 "Nurturing the land that nurtures us." |
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| Relevant Links | ||
| Association Links | ||
| Visiting Students Program | The Visiting Students Program brings children from schools throughout the Northeast to spend a week on the Farm. It is also home of the Summer Camp. Internships, and counselor positions available. | |
| Hawthorne Valley School | A kindergarten through twelfth grade Waldorf School, across the street from Hawthorne Valley Farm; a branch of Hawthorne Valley Association. | |
| Farmscape Ecology Program | An educational program based here at Hawthorne Valley Farm that is designed to build a regional appreciation of the link between good food and good land management.Working with the general public (young and old), participatory research is open to anyone interested. Keep an eye out for Farm Walks. | |
| Alkion Center | The Alkion Center offers two adult education programs, the Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy program and Waldorf TeacherTraining course. | |
| Adonis Press | Adonis Press is committed to publishing and distributing books on phenomena-centered science | |
| Other Links | ||
| American Farmland Trust | A private, non–profit organization to protect the nation's farmland. AFT works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment. | |
| Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas | National sustainable farming information center operated by the private, not-for-profit National Center for Appropriate Technology. Provides technical assistance to farmers, gardeners, and agricultural professionals. | |
| Association of Waldorf Schools of North America | Association of independent Waldorf schools and Waldorf teacher education institutes. | |
| Berkshire Grown | Supports and promotes local agriculture as a vital part of a healthy Berkshire economy and landscape. | |
| Biodynamic Association | Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association. | |
| Camphill Village | Camphill Village is a residential community, including adults with developmental disabilities, caring for the earth and working together for the renewal of social, economic, and cultural life. | |
| Coldham & Hartman Architects, LLC | The architectural firm hired to design our new Farm Store. Information on the firm, as well as on green building technology. | |
| Columbia County Tourism Department | Information on country markets, accomodations, historical sites, dining, the arts, outdoors, and a host of things in Columbia County, New York (home of Hawthorne Valley Farm). Maps and contacts. | |
| Columbia Land Conservancy | The Columbia Land Conservancy, Inc. is a private, nonprofit land trust dedicated to protecting farmland, wildlife habitat and rural open space in the Columbia County region of New York State. | |
| Demeter Association | Biodynamic farming and the Demeter Association, which certifies bioydnamic farms. | |
| Durisol Wall Forming System | Information on Durisol, the innovate building material our new Farm Store is constructed of | |
| Farm to Table | Born out of a passion for the people and the land around us, cooking and eating, environmental preservation, community connection, and cultural preservation. It is a project of the Earth Pledge Foundation, a nonprofit organization that produces print and Web projects and hosts events to promote sustainable cuisine and sustainable agriculture. | |
| High Falls Gardens | Non–profit center, located just down the road from HVF, for the study and growing of Chinese medicinal plants. | |
| Just Food | Non–profit creating economic, environmental, and social justice through local, sustainable food systems. | |
| NOFA | Dedicated to growing organically in order to create a sustainable regional food system which is economically sound and ecologically viable. | |
| Regional Farm and Food Project | An independent, not-for-profit membership organization of farmers and consumers formed in 1996 to create sustainable options for local, family-scale agriculture and to promote connections between farmers and communities. | |
| Rudolf Steiner Foundation | An innovative charitable organization that uses several financial vehicles to fulfill its charitable purposes. | |
| Sano-Rubin Construction Co., Inc. | The company, out of Albany, that served as Construction Manager for both the Hawthorne Valley School and the new Farm Store projects. | |
| Sustainable Agriculture Network | The communications and outreach arm of the Sustainable Agriculture Research Education (SARE) program. | |
| United Natural Foods, Inc. (Buying Club) | Wholesale distributor to natural and organic foods industry. Distributor of Hawthorne Valley Farm yogurt and quark. | |