Jennifer Colby
Research Farm Coordinator
PRONUNCIATION Gehn (Jenn)
PRONOUNS she/her
- M.S. University of Vermont, Community Development & Applied Economics
- B.S. University of Vermont, Animal Science
Food System Research Institute
Areas of expertise
Livestock-based food systems, biodiversity, managed grazing systems, community development, leadership, mental/emotional wellbeing
BIO
Jenn Colby is the Research Farm Coordinator for FSRI's collaborative partnership with USDA-ARS at Nordic Farm. She brings 30+ years of experience working in the sustainable agriculture and food systems landscape of Vermont and the Northeast, including 26 years as a livestock farmer and 17 years with UVM Extension. Jenn is excited that her varied background in agriculture, business, leadership development, and emotional healing can lead to out-of-the-box thinking and whole-brain solutions. Outside of her work with FSRI, Jenn hosts farmstays at her biodiversity-forward farm in Central Vermont as well as helping all sorts of people ease anxiety and stress through process-based art and somatic techniques.
Bio
Jenn Colby is the Research Farm Coordinator for FSRI's collaborative partnership with USDA-ARS at Nordic Farm. She brings 30+ years of experience working in the sustainable agriculture and food systems landscape of Vermont and the Northeast, including 26 years as a livestock farmer and 17 years with UVM Extension. Jenn is excited that her varied background in agriculture, business, leadership development, and emotional healing can lead to out-of-the-box thinking and whole-brain solutions. Outside of her work with FSRI, Jenn hosts farmstays at her biodiversity-forward farm in Central Vermont as well as helping all sorts of people ease anxiety and stress through process-based art and somatic techniques.