Happenings At Seed Song 2024
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photos by Little Green Art House & Honey Sweet Harmony
Please note due to the nature of farm animal life, we are not able to welcome visiting ESA or pet dogs as guests in the farmyard, where events are held, though they are welcome to shop in the farm store. Thank you for understanding.
Pumpkin Palooza: Every weekend day in October Saturdays 10AM-5PM / Sundays 11AM-4PM
Join us for fall fun activities that will make the whole family smile!
U-pick Pumpkins and flowers (while flowers last)
Sunflower photo ops
Hayrides
Farm animals
Fall Farm & Nature Detective trail
Fall Farm Treats
Live Music and more!
U-pick Pumpkins and flowers (while flowers last)
Sunflower photo ops
Hayrides
Farm animals
Fall Farm & Nature Detective trail
Fall Farm Treats
Live Music and more!
ONGOING HAPPENINGS
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Rolling registration is open for CSA - Community Supported Agriculture! Pickups at our Farm Store in Kingston, or at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge. sign up for your share
Weekends in October: Pumpkin Palooza
April-November: Farm Store Open daily 9am - 6pm
Staff assistance & advice available Saturdays 9am-4pm & Sundays 10am-4pm
January-June, September - December: After School Program rolling open enrollment, transportation available
Seasonal Sessions: Seeds to Sprouts Preschooler Program learn more in advance of our fall session!
April-November: Farm Store Open daily 9am - 6pm
Staff assistance & advice available Saturdays 9am-4pm & Sundays 10am-4pm
January-June, September - December: After School Program rolling open enrollment, transportation available
Seasonal Sessions: Seeds to Sprouts Preschooler Program learn more in advance of our fall session!
PAST EVENTS
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Images: Pete Seeger working his music magic for all ages at our farm (then known as Brook Farm Project), Oct. 2013.
We celebrated his legacy for Seed Song Farm & Center on May 4, 2024, the day after his 105th birthday.
We celebrated his legacy for Seed Song Farm & Center on May 4, 2024, the day after his 105th birthday.
May -
May Day Tribute to Pete Seeger & Spring Planting Event & Plant/Seedling Sale
Sunday May 12 Mother's Day Festival honoring all who love, nurture and support, featuring a native plants WORKSHOP w/Madeleine Grace, art activity for all ages w/Toni W., locally made vegetarian quiche BRUNCH, live music, HAYRIDES, and more! register now
Festival del Día de la Madre en honor a todos los que aman, cuidan y apoyan, con un taller de plantas nativas con Madeleine Grace, actividad artística para todas las edades con Toni W., brunch y música en vivo, paseos en carruajes y mucho más!
Saturday May 18: FieldSong Event: Sing-In The Seedlings, featuring Derek Piotr - folklorist & performer
Saturday May 25 Oma Lisa's Coffee Hour 10am-11am (no fee)
The coffee hour is back following an inspiring conversation with Lisa’s mom, Annet, during a recent visit to the farm. This inaugural coffee hour of the 2024 growing season is lovingly hosted by Farmer’s Wife Lisa Mitten, in honor of what would have been her Dutch grandmother Oma’s 100th birthday this month. A selection of hot teas and cold drinks will also be available. There is no fee to join the coffee hour! Baked treats, breakfast quiche, plants, and farm store goods. smakelijk eten! (Dutch for “Tasty Food to you!”)
Saturday May 25 Volunteer Work Party Shifts 8am-10am and/or 11am-1pm register here
Help us keep up with both farm and community work during this busy time of year! Transplanting seedlings is the main event if weather cooperates, but there are tasks for all abilities and all weather - from cutting out fliers, to potting up plants, to preparing the Indigenous Three Sisters planting, to setting locust fence posts around our new Community Land Plots and Event Lawn. For anyone who can give a solid 2 hours of volunteering, you can either apply the hours to your CSA exchange OR receive a small thank-you from the Farm Store.
April-
Honoring the Earth (Earth Day) Event & Farm Store Grand Opening
Evento de Honra la Tierra y Gran Inaguración de la Tienda Agrícola
Honoring the Trees (Arbor Day) Event & Plant Sale Evento del Día del Árbol
Honoring the Earth (Earth Day) Event & Farm Store Grand Opening
Evento de Honra la Tierra y Gran Inaguración de la Tienda Agrícola
Honoring the Trees (Arbor Day) Event & Plant Sale Evento del Día del Árbol
March-
Maple Weekends- Maple Sugaring Process with tasting and pancake feast, Live Music, Farm Animals, crafts, cultural history and more!
Maple Sugaring, Black History & Spring Equinox Ceremony with Neetopk Keetopk
February-
Annual Orchard Howl: We revere our orchard trees and help us evolve a local cultural tradition.
Annual Orchard Howl: We revere our orchard trees and help us evolve a local cultural tradition.
December 2023
Education Open House Winter Solstice Ceremony with Neetopk Keetopk
Wassail and Holiday Songs Sing-A-Long
Education Open House Winter Solstice Ceremony with Neetopk Keetopk
Wassail and Holiday Songs Sing-A-Long
November 2023
Giving Tuesday Full Moon Fun and Fundraiser with Gaelic Concert and Dinner Service
Giving Tuesday Full Moon Fun and Fundraiser with Gaelic Concert and Dinner Service
October 2023
Fall Family Fun every weekend in October!
Adults: $10
(Pay it forward $15, Low Income $5)
Children: $5
(Pay it forward $10, Low Income $3)
*separate fee for pumpkins and farm store items
- U-pick pumpkins*
- U-pick flower bouquet
- Hay rides
- Haybale Scramble
- Live Music every 2 hours
- Farm Animals
- Kids Crop Maze
- Food and refreshments* (including Apple Cider Donuts!)
Adults: $10
(Pay it forward $15, Low Income $5)
Children: $5
(Pay it forward $10, Low Income $3)
*separate fee for pumpkins and farm store items
August 2023
Arm-of-the-sea Theater Presents A RIPARIAN RHAPSODY
Saturday, August 18th, 1:30 PM
Saturday, August 18th, 1:30 PM
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RegenAmada Festival
Saturday, August 5th, 2:30 PM-8 PM A fundraiser event featuring live music and fresh hispanic food
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February 2023
Maple Sugaring Family Fun Taste and Tour
Saturday February 25th, 11am-3pm
Theme: Black History and Maple Sugaring
Featuring guest presenter: Sarah Elisabeth, Herbalist and Black Farmer Advocate
Maple Sugaring Family Fun Taste and Tour
Sunday March 5th, 11am-3pm
Theme: Agroecology
Maple Sugaring Family Fun Taste and Tour
Sunday March 19th, 11am-3pm
Theme: Native American Heritage
Participate in a traditional Spring Equinox ceremony with Neetopk Keetopk
Click Here to RSVP for Maple Sugaring Family Fun
Saturday February 25th, 11am-3pm
Theme: Black History and Maple Sugaring
Featuring guest presenter: Sarah Elisabeth, Herbalist and Black Farmer Advocate
Maple Sugaring Family Fun Taste and Tour
Sunday March 5th, 11am-3pm
Theme: Agroecology
Maple Sugaring Family Fun Taste and Tour
Sunday March 19th, 11am-3pm
Theme: Native American Heritage
Participate in a traditional Spring Equinox ceremony with Neetopk Keetopk
Click Here to RSVP for Maple Sugaring Family Fun
March 2023
Shiitake Mushroom Workshop
Sunday March 19th, 2 PM
Come join Seed Song’s own fungi’s Landon and Nathaniel for a casual, hands-on shiitake mushroom cultivation workshop! We will cover everything you need to know to grow these tasty mushrooms, including equipment needed, inoculating and maintaining logs, and harvesting. Each participant will get hands-on experience drilling and inoculating logs, and will leave with a fully inoculated log at the end of the workshop! Click Here to RSVP
Sunday March 19th, 2 PM
Come join Seed Song’s own fungi’s Landon and Nathaniel for a casual, hands-on shiitake mushroom cultivation workshop! We will cover everything you need to know to grow these tasty mushrooms, including equipment needed, inoculating and maintaining logs, and harvesting. Each participant will get hands-on experience drilling and inoculating logs, and will leave with a fully inoculated log at the end of the workshop! Click Here to RSVP
Join our 2nd Annual Orchard Howl!
Sunday, January 29th, 3pm, Family friendly until 5:30pm
Dress warmly, with shoes that can handle a little snow or mud.
3:00: Noisy procession to the orchard
~Songs and activities offering health and productivity to the orchard trees
~Feed the ecosystem’s pollinator’s, scare away any harmful spirits
~Traditional beverage and snack (note: includes alcoholic beverage)
4:00: Around a warm fire: fun round-robin singing together with instruments
5:00: Farm Supper together (indoors)
~ bring a labeled dish to pass OR a monetary contribution
(all welcome, no one turned away)
5:30: Adults-only round-robin music continues
Sunday, January 29th, 3pm, Family friendly until 5:30pm
Dress warmly, with shoes that can handle a little snow or mud.
3:00: Noisy procession to the orchard
~Songs and activities offering health and productivity to the orchard trees
~Feed the ecosystem’s pollinator’s, scare away any harmful spirits
~Traditional beverage and snack (note: includes alcoholic beverage)
4:00: Around a warm fire: fun round-robin singing together with instruments
5:00: Farm Supper together (indoors)
~ bring a labeled dish to pass OR a monetary contribution
(all welcome, no one turned away)
5:30: Adults-only round-robin music continues
- Howling (or Wassailing) the orchard is an ancient tradition from many parts of the world in Scandinavia and Western and Eastern Europe, and has been carried on continuously in parts of England.
- Come join our 2nd Annual Orchard Wassail to revere our orchard trees and shrubs, and help us evolve a local cultural tradition!
New Years Day Walk
Sunday, January 1st, 1 PM
We invite you and your neighbors to gather as fellow human beings and walk.
Sunday, January 1st, 1 PM
We invite you and your neighbors to gather as fellow human beings and walk.
- Starting at the Farm (160 Esopus Avenue) at 1pm. Ending at The Greenhouse at 65 St. James St. Following the walk we can gather to get warm, some hot drinks and continue discussions.
- This is not a protest and there is no agenda, it is just unity. We walk together in solidarity, and start over from Day 1. We put aside what divides us and focus on what unites us – our humanity. This is just one day to simply walk together.
- In the face of so much that divides us, let us not forget that we are united by the bonds of our common fellowship in the human race.
December 2022
Winter Solstice Ceremony
Wednesday, December 21st 5 PM
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Neetopk Keetop
More details coming soon
Wednesday, December 21st 5 PM
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Neetopk Keetop
More details coming soon
November 2022
Honoring the Land and it's Native Peoples
Saturday,November 12th 1 PM-4 PM
Saturday,November 12th 1 PM-4 PM
- Sacred fire a native story about an eagle Bird themed crafts inspired by supporting our feathered friends as they prepare for winter
- Smudging & drumming
- The evening will conclude with a potluck style meal
- Join us for the last time before the winter solstice!
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Farmhouse Gaelic Jam
Wednesday, November 9th, 6 PM |
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October 2022
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U-pick Pumpkins & Sunflowers Fall Fun
Saturday, October 29th, 2022 10 AM-5 PM Sunday, October 30th, 2022 10 AM-4 PM Kick off October with farm fun for the whole family.Meet our animals, take a hayride, or explore the Sunflower Maze. Hide & seek in the new Hay bale scramble, conquer the fall scavenger hunt, and of course, pick your own pumpkins! Listen to live music by Michael at 1:30 PM! HALLOWEEN PALOOZA! Sunday, October 30th 2 PM-4 PM Were celebrating halloween- FARM STYLE! DIY costumes, game stations, and honoring of the ancestor prayer tree Celebrate Halloween with us among nature in a conscious
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U-pick Pumpkins & Sunflowers Fall Fun
Saturday, October 15th, 2022
10 AM-5 PM
Kick off October with farm fun for the whole family. Meet ou r Anim als take a hayride or explore the Sunflower Maze. Hide & seek in the new Hay bale scramble and of course U-pick Pumpkins
Listen to live music by Michael at 1:30 PM!
U-pick Pumpkins & Sunflowers Fall Fun
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
10 AM-4 PM
Kick off October with farm fun for the whole family. Meet our Animals, take a Hay Ride or explore the Sunflower Maze. Hide & seek in the new Hay bale scramble and of course U-pick Pumpkins!
Listen to live music by Abby Lapen at 1:30 PM
Saturday, October 15th, 2022
10 AM-5 PM
Kick off October with farm fun for the whole family. Meet ou r Anim als take a hayride or explore the Sunflower Maze. Hide & seek in the new Hay bale scramble and of course U-pick Pumpkins
Listen to live music by Michael at 1:30 PM!
