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Our People

Hawthorne Valley is a community of approximately 150 year-round and seasonal employees across its many initiatives. To learn more about our staff and faculty, please visit the links below:

  • Staff Directory
  • Board of Trustees 
  • Hawthorne Valley Farm
  • Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School
  • Alkion Center for Adult Education
  • Center for Social Research
  • Farmscape Ecology Program
  • Adonis Press

 

 

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We are excited to announce that Hawthorne Valley S We are excited to announce that Hawthorne Valley School's Yuletide online auction is off to a great start! Through the auction you can bid on beautiful handmade objects by local artisans, gift certificates to your favorite restaurants and vendors, sessions with holistic practitioners, craft kits, toys, and more. A big thank you to our school families and the community for your generous donations of both time and gifts. Proceeds from the auction, as well as any additional contributions, will help raise funds towards a new playground (slated for Fall of 2022) at the school. Follow the link in the bio to visit the auction site. Auction ends December 12th. Thank you so much for participating. Happy bidding!
We are happy to share that Hawthorne Valley Farm S We are happy to share that Hawthorne Valley Farm Store is serving as a collection site for winter clothing items for USCRI, the local refugee agency in Albany. The agency is currently receiving hundreds of evacuee families from Afghanistan, and winter coats, hats, and gloves in all sizes are being urgently requested. If you have winter gear to give, please bring it to the designated blue donation bin by the Farm Store exit by December 6.
Happy December! Flurries have been in the air this Happy December! Flurries have been in the air this week and it’s starting to look like winter ❄️ Here is Isabelle’s heifer calf from last #cowednesday, keeping warm in the barn. These calf jackets are excellent this time of year for added comfort and additional warmth 🐂
This young Northern Brown Snake was sunning itself This young Northern Brown Snake was sunning itself on the cow lane on the last warm day in November. Brown Snakes are common, but rarely-seen, small snakes (adults reach 13-16 inches) who feed on slugs, earthworms, insects, and small fish. As cold-blooded animals, snakes seek the warmth of the sun (especially in autumn) to keep their body temperature high enough (>60F) to be able to stay active and to search for a good shelter to “brumate” (the cold-blooded equivalent of “hibernate”). Unfortunately, roads seem to offer ideal sites for sun-bathing snakes and many are killed by cars on warm autumn days 🐍 #farmscapeecology ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ --------------------------------------------------- We invite you to follow our “Farmscape Wonder Wanders” on the Progress of the Seasons Blog or on Facebook, linked in bio.
Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (HVS) was founded Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School (HVS) was founded in 1973, chartered by the State of New York as an independent school in 1982, and later received Waldorf school accreditation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ HVS began with a request in 1973 from Camphill Copake, whose kindergarten for coworker children was outgrowing its space. In September 1973, the school opened with kindergarten and four grades, the Camphill children being joined by children from the wider Columbia County community, primarily from the Taconic Hills school district. In the next few years the school grew rapidly. At the time there were two buildings: a kindergarten and a lower school building. Hawthorne Valley had about 150 students in 1978, the year the first eighth graders graduated and headed off to attend local public and private high schools. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the fall of 1979, after the graduation and dispersal of the second eighth grade, the HVS faculty met with one of the school’s senior advisors, Francis Edmunds, who recommended beginning a high school without delay and bringing back as many of the graduated eighth graders as possible. The school immediately began recruiting high school students and teachers and planning a high school building. By 1983, when the first class of seniors graduated, the high school had grown to about 40 students, looking more like the school you know today! For more information on enrollment and the history of HVS, visit the link in our bio.
It’s been chilly and dark these last few evening It’s been chilly and dark these last few evenings and we’re craving warm comforting foods, like this pie made of our pizza dough + @citysaucery sauce + fresh veggies 🍕🍕 📸: @citysaucery
Christmas starting the day after Thanksgiving seem Christmas starting the day after Thanksgiving seems quite literal this year! Our wreaths are now out for sale, and we are expecting our Christmas trees to arrive tomorrow 🌲💫
Returning CSA members may not recognize the HVF pi Returning CSA members may not recognize the HVF pick up location after this long awaited addition to our vegetable production wash and pack out room is finished! This soon to be screened in space will allow for better flow in our post harvest work. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Click our link in the bio to learn more about our csa program and to sign up for a 2022 share today! From now until January 1, you can sign up for the 2022 growing season CSA at the same price rate as the 2021 season shares. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We appreciate your support and look forward to how this renovation will help improve our work flow and make life much easier for our farmers 🌱 #farmerfriday #hvfarmerfriday

Our Initiatives

  • Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School
  • Hawthorne Valley Farm & Farmer Training
  • Hawthorne Valley Farm Store
  • Children’s Programming
  • Alkion Center for Waldorf Teacher Education
  • Center for Social Research
  • Farmscape Ecology Program
  • Walking the Dog Theater
  • Adonis Press

About Hawthorne Valley

Hawthorne Valley Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit made up of diverse initiatives committed to the renewal of soil, society and self by integrating agriculture, education, and art.

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327 County Route 21C, Ghent, NY 12075
Phone: 518-672-4465
[email protected]

Our Initiatives

 

  • Hawthorne Valley Association
  • Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School
  • Hawthorne Valley Farm & Farmer Training
  • Hawthorne Valley Farm Store
  • Children’s Programming
  • Alkion Center
  • Center for Social Research
  • Farmscape Ecology Program
  • Walking the Dog Theater
  • Rolling Grocer 19
  • Adonis Press

Recent HVA News

  • Roots to Renewal features local educator & artist Martina Müller
  • Honoring 50th anniversary of “Diet for a Small Planet”
  • Winter CSA Shares Now Available
  • Roots to Renewal: The Role of Money and the Creative Process
  • Adapting to New Farming Realities
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