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Nicole Gunderman has been a Farm Bureau member for six years and now serves as the vice president on our board of trustees. Her hope is that “we can work together to strengthen our communities, find common ground even when we farm differently, and grow a healthier and better informed community and food system.”

Nicole is the executive director of a nonprofit working farm that grows food and provides farm-based education programs.

Gorman Heritage Farm has been continuously operating since 1835. The Gorman family was offered millions of dollars in the 1990s to develop the land but instead donated the farm to the community so people can come learn about agriculture and the importance of meaningful work.

Gunderman connected with Farm Bureau when she started working at Gorman Heritage Farm in 2017 doing education programs. She was immediately interested in learning more about farming in Hamilton County and what Farm Bureau was all about. Every day she witnessed how disconnected most people are from farming and food production. The more she learned about the issues farmers face, the more she understood the importance of Farm Bureau’s work advocating on behalf of farmers, farm communities, and our food system.