U-pick Pumpkins & Sunflowers Fall Fun
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
10 AM-4 PM
Kick off October with farm fun for the whole family. Meet our Animals, take a Hay Ride or explore the Sunflower Maze. Hide & seek in the new Hay bale scramble and of course U-pick Pumpkins!
Listen to live music by Abby Lapen at 1:30 PM
U-pick Pumpkins & Sunflowers Fall Fun
October 1st, 2022
Kick off October with farm fun for the whole family. Meet our Animals, Listen to Live Music, take a Hay Ride or explore the Sunflower Maze. Hide & seek in the new Hay bale scramble and of course U-pick Pumpkins !
U-pick Pumpkins and Fall Fun Weekends- All October long!
More Dates & Details coming soon
October 1st, 2022
Kick off October with farm fun for the whole family. Meet our Animals, Listen to Live Music, take a Hay Ride or explore the Sunflower Maze. Hide & seek in the new Hay bale scramble and of course U-pick Pumpkins !
U-pick Pumpkins and Fall Fun Weekends- All October long!
More Dates & Details coming soon
September 2022
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour featuring Live Music by Peter Einhorn Trio
Friday, September 30th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
The Peter Einhorn Trio is generally comprised of drum kit, upright bass, and electric guitar and guitar synthesis. They play numerous genres ranging from funk, jazz, samba, baiao, swing, and plenty more.
Friday, September 30th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
The Peter Einhorn Trio is generally comprised of drum kit, upright bass, and electric guitar and guitar synthesis. They play numerous genres ranging from funk, jazz, samba, baiao, swing, and plenty more.
Sunflower Saturday
Saturday, September 24th 12 PM-4 PM
Conquer the sunflower maze...if you dare...
Pick your own flowers, including sunflowers! Meet and hangout with our farm animals, listen to live music, take a hay ride, and indulge in a baked good. We have fun for the whole family!
Saturday, September 24th 12 PM-4 PM
Conquer the sunflower maze...if you dare...
Pick your own flowers, including sunflowers! Meet and hangout with our farm animals, listen to live music, take a hay ride, and indulge in a baked good. We have fun for the whole family!
NEW! Kids night on the Farm: Perfect DATE NIGHT for parents!
Go to date night with ease as your children enjoy farm fun!
Saturday, September 24th 5 PM- 8 PM
Craving a date night but have no one to care for your children? We are now offering Kids Night to allow parents a three hour time window to go out on the town, or just simply relax!
We will offer food, a movie on the greenhouse screen, farm activities and more.
$45 per child includes three hours of care and a kid-friendly dinner meal.
Go to date night with ease as your children enjoy farm fun!
Saturday, September 24th 5 PM- 8 PM
Craving a date night but have no one to care for your children? We are now offering Kids Night to allow parents a three hour time window to go out on the town, or just simply relax!
We will offer food, a movie on the greenhouse screen, farm activities and more.
$45 per child includes three hours of care and a kid-friendly dinner meal.
The Land Grows Music featuring Live Music by callie mackenzie
Friday, September 23, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Armed with a guitar, Callie writes music with an acoustic soul feel that reflects their lived experiences as a Queer Black woman experiencing the quest for liberation and the every day feels of love, hope, joy, and loss.
Friday, September 23, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Armed with a guitar, Callie writes music with an acoustic soul feel that reflects their lived experiences as a Queer Black woman experiencing the quest for liberation and the every day feels of love, hope, joy, and loss.
Fall Equinox Ceremony with NeetopKeetop
Thursday, September 22nd, 5:30 PM
Fall Equinox ceremony led by NeetopKeetop with smudging and light refreshments
Thursday, September 22nd, 5:30 PM
Fall Equinox ceremony led by NeetopKeetop with smudging and light refreshments
Green Corn Celebration & Potluck. 11-1pm
Saturday, September 17th, 2022
Ceremony led by elders from NeetopKeetop at 11 am, followed by "Three Sisters & the Dead Fish" play by Evan Pritchard.
Communal Potluck afterwards.
Donations Welcomed
Fresh corn from the fields will be available for sale as well as the farm will be open for U pick Flowers.
All ages welcomed. More here https://fb.me/e/1ZAGgbvz7
Saturday, September 17th, 2022
Ceremony led by elders from NeetopKeetop at 11 am, followed by "Three Sisters & the Dead Fish" play by Evan Pritchard.
Communal Potluck afterwards.
Donations Welcomed
Fresh corn from the fields will be available for sale as well as the farm will be open for U pick Flowers.
All ages welcomed. More here https://fb.me/e/1ZAGgbvz7
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour featuring Live Music by Pablo Shine
Friday, September 16th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Pablo Shine is based out of Kingston, NY and plays locally featuring Latin Jazz classics as well as originals songs.
Featuring Rick Altman on Vibes, John Drechsler on Upright Bass & Pablo Shine on Congas and Percussion.
Friday, September 16th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Pablo Shine is based out of Kingston, NY and plays locally featuring Latin Jazz classics as well as originals songs.
Featuring Rick Altman on Vibes, John Drechsler on Upright Bass & Pablo Shine on Congas and Percussion.
Grandparents Day at the Farm
Sunday, September 11th, 2022, 1 PM-4 PM
Live Music, food, hayride, make jewelery for a grandparent!
Sunday, September 11th, 2022, 1 PM-4 PM
Live Music, food, hayride, make jewelery for a grandparent!
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour featuring
Live Music by Studio Stu and The Rhythm Method
Friday, September 9th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Studio Stu and The Rhythm Method take the farm stage this Friday, September 9th!
This eccentric jazz trio takes the very best in classic jazz and originals, and twists and bends them into what they call ‘jazz unstandards’.
In this 'trio virtuosi’, nothing is sacred...improv is rampant, lyrics are changed at will, notes and chords are bent and reimagined, familiar languages are obliterated, harmonies are sweet and sour perfection, and yet, serious, sophisticated and uncompromising in execution. This is one in-tune, out-of-tune, offbeat outfit."
Studio Stu ~ Single String Bass and Voice
Brian Melick ~ Percussion
Paul Duffy ~ Piano
http://www.studiostu.com
Doors open at 6 PM. Music starts at 7:30 PM
Live Music by Studio Stu and The Rhythm Method
Friday, September 9th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Studio Stu and The Rhythm Method take the farm stage this Friday, September 9th!
This eccentric jazz trio takes the very best in classic jazz and originals, and twists and bends them into what they call ‘jazz unstandards’.
In this 'trio virtuosi’, nothing is sacred...improv is rampant, lyrics are changed at will, notes and chords are bent and reimagined, familiar languages are obliterated, harmonies are sweet and sour perfection, and yet, serious, sophisticated and uncompromising in execution. This is one in-tune, out-of-tune, offbeat outfit."
Studio Stu ~ Single String Bass and Voice
Brian Melick ~ Percussion
Paul Duffy ~ Piano
http://www.studiostu.com
Doors open at 6 PM. Music starts at 7:30 PM
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour featuring
Live Music by Juma Sultan
Friday, September 2nd, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Juma Sultan has a 60-plus year history as a musician, composer, archivist, activist, and educator.
His band, Aboriginal Music Society, has been an evolving collective of musicians for over 50 years, playing a unique, ever-changing, genre-morphing style of music.
The current iteration of the band is a 9-piece exploration of spirit grounded in sound, playing long-form improvisational pieces based on Juma's original compositions.
Juma has played and collaborated with countless signifigant individuals --- Jimi Hendrix, Archie Shepp, Sonny Simmons, Pharaoh Sanders, James "Blood" Ulmer, Dave Burell, Sam Rivers, and many, many more.
Live Music by Juma Sultan
Friday, September 2nd, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Juma Sultan has a 60-plus year history as a musician, composer, archivist, activist, and educator.
His band, Aboriginal Music Society, has been an evolving collective of musicians for over 50 years, playing a unique, ever-changing, genre-morphing style of music.
The current iteration of the band is a 9-piece exploration of spirit grounded in sound, playing long-form improvisational pieces based on Juma's original compositions.
Juma has played and collaborated with countless signifigant individuals --- Jimi Hendrix, Archie Shepp, Sonny Simmons, Pharaoh Sanders, James "Blood" Ulmer, Dave Burell, Sam Rivers, and many, many more.
August 2022
Arm-of-the-Sea Theater presents DIRT: THE SECRET LIFE OF SOIL
August 27th, 2022 1 PM
Where does food “come from” and from what is it made? Here’s a lively primer for urban bumpkins and upcountry gardeners alike. Fusing cutting-edge science and age-old puppetry, DIRT takes audiences on an extravagant journey of discovery into the Great Underneath—revealing the epic alchemy of plants, the fungi’s dance of mutual delight, and the microbes’ herculean labors. Featuring live music and a myriad of puppet figures ranging from 12 inches to 12 feet tall, the show reminds earthly residents of all ages how profoundly essential is the ground beneath their feet.
Fifty minutes in length and performed by a five member company, DIRT is designed for a wide range of venues.
Arm-of-the-Sea is an award-winning arts ensemble based in New York’s Hudson River Valley. The company is currently celebrating 35 years of hand-made hope-filled theater.
August 27th, 2022 1 PM
Where does food “come from” and from what is it made? Here’s a lively primer for urban bumpkins and upcountry gardeners alike. Fusing cutting-edge science and age-old puppetry, DIRT takes audiences on an extravagant journey of discovery into the Great Underneath—revealing the epic alchemy of plants, the fungi’s dance of mutual delight, and the microbes’ herculean labors. Featuring live music and a myriad of puppet figures ranging from 12 inches to 12 feet tall, the show reminds earthly residents of all ages how profoundly essential is the ground beneath their feet.
Fifty minutes in length and performed by a five member company, DIRT is designed for a wide range of venues.
Arm-of-the-Sea is an award-winning arts ensemble based in New York’s Hudson River Valley. The company is currently celebrating 35 years of hand-made hope-filled theater.
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour featuring Live Music by BOREAL- Brazilian Bossa Nova
Friday, August 26th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
BOREAL is a band that plays Brazilian Music in New York. With Mariana Song on lead vocals and Gil Oliveira on percussion, both native from Brazil, joined by Timothy Hill on guitar, Steve Gorn on bamboo flutes and Gabriel Dresdale on cello, Boreal plays famous Bossa Nova tunes composed by Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, and other inspiring songs from various Brazilian composers.
Friday, August 26th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
BOREAL is a band that plays Brazilian Music in New York. With Mariana Song on lead vocals and Gil Oliveira on percussion, both native from Brazil, joined by Timothy Hill on guitar, Steve Gorn on bamboo flutes and Gabriel Dresdale on cello, Boreal plays famous Bossa Nova tunes composed by Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, and other inspiring songs from various Brazilian composers.
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market featuring
Live Music by The Impulse
The Impulse is a Hudson-Valley Based Jazz Quintet that will deliver a variety of jazz styles & standard jazz repertoire, including the romantic songs of the Tin Pan Alley and swing eras, the energetic and danceable Latin grooves
of Afro-Cuban music, the catchy melodies and dissonant harmonies of hard bop, and the
angular and expressionistic improvisation of free jazz.
Friday, August 19th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Live Music by The Impulse
The Impulse is a Hudson-Valley Based Jazz Quintet that will deliver a variety of jazz styles & standard jazz repertoire, including the romantic songs of the Tin Pan Alley and swing eras, the energetic and danceable Latin grooves
of Afro-Cuban music, the catchy melodies and dissonant harmonies of hard bop, and the
angular and expressionistic improvisation of free jazz.
Friday, August 19th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Blooms and Tunes: Flower Galore
Saturday, August 13th, 2022 2 pm – 5 pm
Live Music, Bouquet Bar, Garden Cocktails, Flower Meditation. RSVP HERE for discounted admission
Saturday, August 13th, 2022 2 pm – 5 pm
Live Music, Bouquet Bar, Garden Cocktails, Flower Meditation. RSVP HERE for discounted admission
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market featuring
Live Music by Brick House Vibes
Friday, August 5th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Live Music by Brick House Vibes
Friday, August 5th, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Wooskee Indigenous Lifeways Program: The Dream Catcher
Wednesday, August 17th 3:30-6:30 PM
Hosted by Seed Song Farm with the support of Neetopk Keetopk and The Center for Algonquin Studies
We invite you to participate in Wooskee, our new program featuring special guests of all ages from our local Indigenous and allies partners, where we focus on passing down lifeways traditions, skills & stories to participants as all Indigenous cultures have for centuries.
