a farm at ages 21 and 22 began to feel a bit more real. We didn’t catch much, but carried our ideas to shore and brought them back home, onto paper, and into the ground – making Fat Loon Farm a reality in October of 2024.
ABOUT FAT LOON FARM
Our names are Marley Jordan and Zoey Womick, and we met farming together at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. We quickly bonded as loonatics about farming and our shared dreams and drive to make them a reality. Owning and operating Fat Loon Farm so soon would not be possible without support from our incredible farm manager at VYCC. Thus ensued months of working amongst ourselves, with our community, and with land owners to lease land and start Fat Loon Farm.
This is our first season growing on our very own farm. Fat Loon is a half-acre organic veggie operation with a side of berries, herbs, and dreams. We are ecstatic to begin our own flight into feeding and nurturing our community.
We want to feed people, to come together around food, and work towards a more inspiring, resilient food system. Food (growing, eating, sharing) is joy; and we want to make that so for more people.
Marley Jordan
Marley is a young farmer/organizer/lady from a woodsy corner of Connecticut. She has a background in social work and has been working on farms in CT, VT, and Quebec since she was a teenager. She loves observing the magic of seeds and is excited to learn, teach, and share skills and abundance through the Fat Loon Farm community. When she's not farming, you can find her lounging by the river, playing board games and boogeying with her loved ones, petting animals, or learning a new language.
Kathryn Field
Kathryn is a recovering journalist who found a love of farming after returning to her home state of Vermont. She has a deep passion for growing food for her community and is excited to dive into a season full of growing. She loves a good organizational system, especially if it includes a whiteboard, and is a self-proclaimed garlic expert. When she's not farming, you can probably find her reading about farming, fishing, or sitting in a body of water.
Zoey Womick
Zoey is a young farmer from St Louis, Missouri. She started her farming journey as a WWOOFer and has been studying agriculture since. She is a lifelong student of farming and is excited to dive into the business side of owning a farm. She loves a tomato with some flavor, and is passionate about pest management, community, and cooking a good meal. When she's not farming, you can probably find her whipping up a nice dinner for her friends, fishing, or chatting with folks in the community.