Hawthorne Valley Farm’s Spencer Fenniman talks dairy farming with New York Times

Dec 29, 2020 | News, Uncategorized

Cows grazing in the pasture at Hawthorne Valley Farm in Ghent, N.Y. Credit…Lauren Lancaster for The New York Times   Hawthorne Valley Farm’s Manager, Spencer Fenniman, spoke with New York Times reporter Andrew Jacobs this past fall about the ethics of...

Hawthorne Valley Farm expands vegetable production with installation of greenhouses

Nov 13, 2020 | News

Hawthorne Valley Farm (HVF) is adding four greenhouses to its vegetable growing operation to meet the demand for fresh, Biodynamic® produce. Two greenhouses were installed in late October, with an additional two being put up this November by HVF’s farm team. The...

Hawthorne Valley Alumni & former Apprentice address local food insecurity

Nov 3, 2020 | News

Earlier this year, Hannah Otten, Hawthorne Valley School class of 2012, was working on getting into medical school. She graduated from Bates College with a degree in Math in 2016 and returned to the area to take courses at UAlbany to pursue her growing interest in...

Hawthorne Valley board member receives prestigious Heinz Award

Oct 21, 2020 | News

Hawthorne Valley is pleased to congratulate board member Alfa Demmellash and her partner Alexander Forrester, co-founders of Rising Tide Capital, on receiving the 25th Heinz Award. The prestigious award was established in 1993 to honor the legacy of Senator John Heinz...

New sculpture ‘Flight’ on display near Farm Store

Oct 8, 2020 | Alkion, Announcements, Farm, News, School, Store

A sculpture entitled ‘Flight’ by artist Martina Angela Müller is currently on display at Hawthorne Valley near the Farm Store. Müller serves as a core faculty member at the Alkion Center for Adult Education and is director of the new Lightforms Art Center...

Hawthorne Valley Partners with Columbia-Greene Workforce Program

Sep 2, 2020 | News, Uncategorized

This summer, Hawthorne Valley was pleased to serve as a worksite for the Columbia-Greene Workforce Development’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), offering two placements to county youth. As part of the placement, the youth gained 6 weeks of experience working...