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In as far as we are able, Ezili’s Respite Farm & Sanctuary practices within the principles of biodynamics. The farm is an organism unto itself and also situated in deep relation to many other ecosystems, including Groton, the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont, and the greater Northeast. As stewards of land, we were spiritually guided to this parcel with wetlands, open field, and forest all on 13.4 acres. We spent the first year listening to the land, learning who lived here before our arrival, and deciding how we could add to & support the existing environment, rather than looking to extract. From the beginning, we’ve brought our livestock and gardens together to mutually support each other. 

Ezili’s Respite serves as an incubator hub, increasing access to the means of production for farmers in the Upper Valley/NEK of Vermont. We host Agrarian Skill Shares focused on serving the needs of poor, BIPoC, rural and queer folk. Through our sliding scale Free Market approach (farm fresh food and thrifting), our Harm Reduction Heroes(c) curriculum and land based Sanctuary Bridge Program, we serve those who are actively working to reduce the harms associated with substance use in their communities. We believe that access to culturally relevant foods and nature are deeply connected to the mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing of our communities.

Ezili’s Respite Farm & Sanctuary, L3C, est. 2022, is an intergenerational diversified working farmstead on 13.4 acres. We are a worker-owned business using consensus-based decision-making, founded by T.E. Williams and Titan Potter, with the support of Harold Williams Jr, a retired Black Air Force Veteran.  At 83 years old, Harold passed just as an upcoming land steward started walking and learning these acres, at 18 months old. Harold began a new cycle of this land being passed down to remain stewarded by Black hands. Our mission is to feed the growth and resilience of rural community through Afro-ecological and permaculture practices.