Growers of Color: Vicheth Im

From the Killing Fields to the Healing Fields

After losing access to her farmland during the pandemic, Vicheth rediscovered her purpose by tending to the land alongside her parents at their dream home. Born to Cambodian genocide survivors, her earliest memories were molding red clay as a child in a refugee camp in Thailand and coming home to an empty house in New London. Her parents had worked tirelessly and proudly in custodial and dining services at Connecticut College, enabling Vicheth to get her college degree, and helping her siblings become home-owners. Now in retirement, with time on their side, she and her parents have started an incredible intergenerational journey that lifts the human spirit. Join farmer Vicheth on her journey of connection, healing, and new beginnings as her family connects over food, memories, and sustainable agriculture.

Growers of Color, a new video series initiative, was made possible through the support of the Connecticut Cultural Fund, the Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Special thanks to Mike Keo, who initiated this project.

Follow Vicheth’s ongoing journey in farming with her parents at The Awakened Farmer.

Watch Vicheth’s story again here.