Rock Steady Farm, 41 Kaye Road, Millerton, NY (2026)

03/23/2026

We are so excited to announce this new position! Please help spread the word!

The Director of Resource Mobilization and Communications will oversee all aspects of fundraising, donor relations, and donor data management as well as public and online communications. The Director of RMC will provide vision and leadership regarding overall narrative development and representing the organization in the public sphere. They will also guide the direction and pace of the growth of our fiscally sponsored nonprofit programming.

This person will be part of an awesome team, with the two other Co-Founders, the Director of Farm Operations and the Director of Finance & Programs.

This application will remain open March through April 15th. We will be conducting interviews during the month of April. The position is set to begin in mid-May. This position will remain open until a qualified candidate has been found. With this in mind, we have a flexible start date and on-boarding timeline.

For more information, applicants must review the full job description linked in our bio.

To apply please email a cover letter, resumé and three references by April 15st, 2026.

02/24/2026

Photos from our most recent NY Foodways gathering!! 🥬🥕🥒🫜🤍

NY foodways are annual gatherings organized by leaders from , , and . We organize these gathering spaces to support resource sharing, communication, and collaboration to build and organize the vast NY food/farming ecosystem we are all in.

Our most recent gathering was held in Poughkeepsie. Among our presenters were , , Hudson Valley distribution organizers ( , , , & , , and the Tri Boro Food Collaborative.

We were able to hear of recent accomplishments within our ecosystem, learn about each other’s offers and needs within our farms and organizations, and connect with community!

To learn more about NY Foodways, please visit our website at rocksteadyfarm.com/advocacy.

02/12/2026

Are you excited by the idea of owning a business with others? Are you curious about co-ops? Whether you are new to co-ops or are early in your journey of starting any type of cooperative project, join Rock Steady Farm team members and co-op developers from to learn more about how the worker-owned cooperative model works!   In our virtual Coop 101 workshop, we’ll dig into common types of cooperative business structures, worker co-op culture and hear personal anecdotes from worker-owners of Rock Steady Farm.

In our virtual Coop 202 workshop, we’ll dig deeper into cooperative business development by exploring types of governance, decision making matrix, and assessing the needs of   Bring your co-op questions, curiosities, and co-op dreams to these two virtual workshops! Both workshops will be bilingual spaces with English facilitation and Spanish interpretation.

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¿Te emociona la idea de empezar un negocio junto a otros? ¿Tienes curiosidad por las cooperativas? Ya sea que seas nuevo en el mundo de las cooperativas o que estés empezando tu camino en la creación de cualquier tipo de proyecto cooperativo, únete a los miembros del equipo de Rock Steady Farm y a los desarrolladores de cooperativas de para aprender más sobre cómo funciona el modelo de cooperativa de trabajadores.

En nuestro taller virtual Coop 101, exploraremos los tipos más comunes de estructuras empresariales cooperativas, la cultura de las cooperativas de trabajadores y escucharemos anécdotas personales de los trabajadores-propietarios de Rock Steady Farm.  En nuestro taller virtual Coop 202, profundizaremos en el desarrollo de negocios cooperativos explorando los tipos de gobernanza, la matriz de toma de decisiones y evaluando las necesidades.

¡Trae tus preguntas, curiosidades y sueños de cooperativa a estos dos talleres virtuales! Ambos talleres serán espacios bilingües con facilitación en inglés e interpretación al español.

01/22/2026

🔸“Migrants power our food system. Nearly 75% of U.S. farmworkers were born outside the United States, and roughly 50% are undocumented, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

🔸Immigrants should never have to justify their worth through their labor. Yet the labor they provide sustains the food system we all rely on.
 🔸Despite this, many farmworkers lack access to basic needs, including a living wage, workers’ rights, safe and decent housing, and protection from harassment and violence.

🔸As immigration enforcement intensifies, it is more important than ever to remember that these individuals are not faceless laborers, but human beings whose tireless efforts sustain our communities.

🔸We cannot turn a blind eye to the injustices that threaten the very people who put food on our tables.

🔸Standing in solidarity with farm workers means raising our voices against unjust immigration policies and supporting those who protest for fair treatment and humane reforms.

🔸By demanding justice for farm workers, we honor their labor and affirm our shared humanity.”

🔸Thank you for this language. Learn more on their website: foodispower.org. Images are from , and . Thank you for these resources. 🔸

DONATE to through the link in our bio!

01/21/2026

As we mobilize to support our neighbors amidst escalating repression and violence this new year, we remain steadfast in our dedication to building a future in which everyone - especially QTBIPOC communities - can truly thrive.

Fighting the authoritarianism we face requires our fierce commitment to one another, to resistance in so many forms, and to our collective dreams of liberation.

We are humbled and honored by your consistent support of our vision and programs. It is because of you that we are able to feed thousands of community members, train and support hundreds of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers, and build power toward a future of food and land sovereignty for all.

Thanks to you, we raised $155,000 of our very ambitious goal - the most we’ve ever raised during our end-of-year fundraising campaign. We feel confident in our team and our community of individual and institutional supporters to close the remaining gap this new year.