Wednesday, August 17th 3:30-6:30 PM
Hosted by Seed Song Farm with the support of Neetopk Keetopk and The Center for Algonquin Studies
We invite you to participate in Wooskee, our new program featuring special guests of all ages from our local Indigenous and allies partners, where we focus on passing down lifeways traditions, skills & stories to participants as all Indigenous cultures have for centuries.
July 2022
Community Potluck "Bringing The World Home to You"
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 6 PM
Featuring Special Guest Presentation from a special guest speaker from Ulster Immigrant Defense Network who will discuss our collaborative efforts to provide for the immigrant community (which makes up 25% of the school-age population here in Kingston) and how you can get involved.
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 6 PM
Featuring Special Guest Presentation from a special guest speaker from Ulster Immigrant Defense Network who will discuss our collaborative efforts to provide for the immigrant community (which makes up 25% of the school-age population here in Kingston) and how you can get involved.
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market featuring
Live Music by Mia Brazilian Jazz Ensemble
Friday, July 29, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Live Music by Mia Brazilian Jazz Ensemble
Friday, July 29, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
The Good Bug Sunday: Lady Bug Release Party!
July 31st 2 PM-5 PM
Learn all about the beneficial bugs for the garden and release lady bugs into the wild!
Paint your own wooden dragonfly to take home
Story time : Book reading & watercolor bookmark making with Rita Bolla, the illustrator of NIMITA.
Pop up Pizza, freshly made to order!
Live Music by Sean Cortright
July 31st 2 PM-5 PM
Learn all about the beneficial bugs for the garden and release lady bugs into the wild!
Paint your own wooden dragonfly to take home
Story time : Book reading & watercolor bookmark making with Rita Bolla, the illustrator of NIMITA.
Pop up Pizza, freshly made to order!
Live Music by Sean Cortright
Brazzamatazz Festival @ Seed Song Farm
Saturday, July 23rd 2 PM-10 PM
A full day of brass band music of all kinds for all ages!
Click Here to Purchase Tickets
Saturday, July 23rd 2 PM-10 PM
A full day of brass band music of all kinds for all ages!
Click Here to Purchase Tickets
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market featuring Live Music by Dingonek Street Band
Funky, High-Energy Afrobeat, Ethio-Jazz, Punk Rock, Free Jazz, and Balkan Brass
Friday, July 22, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Click Here to RSVP
Funky, High-Energy Afrobeat, Ethio-Jazz, Punk Rock, Free Jazz, and Balkan Brass
Friday, July 22, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Click Here to RSVP
NEW! Farmer for a Day
Saturday July 16th and Sunday July 17th 2 PM-5 PM
Beer and Wine for sale throughout the event. U-pick green beans, childrens games, ice pops, lemonade, and more available throughout the event.
Saturday July 16th and Sunday July 17th 2 PM-5 PM
Beer and Wine for sale throughout the event. U-pick green beans, childrens games, ice pops, lemonade, and more available throughout the event.
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market featuring Live Music by Ben Bath
Friday, July 15, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Friday, July 15, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Community Potluck + Full Moon Drum Circle + Meditation
Wednesday, July 13th 6-9 PM
Community Potluck 6-7:15PM
Participants are asked to BRING A LABELED DISH TO SHARE OR VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME OR GIVE A DONATION
DRUM CIRCLE 7:30-8:30PM
SUNSET MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
Wednesday, July 13th 6-9 PM
Community Potluck 6-7:15PM
Participants are asked to BRING A LABELED DISH TO SHARE OR VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME OR GIVE A DONATION
DRUM CIRCLE 7:30-8:30PM
SUNSET MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
The Land Grows Music: Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market featuring Live Music by Hey Bub
Friday, July 8, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Friday, July 8, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Fourth of July FREE Pig Roast Cook Out- Featuring Ram's Valley!
July 4th
July 4th
Magic Summer Gathering w/ Dance With Plants
July 1 6-10 PM
July 1 6-10 PM
June 2022
Summer Solstice Ceremony and Community Potluck
*Community Potluck and Summer Solstice Ceremony are moved to Saturday, June 25th at 11 AM.
Saturday June 25th 11 AM
*Community Potluck and Summer Solstice Ceremony are moved to Saturday, June 25th at 11 AM.
Saturday June 25th 11 AM
Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market featuring
Live Music by The Forefathers
Friday, June 24, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Live Music by The Forefathers
Friday, June 24, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Wooskee Indigenous Lifeways Program
Tuesday, June 21st
3:30-6:30 PM
Hosted by Seed Song Farm with the support of Neetopk Keetopk and The Center for Algonquin Studies
We invite you to participate in Wooskee, our new program featuring special guests of all ages from our local Indigenous and allies partners, where we focus on passing down lifeways traditions, skills & stories to participants as all Indigenous cultures have for centuries.
Tuesday, June 21st
3:30-6:30 PM
Hosted by Seed Song Farm with the support of Neetopk Keetopk and The Center for Algonquin Studies
We invite you to participate in Wooskee, our new program featuring special guests of all ages from our local Indigenous and allies partners, where we focus on passing down lifeways traditions, skills & stories to participants as all Indigenous cultures have for centuries.
Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market
Friday, June 17, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Musical Performance TBA
$10 Suggested for the Performers No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
Friday, June 17, 2022 6 pm – 10 pm
Musical Performance TBA
$10 Suggested for the Performers No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
Full Moon Drum Circle
Tuesday, June 14th 7:00-9:30 PM
Join us for a CampFire & Full Moon drum circle
Celebrating the Strawberry moon!
All skills sets welcome
Bring your own percussion.
Seed Song Farm percussion instruments will be first come first serve.
Suggested Donation of $5
Tuesday, June 14th 7:00-9:30 PM
Join us for a CampFire & Full Moon drum circle
Celebrating the Strawberry moon!
All skills sets welcome
Bring your own percussion.
Seed Song Farm percussion instruments will be first come first serve.
Suggested Donation of $5
The Land Grows Music @ Seed Song Farm
Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market w/ Penny Serenade
Friday, June 10th 6-10 PM
Every Friday at The Farm
Featuring vendors:
- Ram's Valley barbecuing chicken pork shrimp vegan all the goodies
- Joyous Garden
$10 Suggested for the Performers
No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market w/ Penny Serenade
Friday, June 10th 6-10 PM
Every Friday at The Farm
- Featuring the hot jazz and New Orleans style R&B of PENNY SERENADE on Friday June 10th for a dinner show and jam session! Swing dancers welcome
Featuring vendors:
- Ram's Valley barbecuing chicken pork shrimp vegan all the goodies
- Joyous Garden
$10 Suggested for the Performers
No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
Community Potluck
Postponed to Wednesday June 8, 6pm-8:30pm
Admission: Your Time* , Your Money*, or a Dish to Pass*!
*time=2 hrs of help at 4pm or cleanup; money=suggested $10, dish=for a group, labeled ingredients
Join us as we gather as a community and share food, ideas and information, action, and music. .The public of all ages is welcome to this potluck of farm-fresh food, people, and Great Work-- with a different guest presenter and discussion topic at every meal.
For our kickoff presentation:
"The Story of Seed Song Farm" presented by Seed Song's Farmer/ Director Creek Iversen
Discussion Topic:
"How do we advance Beloved Regeneration in our community?"
Music together afterwards-- how long has it been?!
Postponed to Wednesday June 8, 6pm-8:30pm
Admission: Your Time* , Your Money*, or a Dish to Pass*!
*time=2 hrs of help at 4pm or cleanup; money=suggested $10, dish=for a group, labeled ingredients
Join us as we gather as a community and share food, ideas and information, action, and music. .The public of all ages is welcome to this potluck of farm-fresh food, people, and Great Work-- with a different guest presenter and discussion topic at every meal.
For our kickoff presentation:
"The Story of Seed Song Farm" presented by Seed Song's Farmer/ Director Creek Iversen
Discussion Topic:
"How do we advance Beloved Regeneration in our community?"
Music together afterwards-- how long has it been?!
The Land Grows Music- Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market: Balkan Night
Friday, June 3, 2022 6 PM
- Food & Drink Starts at 6 pm
- Balkan Folk Dance Lessons with Max at 7 pm
- Mac & Cheez play at 8 pm
- Balkan Jam for All follows around the bonfire
Friday, June 3, 2022 6 PM
- Food & Drink Starts at 6 pm
- Balkan Folk Dance Lessons with Max at 7 pm
- Mac & Cheez play at 8 pm
- Balkan Jam for All follows around the bonfire
May 2022
The Land Grows Music with The Waltzeros
Friday, May 27, 2022 6- 10 PM
Food & Drink Starts at 6 pm
Cajun and Cuban Music by The Waltzeros at 7 pm
Open Jam Session at 8 pm - everyone welcome to play
DJ Dance Party at 9 pm
$10 Suggested Donation: Your RSVP via our ticket link gets you a free beverage of your choice. Join us for happy hour, live music, open jamming, market, games, food, drinks and more! RAIN or SHINE! The event will be held inside the farm greenhouse in case of inclement weather. The Land Grows Music @ Seed Song Farm w/ The Waltzeros Friday $10 Suggested for the Performers No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
Friday, May 27, 2022 6- 10 PM
Food & Drink Starts at 6 pm
Cajun and Cuban Music by The Waltzeros at 7 pm
Open Jam Session at 8 pm - everyone welcome to play
DJ Dance Party at 9 pm
$10 Suggested Donation: Your RSVP via our ticket link gets you a free beverage of your choice. Join us for happy hour, live music, open jamming, market, games, food, drinks and more! RAIN or SHINE! The event will be held inside the farm greenhouse in case of inclement weather. The Land Grows Music @ Seed Song Farm w/ The Waltzeros Friday $10 Suggested for the Performers No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
Duff's RV and Friends @ Friday Night Happy Hour and Night Market
Friday, May 20th 5:30 PM-9:30 PM
$10 Suggested for the Performers
No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
Friday, May 20th 5:30 PM-9:30 PM
$10 Suggested for the Performers
No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds
Full Moon Drum Circle
Saturday May 14th 7pm- 9:30pm
Join us for a Camp Fire & Full Moon Drum Circle Celebrating the Flower Moon
All skills sets welcome. Bring your own percussion. Seed Song Farm percussion instruments will be first come first serve.
Costs: $5-10
Saturday May 14th 7pm- 9:30pm
Join us for a Camp Fire & Full Moon Drum Circle Celebrating the Flower Moon
All skills sets welcome. Bring your own percussion. Seed Song Farm percussion instruments will be first come first serve.
Costs: $5-10
The Mother of All Mothers Days
with Kroka Expeditions
SUNDAY May 8, 9am-7pm
Do you need a little extra something to celebrate your mum?
Are you itching to get outside and PLANT something into Mother Earth?
Do you just need to commune with bold and friendly people amid food, story, and song?
Seed Song Farm has it all on Sunday, May 8! Actually TWO bold and friendly bunches: Some of the
Seed Song Crew will be joined by our good friends, the intrepid young adult eco-voyagers paddling in
from Kroka.org and afar beyond!
To RSVP even at the last minute, simply email [email protected] with name, # of people, and times you will be at the farm.
9am-12 pm Volunteer Work 'n Sing-- plant, mulch, seed, and weed, then share a simple lunch.
10am -2pm Mothers Day Brunch Special at the Farm Store! Homemade Quiche with Greens,
Salad, Scones, and Coffee for 2 to take home for just $39. Purchase additional pollinator-friendly
perennial flowers, or local sustainable groceries and goodies, for your all of your favorite moms.
1-4pm Volunteer Work 'n Sing (see above)
5pm-7pm Potluck Dinner Open to All (Volunteers need not bring anything, others coming for just the
meal and after-meal should bring a labeled potluck item to share or a cash donation), music and stories from the Kroka gang to follow.
Fee: Besides bringing a potluck item OR cash donation OR volunteering for 3 hours beforehand, we will also pass the hat for donations for the use of the space.
This is our first public work party since the affliction that shall not be named- Join us!
April 2022
Shiitake Mushroom Workshop
April 30th and May 1st
Saturday and Sunday 10 AM-12 PM
Come down to the mushroom yard for some hands-on experience inoculating logs with shiitake mushrooms!
We will give a tour of our small-but-growing mushroom operation, and go over all the basics so that you understand the whole process- all the way from selecting logs to caring for the logs after inoculation
Each participant will then have the opportunity to inoculate some logs themselves, with an option to purchase logs to take home for an additional cost of $30.
The cost of this event is on a sliding scale of $5 to $25 for attending the workshop and participating in inoculation, plus the log fee if you so choose to take one home!
