Will O’Meara

Will’s farming roots go back to high school on Waldingfield Farm in Washington, CT. In 2020, Will and his partner founded Hungry Reaper Farm, where they grow 8 acres of vegetables in Morris, CT. Will served on the Steering Committee of The New Connecticut Farmer Alliance, a chapter of the National Young Farmers Coalition, from 2017 to 2023, finally serving as president from 2020-2023. Will continued his work with Young Farmers as a Land Advocacy Fellow in the lead up to the 2023 Farm Bill (still waiting…). He is the Chair of the Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, sits on the Working Lands Alliance Steering committee, and serves on the Farm Service Agency State Committee. Will is adamant that bold action needs to be taken to improve farmland access and affordability as well as agricultural viability, and that local food must be affordable and available to all.