New Farm Manager

Please Join us in Congratulating our NEW FARM MANAGER Jered on his recent Graduation from WWU & promotion to full time farm manager at the Lynden Farm. With his knowledge and dedication we are on track to blow previous foodbank donation totals out of the water!

“Jered was born and raised in Bellingham and graduated from Bellingham High School in 2011. He joined the Marine Corps in January 2012 as an Engineer stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA. After his first two years of service, Jered volunteered to become an Embassy Security Guard for embassies overseas in response to the attacks at the U.S consulate in Benghazi, Liberia. After graduating from Embassy Security school at Quantico, VA, he served three consecutive years overseas at embassies in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monrovia, Liberia, and Shenyang, China. Jered was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in May 2017 with 5 years of service. After getting discharged from the Marine Corps, Jered enrolled at Western Washington University, where he graduated in Spring of 2021 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management. During his time at WWU, Jered was a VCC intern and WDVA work-study with Growing Veterans for 3 years. He is now the Growing Veterans Farm Manager.”