Welcome to Hawthorne Valley Farm

Cosmic Cow Mural

This mural outside our Creamery illustrates aspects of biodynamic agriculture

Veggie Fields/CSA

We grow about 14 acres of vegetables to provide for our 350-member CSA

Dairy Herd

At the heart of the farm is the closed herd of 65 grass-fed cows

Other Livestock

Other types of animals have become an integral part of the farm organism, including beef steers, pigs, and chickens

Grain

We are proud to be a pioneering part of today’s Northeastern grain growing revival

Learn about biodynamic farming at Hawthorne Valley through the lens of its dairy featuring Dairy Herd Manager Jess Brobst, and Creamery Manager Jeremy Shapiro. Shot by Black Mountain Visuals and produced by @jebandcompany in October 2021, for New York Animal Agriculture Coalition and their state-wide campaign called “Milk Works” to help educate New Yorkers about the numerous and diverse dairy operations throughout the state.

Upcoming Events

Sep 23 2023

Chatham Area Farm Tour

Hawthorne Valley Farm

Sep 30 2023

Talk: Why Parzival?

Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School

Oct 07 2023

Harvest Festival

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News From the Farm

Seedling Sale

The Farm will be holding a special Seedling Sale featuring a wide variety of organic, Biodynamic plant starts on two Saturdays in May:

Saturday, May 6 (we will have a table at the school’s May Day Celebration), 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, May 13, on the Farm at the CSA pick-up sige, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.