Lindsey L.
Biography
Lindsey Lusher Shute is the Executive Director and co-founder of the National Young Farmers’ Coalition, (NYFC) a membership-based organization dedicated to the success of the next generation of sustainable farmers in the United States. In the last year, Lindsey was the lead author on the report, “Building a Future with Farmers: Challenges Faced by Young, American Farmers and a Strategy to Help Them Succeed.” This report included the results of a survey of 1,000 young and beginning farmers from 38 states. Lindsey and her husband also run Hearty Roots Community Farm, a 600-member CSA farm, in the Hudson River Valley. Before working with NYFC, Lindsey was the Director of State Policy at Transportation Alternatives where she led advocacy for the passage of three laws in New York State. Lindsey holds a MS from the Bard Center for Environmental Policy and a BFA from New York University.