Earth Day Celebration, Store Opening, and Perennials Sale
Saturday, April 23rd
Earth Day Celebration
from 1-5pm, stop by our mushroom inoculation workshop, participate in children's activities, listen to live music, and visit our friendly farm animals!
Store Opening and Perennials Sale
The Seed Song Farm Store opens for the season on Saturday April 23 from 9am-5pm!
A large selection of native and pollinator-friendly flowering perennials will be for sale, as well as local and sustainably produced grocery items, baked treats, coffee, and tea. Locally, sustainably grown, chemical-free produce will also be for sale. The store offerings will blossom with the seasons, as our own chemical-free vegetable and flower seedlings and produce are added in May.
Mushroom Workshop
Stop on by the mushroom yard at any time during the event for some hands-on inoculation of logs with shiitake or oyster mushroom spawn!
After a brief demonstration, join in drilling holes logs, filling with sawdust spawn, and sealing the holes with wax, creating a home for fungi that will begin to produce delicious mushrooms about one year from now. Inoculated logs are available to bring home with you at $35 per log. Note: the mushroom yard is further back from the main farm area, so please ask staff for directions
Evening Meditation in the Fields
Tuesday, April 19th, 5-6 PM
Bring your own mat!
In the case of bad weather event will be held in GreenHouse
45 minute Meditation session guided by Yoga Certified Farm Crew Member Eric Murphy
15 minutes of tea and chat about the farm and our missions
This event is accessible to all.
Sliding Scale Admission: $7-15 per person
Rate Includes One Cup of Camomile Tea
March 2022
Maple Fest & Native American Stories- A Spring Equinox Celebration
Native American Stories, Tree Blessing Ceremony, and Maple Sugaring Activities
Sunday March 20th, from 11 AM- 3 PM
This Sunday's event celebrates the gift of maple sugaring wisdom from our area's first people, the Esopus Munsee.
At 11:00, a Spring Equinox Ceremony including a tree blessing of the farm's maple sugar grove and new fruit orchard will take place, led by our friends from Neetopk Keetopk, a group of local Native Americans and allies dedicated to educating the public about traditional wisdom as solutions to contemporary problems. The ceremony is free and open to the public, and takes place in front of the greenhouse, close to the parking area and farm entrance.
From 12-3pm, Seed Song Farm will host an indigenous-themed Maple Fest featuring Native American story-telling and tours of the maple sugaring process from the maple grove where sap is collected, to the sugar shack where it is boiled into sweet syrup. Pancakes with our own real maple syrup, and other farm fare and maple treats, will be for sale, as well as bottles of maple syrup to take home. Our farm animals will be strolling the grounds and visitors may feed them a snack. There is an affordable sliding scale fee to attend Maple Fest, and a separate fee for food, beverage, and maple syrup.
Beginning at 1:30 PM, Storyteller Jill Olesker and Jasmine Wood will share stories.
RSVP's are strongly recommended, walk-ins will be admitted as space allows. To RSVP:
February 2022
April 30th and May 1st
Saturday and Sunday 10 AM-12 PM
Come down to the mushroom yard for some hands-on experience inoculating logs with shiitake mushrooms!
We will give a tour of our small-but-growing mushroom operation, and go over all the basics so that you understand the whole process- all the way from selecting logs to caring for the logs after inoculation
Each participant will then have the opportunity to inoculate some logs themselves, with an option to purchase logs to take home for an additional cost of $30.
The cost of this event is on a sliding scale of $5 to $25 for attending the workshop and participating in inoculation, plus the log fee if you so choose to take one home!
Earth Day Celebration, Store Opening, and Perennials Sale
Saturday, April 23rd
Earth Day Celebration
from 1-5pm, stop by our mushroom inoculation workshop, participate in children's activities, listen to live music, and visit our friendly farm animals!
Store Opening and Perennials Sale
The Seed Song Farm Store opens for the season on Saturday April 23 from 9am-5pm!
A large selection of native and pollinator-friendly flowering perennials will be for sale, as well as local and sustainably produced grocery items, baked treats, coffee, and tea. Locally, sustainably grown, chemical-free produce will also be for sale. The store offerings will blossom with the seasons, as our own chemical-free vegetable and flower seedlings and produce are added in May.
Mushroom Workshop
Stop on by the mushroom yard at any time during the event for some hands-on inoculation of logs with shiitake or oyster mushroom spawn!
After a brief demonstration, join in drilling holes logs, filling with sawdust spawn, and sealing the holes with wax, creating a home for fungi that will begin to produce delicious mushrooms about one year from now. Inoculated logs are available to bring home with you at $35 per log. Note: the mushroom yard is further back from the main farm area, so please ask staff for directions
Evening Meditation in the Fields
Tuesday, April 19th, 5-6 PM
Bring your own mat!
In the case of bad weather event will be held in GreenHouse
45 minute Meditation session guided by Yoga Certified Farm Crew Member Eric Murphy
15 minutes of tea and chat about the farm and our missions
This event is accessible to all.
Sliding Scale Admission: $7-15 per person
Rate Includes One Cup of Camomile Tea
March 2022
Maple Fest & Native American Stories- A Spring Equinox Celebration
Native American Stories, Tree Blessing Ceremony, and Maple Sugaring Activities
Sunday March 20th, from 11 AM- 3 PM
This Sunday's event celebrates the gift of maple sugaring wisdom from our area's first people, the Esopus Munsee.
At 11:00, a Spring Equinox Ceremony including a tree blessing of the farm's maple sugar grove and new fruit orchard will take place, led by our friends from Neetopk Keetopk, a group of local Native Americans and allies dedicated to educating the public about traditional wisdom as solutions to contemporary problems. The ceremony is free and open to the public, and takes place in front of the greenhouse, close to the parking area and farm entrance.
From 12-3pm, Seed Song Farm will host an indigenous-themed Maple Fest featuring Native American story-telling and tours of the maple sugaring process from the maple grove where sap is collected, to the sugar shack where it is boiled into sweet syrup. Pancakes with our own real maple syrup, and other farm fare and maple treats, will be for sale, as well as bottles of maple syrup to take home. Our farm animals will be strolling the grounds and visitors may feed them a snack. There is an affordable sliding scale fee to attend Maple Fest, and a separate fee for food, beverage, and maple syrup.
Beginning at 1:30 PM, Storyteller Jill Olesker and Jasmine Wood will share stories.
RSVP's are strongly recommended, walk-ins will be admitted as space allows. To RSVP:
February 2022
Maple Sugaring Sunday on the Farm...with Pancakes!
Sunday, February 27th from 1 PM- 3 PM at Seed Song Farm
Visit the farm sugar bush, participate in tapping demonstrations, watch sap transform to syrup at the sugar shack, sip fresh sap and syrup and enjoy a presentation by two special guests:
Sunday, February 27th from 1 PM- 3 PM at Seed Song Farm
Visit the farm sugar bush, participate in tapping demonstrations, watch sap transform to syrup at the sugar shack, sip fresh sap and syrup and enjoy a presentation by two special guests:
- Kingston African-American Hempcrete Entrepreneur Henry Gage.
- Author and Spiritual Leader Rev Dele
About the Presentations on February 27th
Henry Gage
Henry Gage
Henry will speak about his background, hemp as an opportunity for justice, and his Industrial Hemp "Moon Landing" Mission- an initiative to create excitement and inclusion of all states, islands, and territories to join together and accelerate the growth of the hempcrete industry, for the benefit of "We the People"
Rev. Dele
Using poetic prose Rev. Dele opens our spiritual imagination to Sojourner Truth’s childhood prayer journey in nature and speaks to ways Sojourner’s spiritual journey may continue to liberate our thoughts and life in this land. This storytelling author talk includes song, audience participation and answers to questions about her research and discoveries. Participants may sign up for a pre-sales copy and receive the book hot off the press & signed by Rev. Dele when it becomes available in March. Visit her website here.
Live music by Goldee Greene!
Maple Sugaring: A Hands on Demonstration and Discussion
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center, 43 Gill St, Kingston
Learn to identify a sugar maple tree, participate in a tapping demonstration, sample fresh sap and syrup and learn the cultural history of this regional forest phenomenon. This event is free for all.
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 from 3:30pm – 4:30pm at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center, 43 Gill St, Kingston
Learn to identify a sugar maple tree, participate in a tapping demonstration, sample fresh sap and syrup and learn the cultural history of this regional forest phenomenon. This event is free for all.
2020
75 Years Later, A Week Of Unity- Commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 1st- August 8th, 2020
Events hosted throughout Kingston, at Seed Song Farm & Virtually
Events are free, donations are welcomed
Join Kingston NY resident Ms. Youko Yamamoto for a week of peaceful and joyful events to commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Events will take place throughout the city of Kingston from August 1st through August 8th, and online and air by Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM, 107.9 FM.
Calendar of Events:
Find full details here: https://www.bonodori.org/copy-of-participate
Saturday, August 1• The PopUp Theater On The Farm - Seed Song Farm
9 PM-12:30 AM- Screening, “In This Corner of the World” 2016, war anime, 2h 9m, “Horses of Fukushima” 2013, 1h 14m
Farm fresh refreshments available.
Sunday, August 2 • The PopUp Theater On The Farm - Seed Song Farm
9 PM-12:30 AM- Screening “In This Corner of the World” 2016, war anime, 2h 9m, “Voices from Chernobyl” 2016, 1h 27m Farm fresh refreshments available.
Tuesday, August 4 • The Kingston Peace Conference 2020- Zoom Conference
7:00 PM-8:30 PM- Contact Youko Yamamoto for Zoom Invite Moderator: Carol Robins, Radio Kingston can stream via Zoom.
Guest speakers: Manna Jo Greene, Alvin Konigsberg, Patrick Sciarratta and more.
Phone (845)-853-8111
Wednesday, August 5 • The 75th Memorial for Hiroshima Atomic Bombing - Seed Song Farm
7:00-7:30 PM- Live Broadcasting, streaming and Synchronized Silent Prayer with Hiroshima
7:00 PM– Interview Youko Yamamoto by Radio Kingston caster 7:05– Performance of Ho’onopono/Hallalujah by Prana, permission by
Woodstock Chimes
7:10 PM– Japanese prayer
Gomen'nasai (I'm sorry) Namu Amida Butsu (taking refuge in the Buddha of infinite light & life)
7:15-7:16 pm Synchronized silent prayer with Hiroshima Peace Park
7:16 PM- Reading from Hiroshima by John Hersey, Used by permission of American Audio Prose Library, all rights reserved
Hand dance with Tagore Poem of Peace from India by Vanaver Caravan, peace song lead by Barely Lace, Liana Gabel, Juma Sultan and more
Saturday, August 8 •The 75th Memorial for Nagasaki Atomic Bombing -Seed Song Farm
9:45 PM-10:15 PM- Live Broadcasting, streaming and Synchronized Silent Prayer with Hiroshima
9:45 PM– Interview Youko Yamamoto by Radio Kingston caster
9:50 PM– Performance of Ho’onopono/Hallalujah by Prana, permission by Woodstock Chimes
9:55 PM– Japanese prayer: 南無阿弥陀仏
10:02 PM-10:03 PM Synchronized silent prayer with Nagasaki
10:03 PM– Reading from Hiroshima by John Hersey, Used by permission of American Audio Prose Library, all rights reserved
Hand dance with Tagore Poem of Peace from India by Vanaver Caravan, peace song lead by Barely Lace, Liana Gabel, Juma Sultan and more
*Please visit https://www.bonodori.org/ for updates on locations and participants.
75 Years Later, A Week Of Unity- Commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 1st- August 8th, 2020
Events hosted throughout Kingston, at Seed Song Farm & Virtually
Events are free, donations are welcomed
Join Kingston NY resident Ms. Youko Yamamoto for a week of peaceful and joyful events to commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Events will take place throughout the city of Kingston from August 1st through August 8th, and online and air by Radio Kingston, WKNY 1490 AM, 107.9 FM.
Calendar of Events:
Find full details here: https://www.bonodori.org/copy-of-participate
Saturday, August 1• The PopUp Theater On The Farm - Seed Song Farm
9 PM-12:30 AM- Screening, “In This Corner of the World” 2016, war anime, 2h 9m, “Horses of Fukushima” 2013, 1h 14m
Farm fresh refreshments available.
Sunday, August 2 • The PopUp Theater On The Farm - Seed Song Farm
9 PM-12:30 AM- Screening “In This Corner of the World” 2016, war anime, 2h 9m, “Voices from Chernobyl” 2016, 1h 27m Farm fresh refreshments available.
