Meet the Farm Team

GROWING FOOD EAST OF THE RIVER

A group of people shopping at a farmers' market, building bridges across the river.

JJ Boone

Senior Farm Manager
A group of people shopping at a farmers' market, building bridges across the river.

JJ Boone

Senior Farm Manager

JJ Boone is the THEARC Farm’s Senior Farm Manager for Building Bridges Across the River. He is an experienced urban farmer and has been growing food in his community since 2012. JJ is also a certified DC Beekeeper, providing local honey and educational opportunities to the Ward 8 community. Along with farming, JJ designs his own fashion line.

A woman in a plaid shirt standing in a greenhouse, building bridges across the river to strengthen team collaboration.

Carrie Vaughn

Farm Director
A woman in a plaid shirt standing in a greenhouse, building bridges across the river to strengthen team collaboration.

Carrie Vaughn

Farm Director

Carrie Vaughn is the Farm Director for Building Bridges Across the River. Prior to this work, she grew over a million pounds of organic produce at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.  She also served as President and board member of Future Harvest, a Chesapeake Alliance of Sustainable Agriculture.