Jun 17, 2021 | Valley Voices Blog
by Judith Madey This article was written by Judith Madey, Greenmarket staff and former farm apprentice, for the 25th anniversary celebration of Hawthorne Valley in 1997. She describes the seasonal rhythms of the farm, some of which has remained the same in the last 25...
May 5, 2021 | Valley Voices Blog
By John Bloom, General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in America John Bloom’s connection to Hawthorne Valley spans decades. Over the course of many years, through his work with RSF Social Finance (formerly the Rudolf Steiner Foundation), John has advised...
Mar 22, 2021 | Farm, News
Farmers stopping by Hawthorne Valley Farm for the Saturday morning pick up. Photo credit: Jessica Dodd. Hawthorne Valley Farm (HVF) was pleased to serve as a distribution site for a new collaborative bulk order program for farmers this past weekend. The Hudson Valley...
Feb 21, 2021 | Valley Voices Blog
This is the second installment of our two-part series, Growing in 2020, as two of our women farmers reflect on their experiences working throughout the pandemic. To read Part 1 written by Jess Brobst, Dairy Herd Manager, click here. Therapy and Privilege in the...
Feb 20, 2021 | Valley Voices Blog
During this slow time on the farm, as the ground rests under the winter snow, the animals relax in the barns, and planning and preparation for next growing season commences, we asked two of our women farmers to reflect on what it is like to farm in the midst of the...
Feb 11, 2021 | Uncategorized, Valley Voices Blog
When the founders started Hawthorne Valley 50 years ago, they did so with a hope—a hope that this new project would turn into a place that would allow people, young and old, to reconnect with the natural world. Henry and Christy Barnes, Fentress and Hede Gardner, Karl...
Jan 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is Jessica from the farm team. I am writing to let folks know that the sign-up link is live! Soon the greenhouses will be full of seedlings as our team begins seeding for the 2021 season. There are several new announcements regarding the CSA program this year, so...
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...