Tuesday, August 4 • The Kingston Peace Conference 2020- Zoom Conference
7:00 PM-8:30 PM- Contact Youko Yamamoto for Zoom Invite Moderator: Carol Robins, Radio Kingston can stream via Zoom.
Guest speakers: Manna Jo Greene, Alvin Konigsberg, Patrick Sciarratta and more.
Phone (845)-853-8111
Wednesday, August 5 • The 75th Memorial for Hiroshima Atomic Bombing - Seed Song Farm
7:00-7:30 PM- Live Broadcasting, streaming and Synchronized Silent Prayer with Hiroshima
7:00 PM– Interview Youko Yamamoto by Radio Kingston caster 7:05– Performance of Ho’onopono/Hallalujah by Prana, permission by
Woodstock Chimes
7:10 PM– Japanese prayer
Gomen'nasai (I'm sorry) Namu Amida Butsu (taking refuge in the Buddha of infinite light & life)
7:15-7:16 pm Synchronized silent prayer with Hiroshima Peace Park
7:16 PM- Reading from Hiroshima by John Hersey, Used by permission of American Audio Prose Library, all rights reserved
Hand dance with Tagore Poem of Peace from India by Vanaver Caravan, peace song lead by Barely Lace, Liana Gabel, Juma Sultan and more
Saturday, August 8 •The 75th Memorial for Nagasaki Atomic Bombing -Seed Song Farm
9:45 PM-10:15 PM- Live Broadcasting, streaming and Synchronized Silent Prayer with Hiroshima
9:45 PM– Interview Youko Yamamoto by Radio Kingston caster
9:50 PM– Performance of Ho’onopono/Hallalujah by Prana, permission by Woodstock Chimes
9:55 PM– Japanese prayer: 南無阿弥陀仏
10:02 PM-10:03 PM Synchronized silent prayer with Nagasaki
10:03 PM– Reading from Hiroshima by John Hersey, Used by permission of American Audio Prose Library, all rights reserved
Hand dance with Tagore Poem of Peace from India by Vanaver Caravan, peace song lead by Barely Lace, Liana Gabel, Juma Sultan and more
*Please visit https://www.bonodori.org/ for updates on locations and participants.
Maple Trees and Maple Syrup
Tuesday, February 25, 3:30-4:30pm
African Roots Center, 43 Gill St, Kingston
Ages 5-12, family members may join but please RSVP.
The afterschool programs of SeedSongFarm.org and AfricanRootsLibrary.org team up for a fun afternoon tapping a tree, tasting maple treats, and learning the science and history of making maple syrup! Maple Art activity with Star Nigro and www.mykingstonkids.com.
Please RSVP for this program to [email protected] or (845) 383-1528. Cost: FREE.
This event is in coordination with Black History Month Kingston (click to see their activities throughout February)
MAPLE MOON FESTIVAL & PANCAKE LUNCH
Saturday, February 29, 11am-3pm (foul weather date: Sunday, March 1)
Seed Song Farm & Center, 160 Esopus Ave, Kingston
This event is in coordination with Black History Month Kingston (click to see their activities throughout February)
Celebrate Maple Sugaring and feast on pancakes and other treats with real maple syrup! Farmer/Organizer/Prison Abolitionist Jalal Sabur of Sweet Freedom Farm and the Victory Bus project, which offers free transportation and fresh farm food to families visiting their incarcerated loved ones, will present on his work as well as the historical connection between maple sugaring and the abolitionist movement.
Sing around the steamy sap boiler, help tap a maple tree, and join the tree gratitude ceremony. Maple Art activity with Star Nigro and www.mykingstonkids.com. Also co--sponsored by africanrootslibrary.org .
Free admission, fee for pancakes and refreshments. Rides are available for this event.
More Info: info@seedsongfarm or (845) 383-1528
Saturday, February 29, 11am-3pm (foul weather date: Sunday, March 1)
Seed Song Farm & Center, 160 Esopus Ave, Kingston
This event is in coordination with Black History Month Kingston (click to see their activities throughout February)
Celebrate Maple Sugaring and feast on pancakes and other treats with real maple syrup! Farmer/Organizer/Prison Abolitionist Jalal Sabur of Sweet Freedom Farm and the Victory Bus project, which offers free transportation and fresh farm food to families visiting their incarcerated loved ones, will present on his work as well as the historical connection between maple sugaring and the abolitionist movement.
Sing around the steamy sap boiler, help tap a maple tree, and join the tree gratitude ceremony. Maple Art activity with Star Nigro and www.mykingstonkids.com. Also co--sponsored by africanrootslibrary.org .
Free admission, fee for pancakes and refreshments. Rides are available for this event.
More Info: info@seedsongfarm or (845) 383-1528
Ongoing Events:
Friends of Seed Song Farm monthly potluck social and working meetings feature a delicious potluck meal including fresh farm entrees, a presentation by a collaborating organization, and socializing and music. Often participants may visit the farm animals and u-pick field. The monthly event is typically on the third Wednesday or Saturday of the month, or is sometimes combined with another farm event.
*Neetopk Keetopk, a local group of indigenous people and allies, co-organizes seasonal events including a Green Corn Celebration, Maple Moon Festival, Medicine Pau-Wau, Solstice and Equinox celebrations, and educational and ceremonial activities around the keeping of the Three Sisters field featuring traditional crops such as corn, beans, squash, herbs, flowers, and trees.
Friends of Seed Song Farm monthly potluck social and working meetings feature a delicious potluck meal including fresh farm entrees, a presentation by a collaborating organization, and socializing and music. Often participants may visit the farm animals and u-pick field. The monthly event is typically on the third Wednesday or Saturday of the month, or is sometimes combined with another farm event.
*Neetopk Keetopk, a local group of indigenous people and allies, co-organizes seasonal events including a Green Corn Celebration, Maple Moon Festival, Medicine Pau-Wau, Solstice and Equinox celebrations, and educational and ceremonial activities around the keeping of the Three Sisters field featuring traditional crops such as corn, beans, squash, herbs, flowers, and trees.
Annual Soup & Storytelling Around the Fire with Neetopk Keetopk
Sunday, January 12 from 4-6pm, RSVP's appreciated (see below)
Seed Song Farm inside the farmhouse, 160 Esopus Avenue, Kingston
The public is invited to Seed Song Center's annual “Soup & Storytelling Around the Fire” , co-organized by Neetopk Keetopk*
Bring a 4-8 minute story or song to share to this wintertime tradition. We'll gather around the woodstove, and the farm will provide soup made from our own chemical-free produce.
Cost is on a sliding scale $5-$20, no one turned away.
RSVP with name and number of adults/children, and whether or not you intend to share a story or song, even at the last minute. To RSVP or for more information, please leave a message at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528.
Sunday, January 12 from 4-6pm, RSVP's appreciated (see below)
Seed Song Farm inside the farmhouse, 160 Esopus Avenue, Kingston
The public is invited to Seed Song Center's annual “Soup & Storytelling Around the Fire” , co-organized by Neetopk Keetopk*
Bring a 4-8 minute story or song to share to this wintertime tradition. We'll gather around the woodstove, and the farm will provide soup made from our own chemical-free produce.
Cost is on a sliding scale $5-$20, no one turned away.
RSVP with name and number of adults/children, and whether or not you intend to share a story or song, even at the last minute. To RSVP or for more information, please leave a message at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528.
7th Annual SOLSTICE CELEBRATION & POTLUCK DINNER with NEETOPK KEETOPK
Saturday, December 21, 2:00-4:30pm, RSVPs appreciated*
Saturday, December 21, 2:00-4:30pm, RSVPs appreciated*
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A mix of fun and heartfelt activities to celebrate the returning light, the renewal and bounty of our land, hope for a stable climate, all beings of the earth-- especially each other!
(come early if you'd like to help cook or set up!) 2:00 Smudging, Socializing, Finish Set-up & Cooking. Gift Sale. 2:30 Solstice Ceremony by Neetopk Keetopk. Children may join the ceremony or play outdoors. 3:30 Comedic Mummers Skit & Seasonal Singing Together 4:00 Potluck Dinner, including farm entrees. Bring a dish to pass (no alcohol please) OR make a donation of money OR help cook or clean up for 2 hours 4:30 More Music around the fire outdoors or wood furnace in the greenhouse. Gift sale resumes. Admission: By donation additional to your potluck contribution. *RSVPs appreciated leave contact name and expected number of adults/children at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528 |
Don't freeze your pumpkin off!
The weather looks to be cold, so bundle up! We'll have the wood furnace raging inside the greenhouse, but you'll want some extra layers, warm food, and loud singing to keep cozy!
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"Light is returning, even though this is the darkest hour
no one can hold back, back the dawn"
Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/593912731417974/
Before the event, stop by at the African Roots Library's celebration from 12-2!
no one can hold back, back the dawn"
Facebook Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/593912731417974/
Before the event, stop by at the African Roots Library's celebration from 12-2!
Voices of the Earth Festival
Labor Day Weekend 2019
We are very excited to host the first ever 2-day Voices of the Earth Festival on Labor Day Weekend, bringing together Native American and other diverse musicians, dancers, and artists with environmental groups to inspire a culture of celebration and action toward healing the Earth.
GREEN CORN CELEBRATION organized with Neetopk Keetopk, Association of Native Americans, Tribal Harmony, Center for Algonquin Culture
Saturday August 31, 11am-6pm
Celebrate the great gift to the world of CORN, and other indigenous crops and agricultural wisdom. Join Indigenous voices leading the healing of our relationship with the land, and needed environmental action.
Featuring Native American Music, Dance, and Storytelling Presentations by:
Bear Fox, a NAMMY Award winning Native American singer/songwriter from the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, also sings with the renowned Akwesasni Singers. Her latest solo CD is "Rich Girl" (NAMMY 2019) featuring songs of relationships, family, and community with a unique mix of music and spoken word.
Donna Coane (Schaghticoke),
Matoaka Little Eagle (Tewa, Apache, Chickahominy) with Gus Mancini and Friends
Angeline Butler (Cherokee, Catawba)
Cloud Breaker Drum and Red Feather Singers
Redwing Blackbird Theater
Emceed by Micmac scholar Evan Pritchard
Inquire about volunteering, vending, tabling, or leading a workshop on Saturday:
[email protected] or (845) 383-1528
VOICES OF ECOLOGY FESTIVAL organized with Woodstock Ecology
Sunday September 1, 11am-10pm
Bringing together dynamic musical and artistic groups with environmental organizations.
Please join us for this wonderful celebration of community, unity and commitment!
Confirmed performers:
The Jennifer Maidman Band (UK/USA)
Andes Manta (Ecuador/USA)
Open Book (USA)
The Mead Mountain Resonators
Linda Diamond Dance Company
The Voices of Ecology Singers
Arm of the Sea Puppet Theater
and other performances devoted to ecology and social change.
Tabling and Workshops to educate and share resources and ideas for environmental action.
Food & Family Fun - Hayrides, farm animals, You-Pick and more~
Tickets Available at the Gate:
$5-$25 Saturday (Sliding scale)
$10-$25 Sunday (Sliding scale)
Children under 15 FREE, Volunteers FREE
RAIN OR SHINE EVENT~ Under the big tent!
Inquire about Vending on Sunday: David McCarthy, [email protected]
Volunteering on Sunday: Elly Wininger, [email protected]
More information and Updated Schedule:
www.woodstockecology.org/festival
https://www.facebook.com/events/546358392568414/
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Way of the Heron: Algonquin Conflict Resolution Workshop Series
Come for One or Come for All: Every other Wednesday July 31, August 14, August 28, September 11. 6:30-8:00pm.
“The Way of the Heron”, a seven-tiered traditional Algonquin method of conflict resolution, has influenced major social change movements throughout history. Evan Pritchard, founder/director of the Center for Algonquin Culture, will offer a series of workshops on alternate Wednesday evenings ending September 11.
The workshops will feature an intermission with a farm-fresh snack and beverage, and traditional drumming and song.
Workshops may take place in the farmhouse, greenhouse event space, or outdoors depending on the weather.
The cost is on a sliding scale, $5-$20 per workshop or $20-$80 for all five.
RSVP name(s) and date(s) of attendance , or use contacts for more information: (845)-383-1528, [email protected]
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Friends of Seed Song Farm
Potluck & Community Gathering with A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Library
Wednesday, September 25th
Our monthly “Friends of Seed Song Farm” potluck gathering, held on Wednesday evening (Sept 25) at 6pm following the farm’s weekly CSA vegetable pick-up. This month's guest presenter & partner will be Odell Winfield, founder of Kingston's African Roots Library.
