Kim Niewolny - American Farmland Trust
Visit Farmland Information Center
Donate
American Farmland Trust
  • About
    • Our History
    • What’s at Stake
    • How We Work
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
    • Our Staff
    • Our Board
    • Annual Report and Financial Information
  • Our Work
    • Keeping Farmers on the Land
    • Promoting Sound Farming Practices
    • Protecting Farmland
    • Policy
    • Where We Work
    • Projects and Initiatives
    • Stories of Success
  • What’s New
    • Blog Posts
    • Press Releases
    • In the News
  • Get Involved
    • National Agricultural Land Network
    • No Farms No Food®
    • America’s Farmers Market Celebration
    • Listen to the Podcast
    • Free Range Conversations
    • Events
    • AFT Store
    • Careers
  • Ways To Give
    • Membership
    • Our Campaign: Farming Is Our Future
    • Corporate Partnerships
    • Planned Giving
    • More Ways to Give
  • Store
Donate
  • About
    • Our History
    • What’s at Stake
    • How We Work
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
    • Our Staff
    • Our Board
    • Annual Report and Financial Information
  • Our Work
    • Keeping Farmers on the Land
    • Promoting Sound Farming Practices
    • Protecting Farmland
    • Policy
    • Where We Work
    • Projects and Initiatives
    • Stories of Success
  • What’s New
    • Blog Posts
    • Press Releases
    • In the News
  • Get Involved
    • National Agricultural Land Network
    • No Farms No Food®
    • America’s Farmers Market Celebration
    • Listen to the Podcast
    • Free Range Conversations
    • Events
    • AFT Store
    • Careers
  • Ways To Give
    • Membership
    • Our Campaign: Farming Is Our Future
    • Corporate Partnerships
    • Planned Giving
    • More Ways to Give
  • Store
Search

We’ve detected that you are using an outdated browser.

Please use a new browser like Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Microsoft Edge to improve your experience.

We’ve detected that you are using an outdated browser.

Kim Niewolny

Director, Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation, Virginia Tech
Biography

Dr. Kim Niewolny is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education at Virginia Tech.
She holds a research, teaching, and extension appointment that holistically reflects the land-grant mission. Kim’s work centers on the
role of power and equity in community education and development with interests in: action research; participatory and cultural
community development; critical pedagogy; ontological politics, and the political praxis of community food work. Current initiatives
emphasize Appalachian community food security; new farmer sustainability; and disability and technology in agriculture. Kim serves
as the director of the Virginia Tech Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation. She also teaches graduate courses and
provides teaching leadership in Virginia Tech’s undergraduate minor in Civic Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS). As part of the
Virginia Cooperative Extension system, she serves as Director of the Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition and Director of
the Virginia AgrAbility Program.

                      • Virginia Tech Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation
                      • Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition
                      • AgrAbility Virginia
Pumpkins Carrots

Get Fresh Updates

We'll never share your email address and you can opt out at any time, we promise.

Sign Up Now
Quick Links
  • Careers
  • About
  • What’s New
  • Projects and Initiatives
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Mailing List Removal
Get Involved
  • Membership
  • Ways to Give
  • No Farms No Food®
  • Corporate Partnerships
  • Events
  • Face to Face Fundraising
Follow Us
For more resources, visit our
Farmland Information Center

The Farmland Information Center, or FIC, is a clearinghouse for information about farmland protection and stewardship that serves people working to save farmland and ranchland for agriculture.

© 2023, American Farmland Trust. No Farms No Food is a registered trademark of American Farmland Trust. Site by Briteweb