Feb 13, 2020 | Farm, News
Steffen Schneider, co-director of the Institute for Mindful Agriculture and director emeritus of Hawthorne Valley Farm, has joined the board of Demeter USA. He joins a team of ten other agricultural, biodynamic, and business experts to lead the certifying agency....
Feb 11, 2020 | Valley Voices Blog
This month marks the 49th anniversary of the incorporation of Hawthorne Valley. Originally known as the Rudolf Steiner Education and Farming Association, Hawthorne Valley was founded on February 11, 1971, with the goal of having a working farm that school-aged...
Jan 22, 2020 | Announcements, Farm
Looking for something to do during President’s Week? We’ve got programs for both children and adults to learn more about our work and experience Hawthorne Valley in winter. Registration is now open for the Climate, Soil, Food, Health – It’s all...
Dec 3, 2019 | Alkion, News, School
1st Grade Class Teacher Rachel Loshak grew up on an apple farm in Suffolk, England. She comes from a family of hard-working fruit farmers, entrepreneurs, and musicians, and has had a successful career as a singer, songwriter and bassist, touring internationally...
Nov 18, 2019 | Farm, News, Store
Hawthorne Valley is pleased to contribute to the national Biodynamic Association’s (BDA) 2019 conference entitled, “Cultivating Relationships: Earth, Cosmos, Community,” at the Sagamore Resort in Lake George, NY. Staff members from Hawthorne Valley’s diverse...
Nov 4, 2019 | News, School
Thomas Brown, Hawthorne Valley’s High School Math & Science Teacher, is on a quest to change society’s perception of math. “People don’t realize the importance of the way math is taught,” he said. “Everyone can do math, but it has to be presented in a way each...
Oct 28, 2019 | Valley Voices Blog
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:...
Oct 7, 2019 | News, School
Anyone spending time in our valley this summer would have noticed the flurry of activity surrounding the Kindergarten building of Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School. Moss covered shingles were torn off the roof, and new metal roofing put on. The yard that had become a...