Enjoy and participate in home-cooked food from the fields, meeting the farm's staff, community members, and partner organizations, and learning all of the ways to get involved with the work of the African Roots Library as well as that of Seed Song Center's critical culture-changing work to “celebrate the land through healthy food and farm experiences for ALL in our community”. Visit our farm animals and stroll through the scenic farm fields and natural habitats along the Esopus Creek at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. Chemical-free vegetables will be available for sale and you-pick. Music and singing will follow.
Information will be available about the farm & center's projects including CSA weekly fresh, chemical-free vegetable pickup program, youth summer farm camp, field trips, upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and agroecological projects.
Participants are asked to bring a potluck dish to share, OR give a donation towards dinner and the Seed Song Center non-profit, OR give 2 hours of help for the event (harvesting/washing vegetables, cooking, doing dishes, or other tasks). No one will be turned away!
There will be a hat-pass donation for our presenters and use of the event space.
Ride support is available for this event. For more information, please leave a message at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528.
Hope you can come to share your ideas and input for the future of our community farm & center!
Event location: Seed Song Farm, 160 Esopus Ave Kingston, NY 12401
845-383-1528, [email protected]
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Youth Summer Camp on the Farm!
Monday, July 1 - Friday, August 30 weekdays, 2019
one-week themes and registration.
SeedSongFarm.org/camp
[email protected] or (845)383-1528
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Free Family Halloween Fest with My Kingston Kids
Our Partners for this Event have Cancelled it for 2019.
There will still be U-pick in the Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides, Feeding the Animals, Refreshments, and a small Meadow Maze From 10-5 on Saturday and 11-4 on Sunday (Rain is predicted on Sunday).
Please check back in 2020
Scroll down to see info about last years event.
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Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival
Saturday, July 27th - Sunday, July 28th
The second annual Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival will take place on Saturday, July 27th & 28th at Seed Song Farm in Kingston, NY!
The mission of the festival is to celebrate brass music in a rural, accessible and family-friendly environment. This year's event will feature 11 brass bands over two days, as well as local food vendors, drinks, farm tours, a bonfire, dancing in the open air, and for the first time, a "Meet the Musicians" workshop and a children's processional!
Saturday July 27th, 1pm - 10pm
Brasskill • Black Tie Brass • Hungry March Band • Drumadics • West Philadelphia Orchestra • Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band • The Party Band • Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
Sunday July 28th, 11am - 4pm
"Meet the Musicians" workshop and Community Day with Kid's Parade!
Music by: Brass Queens • Fly By Brass Band • Desperate Measures Street Band
TICKET PRICING:
SATURDAY: $30 adv/$40 doors, $20 Seniors , $15 Students, $10 Kids 13-18, Kids under 12 free
SUNDAY: $10 suggested donation
For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/392004441555909/
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Community Heritage Corn Planting!
Saturday, June 1st, 11-12:30pm
Join us for our annual planting of Native American Corn in our Three Sisters Field. We will be shaping the corn mounds, adding nutrients and planting ancient corn varieties given to us by several indigenous groups.
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Earth Day Celebration & Tree Planting
Saturday, May 4, 12-4pm
Hosted with Ulster Citizens & Kingston Land Trust
12-1pm:
Memorial Tree Planting Celebrating the life of our friend Renno Budziak.
at 48 Buckley St (follow the parking signs from adjoining Seed Song Farm).
1-4pm:
Hayrides (1:00 from 48 Buckley St, 2:00 & 3:00 from Seed Song Farm),
Nature & Craft Activities
Esopus creek-side walk (1:00)
Tree Sapling Planting
Native American seed planting (2:30)
Seedling & Sapling Sale
Live Music
Farm Fare (Pancakes with Seed Song's own maple syrup! Vegetable Frittatas with our eggs! Maple Soda!)
NOTE: Due to the reschedule, the canoe activity is being rescheduled for a different date TBD, and the music groups may be different than previously advertised.
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/276357599954470/
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SEEDS OF PETE SEEGER AT 100
Songs, Stories, Action!, & Potluck Tribute to our river valley's eco-troubadour
with special guests, including the intrepid paddlers from Kroka Expeditions
Monday, May 6
4:30-6:30pm planting & worksongs (or come as early as 2:00 if you're free)
6:30pm potluck supper
7:30pm songs and stories to keep up Pete's environmental and inclusive community work
Join us inside the big, wood-heated greenhouse event space for a unique celebration of the life and work of Pete Seeger, our river valley's ecological troubadour and a tireless advocate for democracy, peace, and uplifting all voices! "Seeds of Pete Seeger at 100" is a special evening of singing, action, and a farm potluck supper, through which we will keep alive and growing a piece of the vital momentum of Pete's work. The evening is free, for all ages, and donations will be gratefully accepted. Please bring a dish to pass and/or make a donation.. The event space is accessible to wheelchairs.
Special guests will include the intrepid young crew from Kroka Expeditions, making a stop in Kingston along their paddling journey in large canvas canoes to New York City. Kroka Expeditions is a non-profit wilderness expedition school, based on an organic farm in New Hampshire, which believes that consciousness and altruistic will can be brought forward through a living relationship with the natural world and by taking our places within the circle of community (Visit Kroka.org for more information). The Kroka crew has chosen to spend their day in the Kingston area helping with agroecological farm tasks at Seed Song Farm as they immerse themselves in an exploration of how culture evolves from an area's unique natural resources. Come help welcome them with the best of our Esopus Valley's food, song, and goodwill in exchange for their camaraderie and tales of adventure!
Pete Seeger and his Hudson River Sloop Clearwater project were founding inspirations for Seed Song Farm & Center, which offers all in our community hands-on interactions with their unique natural resources, toward building healthy relationships and improved stewardship. As aboard Clearwater, at the farm music is a magical, fun ingredient that nurtures and builds our community, and is a tool for education and activism. Pete was a friend and supporter of the farm project, and played an all-afternoon concert for the farm back when it was Brook Farm in New Paltz at the foot of the Shawangunks. Farm owner Creek Iversen and other guests will share participatory songs and personal stories weaving together the depth and breadth of Pete's activism and influence in the Hudson Valley and far beyond. Please come share your food, music, stories, and a little work with your hands and hearts at this special event to remember, celebrate, and grow Pete's legacy.
For more information, please leave a message at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528.
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Maple Moon Celebration & Pancake Lunch
Saturday, March 9, 11am-3pm
A fun family celebration of the Maple Tree featuring real maple syrup on pancakes and other treats, live music and singing around the sap boiler, tree tapping demonstration, and tree gratitude ceremony. Acknowledge the sap collectors throughout the community participating in the Atharhacton Maple Project (details at SeedSongFarm.org/Maple), a partnership of Seed Song Center, Good Work Institute, Kingston Land Trust, Black History Month Kingston, Kingston Parks & Recreation, Neetopk Keetopk, and many participating organizations.
Free admission, fee for pancakes and refreshments.
More Info: info@seedsongfarm or (845) 383-1528
Spring Equinox Ceremony & Potluck with Neetopk Keetopk
Wednesday, March 20, 4:30pm
Suggested Donation: $10
Ceremony, drumming, singing, potluck dinner.
Organized by Neetopk Keetopk, a group of Native Americans & allies modelling traditional wisdom as solutions to modern problems.
More info: [email protected] or (845) 383-1528
Artisanal Native American-Inspired Dinner Benefit
Saturday, December 1, 4-6pm
at Seed Song Farm in our greenhouse now comfortably heated by a high-efficiency wood-burning furnace
a Native American-inspired artisanal dinner from 4-6pm using local indigenous recipes and others modified from farm friend Sean Sherman's “The Sioux Chef Indigenous Cookbook”. Liana Gabel will perform live dinner music, and a presentation on the work of Seed Song Farm & Center and future plans will be given. Dinner tickets are $50 per person, and diners will be asked to consider making an additional contribution towards our fundraising goal for 2018. To register for dinner tickets, please leave a message with name, contact information, and number of diners at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528. Use the same contacts to request more information.
Winter Solstice Ceremony & Potluck
Friday, December 21 in the evening
Suggested Donation: $10
Organized by Neetopk Keetopk, a group of Native Americans & allies modelling traditional wisdom as solutions to modern problems.
ThanksGiveSing Family End-of-Harvest Celebration
Saturday, November 10, 2-5 (Rain date Sunday, November 11)
please see full details-- click the 'ThanksGiveSing' tab on the menu bar
Live Music and Entertainment, Farm Food, Games, Presentation on the work of the Farm & Center, Staff & Volunteer Appreciation.
Calling all Volunteers, Performers, & Participants: We need you! Join our work to rebuild a culture that reveres the land and its bounty.
Please leave message at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528
Pumpkin Patch and Fall Family Fun at Seed Song Farm
Saturday, September 15th through Sunday, October 28 - 10am-5pm (Saturdays), 11am-4pm (Sundays)
Pick pumpkins-on-the-vine, in-the-field, every weekend at Seed Song Farm! Family-friendly farm activities such as Haywagon rides, farm animals, meadow maze, farm & nature scavenger hunt, farm fresh snacks, imagination photo sets, live entertainment.
Free farm admission, Fee per pumpkin and per some activities.
Volunteer Work Party for Halloween Fest
Saturday, October 20, 9am-1pm and 1pm-5pm
Help Seed Song Center and MyKingstonKids prepare for Halloween Fest! Tasks for every age and ability. Food provided. RSVP's appreciated to [email protected] or (845) 383-1528.
Halloween Fest with MyKingstonKids at Seed Song Farm
NOTE: Due to the weather we are moving the event to our Rain Date & Time of Sunday, October 28 from 2-7pm.
See also the JackOPositiveLanterns menu tab for details about the pumpkin carving contest (10-27&28) and Art Pumpkin Show (10-27)
Our 2nd Annual Halloween extravaganza in partnership with MyKingstonKids! Featuring haywagon rides; music, puppets, storytelling, and theater; you-pick pumpkins; farm animal visits; vendors of food, refreshments, and information for families; spooky house; costume show; Jack-O-lantern display, giant bonfire and more. Thanks to the support of our farm community and local businesses, we are again be able to offer free admission to the festival, though there are fees for food and some activities. Visit mykingstonkids.com for more information.
Fall Equinox Ceremony & Potluck
Saturday, September 22, 3pm potluck meal; 4pm preparation, smudging, and fire lighting; 5pm ceremony.
Suggested Donation: $10
Organized by Neetopk Keetopk, a group of Native Americans & allies modelling traditional wisdom as solutions to modern problems
Wednesday Art Workshops
Wednesdays, June through July at 6:00pm-7:30pm
Suggested Donation $15
Partial scholarships available
Organized by Artist Andrew Kaminski
The public is invited to Wednesday Evening Art Workshops on the Farm with artist/muralist-in-residence Andrew Kaminski, every Wednesday in June from 6-7:30pm at Seed Song Farm & Center.The workshops integrate elements of the farm into the art work. There will be also be opportunities during the workshops to help prep for a giant mural at the farm.
Biogas Stove Workshop
Saturday, June 16 in the morning, 10am-12pm
By Donation
Organized by Solar Cities
Learn by doing as Kathy Puffer of Solar Cities, Inc, a not-for-profit humanitarian organization that helps people create food to fuel solutions for families and their communities, teaches and leads participants in creating a stove fueled by vegetable scraps and other farm waste materials.
Summer Solstice Ceremony & Potluck
Thursday, June 21 in the evening
Suggested Donation: $10
Organized by Neetopk Keetopk, a group of Native Americans & allies modelling traditional wisdom as solutions to modern problems
Summer Camp on the Farm! and Open Houses (All Ages)
Monday July 2 through Friday, August 31 One-week Summer Day Camps Ages 5 and older
Wednesdays 2:30-4:30 Summer Day Programs Ages 3-4 and younger with parent/guardian
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 Summer Camp Open Houses- all are welcome to visit camp, view campers' projects, and stay after for CSA, refreshments, and sale of fresh chemical-free produce
Explore the powers of the animals, plants, elements & traditions of this land through farm & nature experiences, games, and the arts. One-Week camp programs, day programs, and 2-Hour programs-- something for all ages.
For details please click on "camp" on the menu bar.
Make Your Own Salad Dressing with Joyce White
Saturday, June 23 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $20 includes samples, demo, and recipes
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
How are you dressing your CSA greens? Bottled commercial salad dressings are almost always made with low quality oils that have been stripped of their nutrients and made rancid by the manufacturing process. They contain dangerous ingredients such as stabilizers, preservatives, artificial flavors and colors, refined sweeteners, and neurotoxins. Learn how to make quick and easy home-made salad dressings, made with healthy oils, contain vitamin E, antioxidants, and enzymes. Come watch the process, sample several varieties, and go home with the recipes.
