Hawthorne Valley Farm

Hawthorne Valley Farm 900-acre Biodynamic® farm in Ghent, NY: 14 acres of vegetables for a 300 member CSA + dairy herd On farm creamery and bakery.

900 acre Biodynamic farm with 65-head grass-fed dairy herd; growing veggies, grain; raising Animal Welfare Approved beef, pork and chicken; USDA certified organic, Demeter certified Biodynamic, Animal Welfare Approved.

Goldenrod and aster season is upon us! These widespread, common plants have specialized relationships with many insects,...
08/26/2026

Goldenrod and aster season is upon us! These widespread, common plants have specialized relationships with many insects, including this Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee (Colletes simulans), which was seen in a pollinator meadow in Columbia County last week. This regionally uncommon bee prefers pollen primarily from goldenrods.

If you are interested in learning more about the relationships of insects and native plants, come join FEP Biologist Kyle Bradford this Saturday, 10 am to 11:30 am at Arthur’s Point Farm in Ghent, NY, for a walk and talk in the native plant nursery. The event is free. Interested participants should register with Arthur’s Point Farm via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/insects-native-plants-ecological-health-tickets-1997909284452. (Screenshot the caption to activate the link)

08/24/2026

A new face joined our little horse herd this weekend 🐴✨

Meet Libby — a beautiful Palomino who arrived Friday and has spent the weekend getting acquainted with her paddock mates, Daisy and Sierra. If all continues to go well, Libby will step into a new role as one of our equine teachers for the School and Farm Camp programs.

Why this transition? Sierra, one of our long-time partners in the program, has developed lameness, and we’re looking for another rideable equine partner so she can retire and have the rest she’s earned.

Learning to ride and care for a horse teaches kids things a classroom can’t like patience, quiet confidence, and how to read an animal who can’t tell you in words what it needs. Every grooming session and every walk around the paddock is a lesson in responsibility and trust that goes both ways.

Welcome, Libby. We think you’re going to be a wonderful teacher. 💛

Hawthorne Valley is hiring! 🌱We have openings across our Farm Store, Kitchen, Bakery, Campus Services, and more. Whethe...
08/20/2026

Hawthorne Valley is hiring! 🌱

We have openings across our Farm Store, Kitchen, Bakery, Campus Services, and more. Whether you’re looking for your next career or a chance to be part of a vibrant community, we’d love to hear from you!

See all open positions at the link: https://hawthornevalley.org/employment!
Interested in a position or want to learn more? Email [email protected]

Hawthorne Valley supports a rich and diverse ecosystem in and around the farm. Just across the cow lane from our main fi...
08/18/2026

Hawthorne Valley supports a rich and diverse ecosystem in and around the farm. Just across the cow lane from our main field is a small wetland that hosts a wealth of specialized creatures and insects, such as the green frog, our beloved Eastern Spotted Turtles, and the spring peeper frog (Pseudacris crucifer) you see in this photo! This little guy jumped out and landed on our FEP intern’s radio tracking antenna while she was out tracking the Eastern Spotted Turtles in the wetlands, what a nice surprise! Moments like these are a reminder of the roles that farms can play in supporting wild plants and animals!

With all the rain we’ve had this summer, you have higher chances of encountering a slime mold, like the one pictured her...
08/14/2026

With all the rain we’ve had this summer, you have higher chances of encountering a slime mold, like the one pictured here. This is a Dog Vomit Slime Mold (Fuligo septica), which can be found on bark or mulch worldwide.

Despite their name, slime molds are not fungi but actually protists. The typical slime mold’s life cycle consists of a plasmodium, which scavenges for and obtains nutrients, and an aethalium, which produces spores used for reproduction. This picture shows the plasmodium slowly creeping along the surface of a decaying log to search for food. After it matures into an aethalium, the Dog Vomit Slime Mold spores will be dispersed by wind and beetles.🪲

Wolf’s Milk (Lycogala epidendrum) is another common species of slime mold. Its aethalia take the form of small pustules - often pink but sometimes brown - that ooze an opaque, pink fluid if burst prematurely.

The native plant garden curated by the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program since 2010 is currently in full bloom ...
08/04/2026

The native plant garden curated by the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program since 2010 is currently in full bloom and buzzing with pollinators. If you would like to learn more about this garden and what can be found there, please check out their recent Wonder Wander blog post at the link in our bio.

This summer has thrown a lot at us — wildfire smoke, record heat, flooding that reshaped our roads and trails. And throu...
07/31/2026

This summer has thrown a lot at us — wildfire smoke, record heat, flooding that reshaped our roads and trails. And through all of it, Farm & Arts Day Camp has gone on. Kids still cleaned the sheep pen and walked them out to pasture. Still stood shoulder to shoulder at the counter in our learning center kitchen, hands sticky with blueberry crumble filling. 🫐🐑 🌻

The Children’s Garden is in full bloom right now and it’s been a steady, grounding place to return to no matter what the sky is doing. There’s something about a season like this that makes the simple rhythms of farm life feel less simple, and more necessary: chores done together, food made from what’s growing right outside the door, and animals who need tending regardless of the weather.

That’s the whole point of camp — kids learning that the land holds steady, and that they can too.

Interested in on-farm ecology? Join researchers from the Farmscape Ecology Program and their colleagues for the Farmscap...
07/30/2026

Interested in on-farm ecology? Join researchers from the Farmscape Ecology Program and their colleagues for the Farmscape Ecology Field Day at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub, Tuesday, August 4th, 9am to 1pm, 1875 Hurley Mountain Road, Hurley, NY.

They will host interactive stations to share research from the Applied Farmscape Ecology Research Collaborative on seeded wildflower meadows, birds, bats, turtles, insects, water quality, soil microbes, and soil invertebrates. 🐦‍⬛🦇🐢🪱

This event will be free but has limited capacity. Please register via the link in our bio with the Hudson Valley Farm Hub to secure a space. Rain date: Wed. Aug. 5.

Good morning - we’ll be open for our regular hours today, 7:30-7. Please use caution while driving as many roads have ex...
07/30/2026

Good morning - we’ll be open for our regular hours today, 7:30-7. Please use caution while driving as many roads have experienced flooding from the storm.

We plan to reopen Thursday morning unless the State of Emergency is extended. We’ll post updates. In the meantime, stay ...
07/29/2026

We plan to reopen Thursday morning unless the State of Emergency is extended. We’ll post updates. In the meantime, stay safe everyone!

Address

327 County Route 21C
Ghent, NY
12075

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 7pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 7pm
Thursday 7:30am - 7pm
Friday 7:30am - 7pm
Saturday 7:30am - 7pm
Sunday 7:30am - 7pm

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+15186727500

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