A Vermont farm family rooted in care for people and community
Meet Chris
Chris is an emergency physician with nearly three decades of frontline experience and a background in public health, environmental studies, and social entrepreneurship. His work has focused on understanding and addressing the upstream conditions that shape health, including leading national initiatives in injury prevention and public health systems.
At Longview Farm, he brings this perspective to the land—integrating agriculture, food, and hospitality into a practical model of health grounded in daily life. His work explores how farms and working landscapes can serve as places where human, environmental, and community well-being develop together.
Meet Shannon
Shannon brings a background in public health to her work at the intersection of community development, food systems, and local economies. She serves in a leadership role for the Town of Bennington, advancing initiatives in downtown revitalization, housing, food security, and economic development.
Her work reflects a consistent focus on access—to food, to place, and to opportunity—and on strengthening the conditions that support healthy, connected communities.
At Longview Farm, she integrates this experience with daily farm life, shaping a model that links agriculture, hospitality, and community well-being in practical, grounded ways