These funds will support our efforts across all our programs - including food access, farmer training, farmer housing, farmland access, supply chain coordination, infrastructure development, powerbuilding, as well as digital and physical security measures for our team and community.

Thank you, thank you, thank you 💗

12/19/2025

The Hudson Valley housing crisis is hitting farms hard - and especially QTBIPOC farmers🚨🏠🔑

Rock Steady farmers report spending up to 60% of their income on housing — double the ratio recommended by financial planners and economists.

At Rock Steady, we’re responding by raising wages, expanding benefits, and working alongside our comrades at to catalyze affordable housing for farmers and landworkers.

A portion of our end of year fundraising goal will support these housing stipends, and we need your help.

So far, we’ve raised $55,000 of our $200,000 goal - bringing us to 28% raised.

Will you make a donation today to get us closer? The link is in our bio.

Your support will also fuel our collaborative systems-change efforts in the region, so other farms can raise wages and access benefits, too.

Thank you for your support 💗🌱

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Let us know that your donation is intended to support our housing efforts by writing “Farmer Housing” in the note field of the donation form.

* If you know of regional housing opportunities or of property that could be a fit for developing farmer housing, please reach out to Jules at Growing Homes: [email protected]

12/11/2025

Ten years ago, Rock Steady Farm began with a vision that, as farmers, we can — and must — create a new paradigm in a deeply unjust food system and escalating climate crisis.

We embarked on this project with questions and many untested ideas.

🍅🥬🥕 We dreamed of making fresh food more accessible to any member of our community - and particularly q***r, trans, BIPOC folks, seniors, families with young children, immigrants, low-income households, and people living with serious health concerns.

✨🦋💗 Even bigger, we dreamed of making that possible for other LGBTQ+ and BIPOC farmers.

For ten years, we’ve been planting seeds and tending to our growing ideas. 🌱 With the support of our community and the partnership of vast network of collaborating projects, our ideas have become a proven track record of impact.

‼️ With all we’ve accomplished, we need your support for what lies ahead as we pursue even bigger dreams of shared infrastructure, community-led supply chains, and more.

As of today, we’ve raised $43,685, nearly 22% of our $200,000 by January 1 goal.

🌟 Will you donate today to support the road ahead? 🌟

If you aren’t able to give right now, but plan to support us in 2026, please email us to make a giving pledge and we’ll follow up with you on your timeline! Pledges and commitments also get us closer to our goal!

*Sharing our campaign on social media and forwarding this email helps too! Every action makes a difference. Thank you.

12/09/2025

Are you interested in more in-depth updates from our team throughout the year? 🌱

The best way is to sign up for our *email newsletter* to hear directly from our team of farmers — including partner and program highlights, upcoming events and workshops, Catalyst for Change action alerts, farmer reflections, and calls to action – including content from us that you can’t find anywhere else!

The link to sign up is in our bio 🗞️

12/08/2025

Wowwwww!!! Look at these amazing people! 5 years and 24 Pollinators later - we hosted our first reunion!

Together we gathered for a blissful and fun weekend to celebrate these incredible farmers, land stewards, and food sovereignty workers for all they’ve achieved since their time with us in the Pollinate! apprentice program. It was such a pleasure to host everyone on the land again and facilitate so many new connections. For many this was their first opportunity to meet one another and we’re so excited for what will come from it.

While we had so much fun together over the fire, attending ’s 5th Annual Garlic Festival, and more, the HIVE Alumni Reunion was also an important moment for us at Rock Steady to learn how we can continue to grow this program and support QTBIPOC farmers. The reunion allowed us to dream and vision what the HIVE Alumni Network will become. We discussed land dreams, creative funding strategies, protecting cultural foodways, shared skills, and drafted plans for some amazing projects to come.

Huge thank you to our hosts at The Watershed Center, and for our group outings, our regional technical assistance providers and for the restorative bodywork we were able to provide to everyone in attendance.

We are excited to build towards more reunions in the future! 🐣💗🍉🫜🧄 🐝🪲

**not pictured but present in spirit: , , , Tamarya, Alex, Carena, Cielo, Cole, jai, and SaraMae ~ we 🤍 you!

12/05/2025

✨‼️ Our annual 2025 Impact Report is now available for download! 💗

If you’re ever curious how much food we’re growing and distributing for Food Access, or how many farmers we’re reaching and training, our annual impact report has the answers!

Take a look at our tumultuous yet expansive year in our yearbook of impact and memories! The report also includes a snapshot of our financials and a preview into what is in store for 2026. 🔗 The link is where links live!

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Our end of year fundraising campaign is in full swing! 💞

So far, we’ve raised $42,185, which brings us to 21% of our $200,000 by January 1 goal.

If you aren’t able to give right now but plan to support us in 2026, please email us to make a giving pledge and we’ll follow up with you on your timeline! Pledges and commitments also get us closer to our goal!

*Sharing our campaign helps too!

Every action makes a difference. Thank you.

12/02/2025

Pretty in pink 💕
Last of watermelon radish harvest. Last of harvests in 2025!

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