Carcinogens and Other Toxins In Everyday Cleaning and Personal Care Products with Joyce White
Saturday, June 30 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $30 includes demo, recipes, and your own shampoo and home cleanser to take home
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
Every morning, American women are exposed to over 100 chemicals before they leave the house. If your shampoo lathers, your dish soap foams, or your floor cleaner smells like pine, you should be concerned about carcinogens and hormone disruptors. Even the organic products are not exempt! Come learn how to easily make these products at home in less time than a trip to the store. And at a fraction of the price! Make and take home your own shampoo and whole house cleanser.
Principles Of Traditional Nutrition with Joyce White
Saturday, July 7 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $20
Scholarships are available. To inquire, contact Joyce at [email protected]
Advanced registration is required - click here to sign up for this workshop
In the early 20th century, extensive research of healthy, isolated communities eating their traditional diet revealed striking differences compared to modern day diets. Compared to today, these healthy traditional peoples consumed 10 times as much fat soluble vitamins (A and D) and 4 times as much water soluble vitamins and minerals. As we have abandoned these traditional foods, and replaced them with modern convenience foods, physical degeneration has followed. Physical issues from crowed teeth, cavities, reproduction difficulties, and degenerative illnesses, along with emotional instability, are the result of nutritional deficiencies not genetics. Learn the characteristics of traditional diets while sampling some traditional foods.
Fermented Greens and Beans with Joyce White
Saturday, July 14 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $20, includex one pint of fermented greens or beans to take home with you.
Scholarships are available. To inquire, contact Joyce at [email protected]
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
Come learn the basics of lacto-fermentation. Bring your own knife and cutting board and make a pint of dilly beans or greens to take home. Samples included.
Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival at Seed Song Farm
Saturday, July 28 from 1 PM to 10 PM
A full day and evening of brass band music of all kinds for all ages at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Artisanal Food & Drink Vendors.
For more info visit http://hvbrassroots.com/ or the Brassroots Facebook event page
Fermented Condiments: Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo & Salsa with Joyce White
Saturday, August 4 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $20, includes demo, samples, recipes and take home one pint of salsa
Scholarships are available. To inquire, contact Joyce at [email protected]
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
Learn basic fermentation techniques as we make ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and salsa. Fermenting condiments increases their vitamin levels, enhances their digestibility, and promotes the growth of healthy gut flora. They have antibiotic and anticarcinogenic properties as well. Samples included.
Bring your own knife and cutting board and make a pint of salsa to take home.
Family Week: Summer Camp on the Farm
Tuesday, August 7- Saturday August 11
A week of best-of-summer-camp-on-the-farm activities for families, with optional overnight camping.
For details please click on "camp" on the menu bar
Summer Herbs with Sarah Elisabeth
Saturday, August 11 from 11 AM to 1 PM
Program Fee: Sliding scale $10 to $20
Make Your Own Flower Essences + Vibrational Plant Medicine with Emma Elisabeth
Saturday, August 25th from 11:30 AM to 2 PM
Program Fee: $30
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the beautiful, physical properties of Flowers? Do you long to slow down, sit with a flower, and open yourself to receive the subtle energy it contains? Are you curious about Flower Essences and vibrational healing, but don’t know where to start? Join Emma for a Full Moon workshop on making your own Flower Essences while learning about the vibrational healing qualities of plants. You’ll learn the practical process of crafting, preserving and diluting Flower Essence remedies as you attune to the subtle energies of flowers through meditation and intuition. As you strengthen your connection to yourself and nature, you’ll learn to ally with the plants and flowers in a new way that requires no prior knowledge. This is a beginner friendly, introductory workshop that merges the practical and energetic applications of working with Flower Essences. You’ll leave with your own Flower Essence and the steps to create vibrational remedies for yourself and others.
May Faire with Mystik Mayhem at Seed Song Farm (all ages)
NOTE: MAYFAIRE WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY ONLY (The Saturday events are cancelled due to the weather)
Sunday, May 13 from 11 AM to 5 PM
$5 per adult and teen, Free for children 12 and under, additional fees for food and some activities
Welcome in the May with a maypole, dancing, participatory music and planting activities, hayrides, and a visit with the sheep and chickens. Mystik Mayhem will add actors, food, youth activities, and a twist of fantasy to this year's traditional agricultural celebration of springtime. Mystik Mayhem invites you to a real-life traditional hand-fastening ceremony (pre-wedding) on Saturday, and a Mother's Day Brunch on Sunday. Fore more information about these activities please visit their website www.mmte.20m.com
Seedling Sale at Seed Song Farm! While supplies last! We will have limited quantities of seedlings. Come early!
Cooler weather seedlings
Friday, May 18 from 11 AM to 6 PM
Saturday, May 19 from 8 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, May 20 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Saturday, May 28 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, May 29 from 11 AM to 4 PM
Saturday, June 2 from 10 AM to 2 PM
We grow seedlings not just for our own plants but for your own garden as well! We care for your seedlings with the same love, attention, and quality inputs as our own seedlings for our production farm, CSA, and farmers markets. We transplant our seedlings from trays into peat pots that you can plant directly into your garden (we recommend poking holes into the peat pots first before you plant). The original starting soil and the transplanting soil is very high quality, certified organic potting soil filled with nutrients to support strong plant growth. The health and vitality of our seedlings are evident when you see them!
MyKIngstonKids Fest (all ages)
Saturday, May 19 from 11am to 4pm
Location: Lace Mill, 165 Cornell St, Kingston
Free!
Visit Seed Song Farm & Center's activity table at this fun Willie Wonka-themed family event.
More information: http://www.mykingstonkids.com/kingstonevents/upcoming-events?limit=10&start=20
Foraging Walk with Dina Falconi
Saturday, May 20 from 1 PM to 3 PM
Program Fee: $10
Click here to sign up for this event
Join herbalist Dina Falconi and explore the wild plants of Seed Song Farm. Learn to identify these plants using basic sensory skills and discover how they are used for food, medicine and pleasure. This walk will include practical information on harvest and preparation. Bring a notepad, camera, and water bottle. Rain or shine, but if it is pouring heavily, we will cancel. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Slow Food.
Community Three Sisters Corn Planting (all ages)
Saturday, June 2 at 11:30 AM
Free!
Join the farm crew as we plant native corn seeds in our three sisters field of corn, beans, squash, sage, and other heritage plants.
RSVPs appreciated: [email protected] or (845) 383-1528 with contact name, number of adults, number and ages of children.
Spring Herbs with Sarah Elisabeth
Saturday, April 14 from 1 PM to 3 PM
Program Fee: Sliding scale $10 to $20
Come and enjoy the tastes of the season. We’ll make nettle infusion and enjoy nettle soup, wild salad and herbal vinegar.
RSVP's appreciated to [email protected] or (845) 383-1528 with contact name and number of adults attending.
FREE Summer on the Farm! Programs Open House (Ages 5-12)
Friday, April 20 from 9:30am to 12:00pm or 1pm to 3:30pm
Free!
Introduction and information about our Summer on the Farm! week-long and half day programs in May, June, July & August.
Please click on "Day Programs" on the menu bar for details and registration information.
City of Kingston's 5th Annual Earth Fair & Expo
Saturday, April 21 from 10am to 4pm
Location: Forsyth Park and Nature Center
Free
Visit Seed Song Farm & Center's table at this excellent 5th annual event! We'll have information about our CSA, Summer on the Farm! day and week-long programs, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming workshops and events.
For more information: https://kingston-ny.gov/EarthExpo
Hudson Valley Co-housing and Farm Collectives Meetup Group
Saturday, April 28 from 11am-2pm
Interested in Intentional Community? Co-housing? Farming Collectives? Come get informed, inspired, & meet your future collaborators. The April meeting will be held at Seed Song Farm & Center. Anyone interested is encouraged to join the meetup group:
www.meetup.com/Hudson-Valley-Collectives-Co-housing-Meetup/
Please RSVP through Meetup. Register your interest. Meet others!
Tree Planting Party
Sunday, April 29 from 10am to 12:30pm and 1pm to 3:30pm
Free
Plant fruit, nut, & native trees into our developing public agroecological forest garden. Farm snacks and simple lunch will be on hand.
RSVP to [email protected] or (845) 383-1528 with contact name, number of adults, number and ages of children.
May Farm Camp Sampler: A Preview of Summer Camp on the Farm! (Ages 5-12)
Saturday, May 5 from 2pm to 4:30pm
Fee: $25
A fun afternoon in which children will feed the farm animals, work with seeds, meet the farm & camp staff, and get a feeling for what a full week of the Summer on the Farm! program would be like.
For details and registration form, visit our summer camp website.
Labor Day Weekend 2019
We are very excited to host the first ever 2-day Voices of the Earth Festival on Labor Day Weekend, bringing together Native American and other diverse musicians, dancers, and artists with environmental groups to inspire a culture of celebration and action toward healing the Earth.
GREEN CORN CELEBRATION organized with Neetopk Keetopk, Association of Native Americans, Tribal Harmony, Center for Algonquin Culture
Saturday August 31, 11am-6pm
Celebrate the great gift to the world of CORN, and other indigenous crops and agricultural wisdom. Join Indigenous voices leading the healing of our relationship with the land, and needed environmental action.
- Sweet Corn and other food from farm and forest
- Food & Family Fun - Hayrides, farm animals, You-Pick and more~
- Food & Craft Vendors, Information Tables
- Blessing of the Land Ceremony re-dedicating historically Lenape acreage to traditional crops, ceremony, celebration, education
- Event raises funds toward resolving toxic dumping on Ramapough Lenape Nation lands.
Featuring Native American Music, Dance, and Storytelling Presentations by:
Bear Fox, a NAMMY Award winning Native American singer/songwriter from the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, also sings with the renowned Akwesasni Singers. Her latest solo CD is "Rich Girl" (NAMMY 2019) featuring songs of relationships, family, and community with a unique mix of music and spoken word.
Donna Coane (Schaghticoke),
Matoaka Little Eagle (Tewa, Apache, Chickahominy) with Gus Mancini and Friends
Angeline Butler (Cherokee, Catawba)
Cloud Breaker Drum and Red Feather Singers
Redwing Blackbird Theater
Emceed by Micmac scholar Evan Pritchard
Inquire about volunteering, vending, tabling, or leading a workshop on Saturday:
[email protected] or (845) 383-1528
VOICES OF ECOLOGY FESTIVAL organized with Woodstock Ecology
Sunday September 1, 11am-10pm
Bringing together dynamic musical and artistic groups with environmental organizations.
Please join us for this wonderful celebration of community, unity and commitment!
Confirmed performers:
The Jennifer Maidman Band (UK/USA)
Andes Manta (Ecuador/USA)
Open Book (USA)
The Mead Mountain Resonators
Linda Diamond Dance Company
The Voices of Ecology Singers
Arm of the Sea Puppet Theater
and other performances devoted to ecology and social change.
Tabling and Workshops to educate and share resources and ideas for environmental action.
Food & Family Fun - Hayrides, farm animals, You-Pick and more~
Tickets Available at the Gate:
$5-$25 Saturday (Sliding scale)
$10-$25 Sunday (Sliding scale)
Children under 15 FREE, Volunteers FREE
RAIN OR SHINE EVENT~ Under the big tent!
Inquire about Vending on Sunday: David McCarthy, [email protected]
Volunteering on Sunday: Elly Wininger, [email protected]
More information and Updated Schedule:
www.woodstockecology.org/festival
https://www.facebook.com/events/546358392568414/
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Way of the Heron: Algonquin Conflict Resolution Workshop Series
Come for One or Come for All: Every other Wednesday July 31, August 14, August 28, September 11. 6:30-8:00pm.
“The Way of the Heron”, a seven-tiered traditional Algonquin method of conflict resolution, has influenced major social change movements throughout history. Evan Pritchard, founder/director of the Center for Algonquin Culture, will offer a series of workshops on alternate Wednesday evenings ending September 11.
The workshops will feature an intermission with a farm-fresh snack and beverage, and traditional drumming and song.
Workshops may take place in the farmhouse, greenhouse event space, or outdoors depending on the weather.
The cost is on a sliding scale, $5-$20 per workshop or $20-$80 for all five.
RSVP name(s) and date(s) of attendance , or use contacts for more information: (845)-383-1528, [email protected]
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Friends of Seed Song Farm
Potluck & Community Gathering with A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Library
Wednesday, September 25th
Our monthly “Friends of Seed Song Farm” potluck gathering, held on Wednesday evening (Sept 25) at 6pm following the farm’s weekly CSA vegetable pick-up. This month's guest presenter & partner will be Odell Winfield, founder of Kingston's African Roots Library.
