Harvest Festival 2024

Sep 3, 2024 | News

We look forward to this year’s Harvest Festival on Sunday, October 13 from 11am-3pm as we also celebrate 100 years of Biodynamic Agriculture! We’ll have phenomenal food, live music, a school open house, puppet shows, Birds of Prey demonstrations, artisan...

Earth Day Tree Planting

Apr 26, 2024 | News

On Earth Day, as part of broader spring tree and shrub plantings across the farm, the Farm team added over thirty trees to the cow lane. The farmers planted a mixture of Red Oak, Pin Oak, and Black Locust bare root saplings. While it will take about five to ten years...

Farmscape Ecology Program celebrates publication of Field Guide to Columbia County

Apr 18, 2024 | News

Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program is pleased to announce the publication of From the Hudson to the Taconics: An Ecological and Cultural Field Guide to the Habitats of Columbia County, NY, written in collaboration with Hudsonia Ltd, designed by Ron Toelke...

Hawthorne Valley Farm serves as distribution site for fourth annual Hudson Valley Farm Bulk Order Program

Mar 25, 2024 | Farm, News

On March 15 and 16, Hawthorne Valley Farm (HVF) served as one of two distribution sites for the Hudson Valley Farm Bulk Order’s fourth annual pick up. Thirty-six area farmers came to HVF over the two days to pick up supplies that were ordered as part of the...

“Roots to Renewal” Talks Sustainable Development with SEKEM Group’s Helmy Abouleish

Jul 27, 2023 | News

After a short hiatus, the Roots to Renewal podcast is back with an interview with Helmy Abouleish, CEO of the SEKEM Group based in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1977 by Helmy’s father, Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, SEKEM is a multi-faceted agricultural and educational...

Special Edition Biodiversity T-Shirt Available at the Farm Store

Jul 10, 2023 | Farm, News, Store

We are excited to announce the release of a special edition t-shirt celebrating Biodiversity at Hawthorne Valley! In 2021, the occasion of Hawthorne Valley’s 50th anniversary, the Farmscape Ecology Program released a Biodiversity Report, “Agriculture & Nature...