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Let’s celebrate the end of our fifth (!!!) season growing and sharing together! We’re holding a fundraiser for the Farm’s Community Shares program Wednesday, November 12 at Night School in Athens. Just two weeks away! What can you expect at the event? Pizza and drink specials with produce from our farm partners. Music by localContinue reading “Fall Fundraiser Nov 12 5-8 PM at Night School!”

It’s time to close down the farm for the season! Join the crew Sunday, November 2 from 11 AM – 1 PM for our last work day of the year. It catches us off guard every time, but we’ve come to the end of our 6+ months of growing for the community. Our Community SharesContinue reading “November Work Day: Sun 11/2 11 AM – 1 PM!”

Let’s welcome the official changing of the season (I know, I know, but the mornings have been cold!) with a day of working at the farm! We’ll pull out summer crops, weed around the ones that will hang out for the fall, and give everything a sprucing up for the last growing push. Join theContinue reading “September Work Day: Sun 9/21 11 AM – 1 PM!”

It’s summer, every day is hot and there’s always something going on right? Let’s meet for a quick – and last minute, sorry! – one this month! We have a big pile of freshly mulched tree (thank you, thank you Matt and Erica!) to move into our garden. Meet the crew this Sunday August 17Continue reading “August Mulch Day: Sun 8/17 10 – 11 AM!”

It’s been a hot summer so far and while we may be sweating our way through these humid afternoons, the plants love it! Our summer favs like cucumbers, eggplant, tomatoes and more are thriving with the warm days – thanks to in bed irrigation (high fives to Catie and Tyler!) and everyone that stops byContinue reading “July Work Day: Sun 7/27 11-1 PM!”

We can’t think of a better way to honor fathers, father figures, and nurturers of all kind than tending to the ever growing plants at the community farm! Join the crew on Sunday, June 15 from 11-1 for a day of plant care, tweaking irrigation, painting new signs, and of course, weeding. This may soundContinue reading “June Work Day: Sun 6/15 11-1 PM!”

The May Work day scheduled for today, May 22, is cancelled due to the constant and cold rain. Yes, we’ve worked a day like this before (closing down the farm in 2022 anyone?) but it’s going to be a little wet, muddy, and cold for the crew today. That said, we’ve got signs to paintContinue reading “Update: May Work Day Cancelled Due to Weather”

We’re hosting our annual evening work day early in the season this year. Join the crew on Thursday May 22 from 5:30-7 pm for an evening of planting summer crops, tweaking irrigation, painting new signs, and of course, weeding. Always, always weeding. This mid-week work day is a great chance for our neighbors who can’tContinue reading “May Work Day: Thurs 5/22 5:30-7 PM!”

Let’s get started! Join us on Thursday, April 24 from 5-8 PM at Subversive Malting + Brewing in Catskill to kick off the 2025 growing season. We’ll have all your favorite farm party activities: Food and drinks! Music! Community Farm merch + a chance to win dinner for two at Piaule! Our friends at SubversiveContinue reading “Spring Fundraiser April 24 5-8 PM at Subversive + First Work Day of 2025!”

Our second (and final) planning session before moving to the garden is scheduled for Sunday, March 23 from 4-6 PM at Night School. The March session will focus on two upcoming events: the spring fundraiser at Subversive Brewing and our first workday of the season. Please join us if you’d like to help out withContinue reading “Farm Planning Session II: Mar 23 4-6 PM at Night School”