Shelburne Farms
Perry Willett currently serves as the Head Cheesemaker at Shelburne Farms and is the Business Owner of Archie's Place, a diversified vegetable farm focused on organic and sustainable practices. Previous experience includes roles as a Retail Sales Clerk at The Dog and Cat, where responsibilities encompassed sales, inventory management, and customer engagement. Perry has also contributed to sports as an assistant coach for Mount Mansfield Union High School's field hockey teams and worked as a farm worker at Queen City Acres, gaining sustainable agriculture skills. Educational credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont.
Shelburne Farms
A 501(c) nonprofit organization dedicated to education for sustainability, integrated with a 1,400-acre working farm and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain. We advance education for sustainability and farm-to-school initiatives in Vermont, nationally, and internationally through our programs and partnerships, including our Sustainable Schools Project, partnership in Vermont FEED, Northeast Regional Lead for the National Farm to School Network, as backbone organization of the Farm-based Education Network, and more.