Apprentice Spotlight – Charlotte Lindblom

Jul 5, 2024 | Farm, News from the Farm

Charlotte comes to our Veg team to build on her experiences working on small vegetable farms in high school and college. She grew up in Tacoma Park, Maryland, and came to the Northeast to pursue a degree in physics at Mount Holyoke College. While teaching high school...

Cow Lane Update

Jun 28, 2024 | Farm

Despite the heat and humidity of late June, work commenced on an improved cow lane leading to Hawthorne Valley Farm’s fields on the north side of Harlemville Road. For many years, the Farm has used two lanes to access those fields. However, increased use by students,...

Bringing Biodiversity and Beauty to the Landscape

Jun 7, 2024 | Farm, Net Positive

In May 2022, Hawthorne Valley Farm and Farmscape Ecology Program (FEP) teamed up to honor Hawthorne Valley’s 50th anniversary by planting a 350-foot long hedgerow, featuring the valley’s namesake hawthorn trees. Farmers, staff, students from Hawthorne Valley Waldorf...

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...

Virtual Open House: Visiting Students Program

Apr 11, 2024

Educators are invited to join Joe Harris, Co-Director of the Visiting Students Program at Hawthorne Valley Farm, to learn more about our seasonal immersive farm-based learning opportunities for Grades 3-12. Joe will provide an overview of the program and answer...