LEI’s vision is a collective future for people and ecosystems that is dignified, equitable and safe. Their work is centered around three key themes:

1. Member support: This includes many programs for members, like their workshop series Farm Skills 101, or gatherings like Community Dinner & Conversations,, a listserv and weekly newsletter for members, and technical support for farmers and growers of color.

2. Cultivating leadership: Acknowledging that LEI members are subject matter experts in their own lived experience, LEI strives to amplify their voices and create leadership opportunities for them to be seen as people with power and knowledge. This is modeled internally with their own board of directors, where the experience of being a board board member is as much leadership training as it is an advisory role. 

3. Building an ecosystem: LEI offers programs and resources to the larger community, with a heavy emphasis on collaborating with other aligned organizations, such as The Land Access & Opportunity Board, Vermont Farm to Plate’s Steering Committee, and The Institute for Agroecology at UVM.