Athens Community Farm

Volunteer run, collectively grown, communally shared

We are a community supported micro farm in the heart of the Village of Athens, New York that grows and distributes fruits, vegetables, and herbs. We are built and maintained solely by community volunteers and welcome all our neighbors to come by and enjoy the space. Shares of the harvest are available to anyone who wants them at the farm or distribution locations.

What’s growing is for everyone—no cost or membership needed.

We’re raising funds to bring fresh veggies to the Athens Food Pantry through the Fall and Winter. Click here to donate today!

How to get involved

Visit

Come visit the farm any time. We’re located just behind the Athens Volunteer Fire Dept. at 39 Third Street, Athens NY. Explore what’s growing in the beds, do a little weeding or pick your own veggies. The farm space is yours to explore!

Have an idea for the farm? Just let us know and we can work on it!

Pick-up

Stop by the D.R. Evarts library at 80 Second Street, Athens, NY on Saturdays from 10am – 11am. We’ll be set up with free, fresh veggies during their weekly Story Time event.

Rivertown Apts residents: We drop off the week’s harvest in the common room on Thursdays around 10am.

Volunteer

Want to volunteer? Sign up for updates about upcoming work days and other volunteer opportunities. As volunteers we love to build beds, plant seeds, harvest produce and paint signs. Sometimes we drive veggies around the neighborhood. No experience is necessary to help out – those that know how will teach you and if no one knows, we learn together.

Donate

The farm relies on donations to keep it running. Please feel free to connect us with anyone that may be able to provide materials like lumber, soil, seedlings or tools. Have the capacity to donate directly?

We’re currently raising funds to continue bringing fresh, local produce to the Athens Food Pantry and Rivertown Senior Apartments through the late fall and winter. Donate today if you’re able!

Donate

Please make checks out to Sarah Grinberg w/ Athens Community Farm in the notes. Checks can be mailed to:
Athens Community Farm
c/o Sarah Grinberg
7 S Warren Street, Athens, NY 12015

Athens Community Farm 2021

A look at the farm so far

1,400

square feet of garden

648

bunches/bags of produce donated, as of 10/14

25+

volunteers building, weeding, watering + more

1

mascot, ramona the goat

What’s growing

  • Eggplant
  • Brussel sprouts
  • Peppers
  • Butternut squash
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cucumbers
  • Tomatoes
  • Cilantro
  • Spinach
  • Chard
  • Kale
  • Lettuce
  • Carrots
  • Arugula
  • Corn
  • Basil
  • Tomatillos
  • Okra
  • Berries
  • Dill
  • + More!

Partners

Longtable Harvest

D.R. Evarts Library

Athens Community Food Pantry

News & updates from the farm

More news

Say hello to Roger at the High Hill food pantry - one of the food providers on our weekly veggie delivery route. Roger and the High Hill team make daily trips to local grocery stores and weekly+ drives up to a food distribution center in Latham to make sure they have enough food for the 75-80 households that utilize the pantry each month. If you’re in Athens, Catskill, Cairo, Medusa or further abroad there is food for you at High Hill. “We don’t turn anyone away” is their motto. Thanks to everyone that came out today to close down the farm for the winter! There’s nothing like a few hours of working in the cold rain to make it really feel like the end of the season. Wednesday is community shares day! This week we picked up boxes full of potatoes, squash, radicchio, cauliflower, carrots + more from the awesome crew at @mxmorningstarfarm. Thanks to everyone that came out to celebrate our season today! It was a great afternoon of catching up with neighbors, picking veggies, printing shirts (and totes, and towels..), dancing and thinking about what new and exciting things we can do at the farm next year. Can’t wait! Thanks for the pic Peg @ptart57 Last week for veggies at the library! We’ll be here 10-11 Saturday with salad mix, radishes, kohlrabi, herbs, a few hot peppers and fresh cut flowers. 22 weeks of setting up the table this season! After this week you can still stop by the farm and see what’s still growing and TOMORROW SUN 10/31 12-3 we’ll be at the farm celebrating the season with drinks, snacks and DIY screenprinting of the farm logo. Bring a shirt, tote, whatever you’d like to print and stop by and say bye to the farm! THIS SUNDAY 10/31 12-3 PM join us at the farm for a celebration of our first season. They’ll be snacks, music and the chance to screen print the Athens Community Farm logo on anything you bring - t-shirts, totes, bandanas, babies…you bring it we’ll print it together! Today is our last pickup for the season from Leigha and @longtableharvest! That’s 22 weeks of fresh, local veggies delivered to the Athens Community Food Pantry + multiple deliveries of seedlings for the farm this spring. Thank you Leigha and the rest of the team for being so welcoming every week and bringing Athens into your route. Give @longtableharvest a follow or check out their website for more info on all the work they do connecting farmers and local community groups. Brussel sprouts, hot peppers, mustards, kale, fresh cut flowers and more on the table today. It’s our second to last week at the D.R. Evarts Library for the year so stop by while you can! We did it! We met our goal of raising enough funds to cover 10 farm shares for the Athens Pantry and Rivertown Senior Housing through the end of the year. Thank you to everyone that shared and donated! The first shares will be delivered Nov 3rd.
Get in touch with any questions or ideas
athenscommunityfarm[at]gmail.com
Visit anytime
39 Third Street
Athens, New York 12015

(right behind the Athens Volunteer Fire Department)