Unconventional by Nature
Number of apprentices that have trained as farmers at HVA, nearly all remain in farming and food-related work
Number of businesses within 120 miles that Hawthorne Valley supported in 2015
Number of children Hawthorne Valley welcomes to its farm-based education programs each year
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Dairy Farming’s Lifeline: Community
by Sushannah Laurange “We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community…Our ambition must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.” ~ Cesar Chavez Dairy farming:...
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Meet our Faculty – Janene Ping
Morningstar Kindergarten Lead Teacher Janene Ping has been an early childhood educator at Hawthorne Valley for almost 30 years. She had always been drawn to teaching and found her calling working with young children. “Early Childhood is a time when the children are so...
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February 8, 2020
Winter Botany Workshop - Session 3
This is the third and final Saturday of the popular winter botany workshop, led by the Farmscape Ecology…
February 17, 2020
President's Week Farm Day Program
Winter Farm Experience for students ages 5-12 Looking for a fun, wholesome experience for your child during President's…
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