Enjoy and participate in home-cooked food from the fields, meeting the farm's staff, community members, and partner organizations, and learning all of the ways to get involved with the work of the African Roots Library as well as that of Seed Song Center's critical culture-changing work to “celebrate the land through healthy food and farm experiences for ALL in our community”. Visit our farm animals and stroll through the scenic farm fields and natural habitats along the Esopus Creek at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. Chemical-free vegetables will be available for sale and you-pick. Music and singing will follow.
Information will be available about the farm & center's projects including CSA weekly fresh, chemical-free vegetable pickup program, youth summer farm camp, field trips, upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and agroecological projects.
Participants are asked to bring a potluck dish to share, OR give a donation towards dinner and the Seed Song Center non-profit, OR give 2 hours of help for the event (harvesting/washing vegetables, cooking, doing dishes, or other tasks). No one will be turned away!
There will be a hat-pass donation for our presenters and use of the event space.
Ride support is available for this event. For more information, please leave a message at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528.
Hope you can come to share your ideas and input for the future of our community farm & center!
Event location: Seed Song Farm, 160 Esopus Ave Kingston, NY 12401
845-383-1528, [email protected]
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Youth Summer Camp on the Farm!
Monday, July 1 - Friday, August 30 weekdays, 2019
one-week themes and registration.
SeedSongFarm.org/camp
[email protected] or (845)383-1528
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Free Family Halloween Fest with My Kingston Kids
Our Partners for this Event have Cancelled it for 2019.
There will still be U-pick in the Pumpkin Patch, Hayrides, Feeding the Animals, Refreshments, and a small Meadow Maze From 10-5 on Saturday and 11-4 on Sunday (Rain is predicted on Sunday).
Please check back in 2020
Scroll down to see info about last years event.
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Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival
Saturday, July 27th - Sunday, July 28th
The second annual Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival will take place on Saturday, July 27th & 28th at Seed Song Farm in Kingston, NY!
The mission of the festival is to celebrate brass music in a rural, accessible and family-friendly environment. This year's event will feature 11 brass bands over two days, as well as local food vendors, drinks, farm tours, a bonfire, dancing in the open air, and for the first time, a "Meet the Musicians" workshop and a children's processional!
Saturday July 27th, 1pm - 10pm
Brasskill • Black Tie Brass • Hungry March Band • Drumadics • West Philadelphia Orchestra • Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band • The Party Band • Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band
Sunday July 28th, 11am - 4pm
"Meet the Musicians" workshop and Community Day with Kid's Parade!
Music by: Brass Queens • Fly By Brass Band • Desperate Measures Street Band
TICKET PRICING:
SATURDAY: $30 adv/$40 doors, $20 Seniors , $15 Students, $10 Kids 13-18, Kids under 12 free
SUNDAY: $10 suggested donation
For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/392004441555909/
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Community Heritage Corn Planting!
Saturday, June 1st, 11-12:30pm
Join us for our annual planting of Native American Corn in our Three Sisters Field. We will be shaping the corn mounds, adding nutrients and planting ancient corn varieties given to us by several indigenous groups.
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Earth Day Celebration & Tree Planting
Saturday, May 4, 12-4pm
Hosted with Ulster Citizens & Kingston Land Trust
12-1pm:
Memorial Tree Planting Celebrating the life of our friend Renno Budziak.
at 48 Buckley St (follow the parking signs from adjoining Seed Song Farm).
1-4pm:
Hayrides (1:00 from 48 Buckley St, 2:00 & 3:00 from Seed Song Farm),
Nature & Craft Activities
Esopus creek-side walk (1:00)
Tree Sapling Planting
Native American seed planting (2:30)
Seedling & Sapling Sale
Live Music
Farm Fare (Pancakes with Seed Song's own maple syrup! Vegetable Frittatas with our eggs! Maple Soda!)
NOTE: Due to the reschedule, the canoe activity is being rescheduled for a different date TBD, and the music groups may be different than previously advertised.
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/276357599954470/
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SEEDS OF PETE SEEGER AT 100
Songs, Stories, Action!, & Potluck Tribute to our river valley's eco-troubadour
with special guests, including the intrepid paddlers from Kroka Expeditions
Monday, May 6
4:30-6:30pm planting & worksongs (or come as early as 2:00 if you're free)
6:30pm potluck supper
7:30pm songs and stories to keep up Pete's environmental and inclusive community work
Join us inside the big, wood-heated greenhouse event space for a unique celebration of the life and work of Pete Seeger, our river valley's ecological troubadour and a tireless advocate for democracy, peace, and uplifting all voices! "Seeds of Pete Seeger at 100" is a special evening of singing, action, and a farm potluck supper, through which we will keep alive and growing a piece of the vital momentum of Pete's work. The evening is free, for all ages, and donations will be gratefully accepted. Please bring a dish to pass and/or make a donation.. The event space is accessible to wheelchairs.
Special guests will include the intrepid young crew from Kroka Expeditions, making a stop in Kingston along their paddling journey in large canvas canoes to New York City. Kroka Expeditions is a non-profit wilderness expedition school, based on an organic farm in New Hampshire, which believes that consciousness and altruistic will can be brought forward through a living relationship with the natural world and by taking our places within the circle of community (Visit Kroka.org for more information). The Kroka crew has chosen to spend their day in the Kingston area helping with agroecological farm tasks at Seed Song Farm as they immerse themselves in an exploration of how culture evolves from an area's unique natural resources. Come help welcome them with the best of our Esopus Valley's food, song, and goodwill in exchange for their camaraderie and tales of adventure!
Pete Seeger and his Hudson River Sloop Clearwater project were founding inspirations for Seed Song Farm & Center, which offers all in our community hands-on interactions with their unique natural resources, toward building healthy relationships and improved stewardship. As aboard Clearwater, at the farm music is a magical, fun ingredient that nurtures and builds our community, and is a tool for education and activism. Pete was a friend and supporter of the farm project, and played an all-afternoon concert for the farm back when it was Brook Farm in New Paltz at the foot of the Shawangunks. Farm owner Creek Iversen and other guests will share participatory songs and personal stories weaving together the depth and breadth of Pete's activism and influence in the Hudson Valley and far beyond. Please come share your food, music, stories, and a little work with your hands and hearts at this special event to remember, celebrate, and grow Pete's legacy.
For more information, please leave a message at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528.
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Maple Moon Celebration & Pancake Lunch
Saturday, March 9, 11am-3pm
A fun family celebration of the Maple Tree featuring real maple syrup on pancakes and other treats, live music and singing around the sap boiler, tree tapping demonstration, and tree gratitude ceremony. Acknowledge the sap collectors throughout the community participating in the Atharhacton Maple Project (details at SeedSongFarm.org/Maple), a partnership of Seed Song Center, Good Work Institute, Kingston Land Trust, Black History Month Kingston, Kingston Parks & Recreation, Neetopk Keetopk, and many participating organizations.
Free admission, fee for pancakes and refreshments.
More Info: info@seedsongfarm or (845) 383-1528
Spring Equinox Ceremony & Potluck with Neetopk Keetopk
Wednesday, March 20, 4:30pm
Suggested Donation: $10
Ceremony, drumming, singing, potluck dinner.
Organized by Neetopk Keetopk, a group of Native Americans & allies modelling traditional wisdom as solutions to modern problems.
More info: [email protected] or (845) 383-1528
Artisanal Native American-Inspired Dinner Benefit
Saturday, December 1, 4-6pm
at Seed Song Farm in our greenhouse now comfortably heated by a high-efficiency wood-burning furnace
a Native American-inspired artisanal dinner from 4-6pm using local indigenous recipes and others modified from farm friend Sean Sherman's “The Sioux Chef Indigenous Cookbook”. Liana Gabel will perform live dinner music, and a presentation on the work of Seed Song Farm & Center and future plans will be given. Dinner tickets are $50 per person, and diners will be asked to consider making an additional contribution towards our fundraising goal for 2018. To register for dinner tickets, please leave a message with name, contact information, and number of diners at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528. Use the same contacts to request more information.
Winter Solstice Ceremony & Potluck
Friday, December 21 in the evening
Suggested Donation: $10
Organized by Neetopk Keetopk, a group of Native Americans & allies modelling traditional wisdom as solutions to modern problems.
ThanksGiveSing Family End-of-Harvest Celebration
Saturday, November 10, 2-5 (Rain date Sunday, November 11)
please see full details-- click the 'ThanksGiveSing' tab on the menu bar
Live Music and Entertainment, Farm Food, Games, Presentation on the work of the Farm & Center, Staff & Volunteer Appreciation.
Calling all Volunteers, Performers, & Participants: We need you! Join our work to rebuild a culture that reveres the land and its bounty.
Please leave message at [email protected] or (845) 383-1528
Pumpkin Patch and Fall Family Fun at Seed Song Farm
Saturday, September 15th through Sunday, October 28 - 10am-5pm (Saturdays), 11am-4pm (Sundays)
Pick pumpkins-on-the-vine, in-the-field, every weekend at Seed Song Farm! Family-friendly farm activities such as Haywagon rides, farm animals, meadow maze, farm & nature scavenger hunt, farm fresh snacks, imagination photo sets, live entertainment.
Free farm admission, Fee per pumpkin and per some activities.
Volunteer Work Party for Halloween Fest
Saturday, October 20, 9am-1pm and 1pm-5pm
Help Seed Song Center and MyKingstonKids prepare for Halloween Fest! Tasks for every age and ability. Food provided. RSVP's appreciated to [email protected] or (845) 383-1528.
Halloween Fest with MyKingstonKids at Seed Song Farm
NOTE: Due to the weather we are moving the event to our Rain Date & Time of Sunday, October 28 from 2-7pm.
See also the JackOPositiveLanterns menu tab for details about the pumpkin carving contest (10-27&28) and Art Pumpkin Show (10-27)
Our 2nd Annual Halloween extravaganza in partnership with MyKingstonKids! Featuring haywagon rides; music, puppets, storytelling, and theater; you-pick pumpkins; farm animal visits; vendors of food, refreshments, and information for families; spooky house; costume show; Jack-O-lantern display, giant bonfire and more. Thanks to the support of our farm community and local businesses, we are again be able to offer free admission to the festival, though there are fees for food and some activities. Visit mykingstonkids.com for more information.
Fall Equinox Ceremony & Potluck
Saturday, September 22, 3pm potluck meal; 4pm preparation, smudging, and fire lighting; 5pm ceremony.
Suggested Donation: $10
Organized by Neetopk Keetopk, a group of Native Americans & allies modelling traditional wisdom as solutions to modern problems
Wednesday Art Workshops
Wednesdays, June through July at 6:00pm-7:30pm
Suggested Donation $15
Partial scholarships available
Organized by Artist Andrew Kaminski
The public is invited to Wednesday Evening Art Workshops on the Farm with artist/muralist-in-residence Andrew Kaminski, every Wednesday in June from 6-7:30pm at Seed Song Farm & Center.The workshops integrate elements of the farm into the art work. There will be also be opportunities during the workshops to help prep for a giant mural at the farm.
Biogas Stove Workshop
Saturday, June 16 in the morning, 10am-12pm
By Donation
Organized by Solar Cities
Learn by doing as Kathy Puffer of Solar Cities, Inc, a not-for-profit humanitarian organization that helps people create food to fuel solutions for families and their communities, teaches and leads participants in creating a stove fueled by vegetable scraps and other farm waste materials.
Summer Solstice Ceremony & Potluck
Thursday, June 21 in the evening
Suggested Donation: $10
Organized by Neetopk Keetopk, a group of Native Americans & allies modelling traditional wisdom as solutions to modern problems
Summer Camp on the Farm! and Open Houses (All Ages)
Monday July 2 through Friday, August 31 One-week Summer Day Camps Ages 5 and older
Wednesdays 2:30-4:30 Summer Day Programs Ages 3-4 and younger with parent/guardian
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 Summer Camp Open Houses- all are welcome to visit camp, view campers' projects, and stay after for CSA, refreshments, and sale of fresh chemical-free produce
Explore the powers of the animals, plants, elements & traditions of this land through farm & nature experiences, games, and the arts. One-Week camp programs, day programs, and 2-Hour programs-- something for all ages.
For details please click on "camp" on the menu bar.
Make Your Own Salad Dressing with Joyce White
Saturday, June 23 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $20 includes samples, demo, and recipes
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
How are you dressing your CSA greens? Bottled commercial salad dressings are almost always made with low quality oils that have been stripped of their nutrients and made rancid by the manufacturing process. They contain dangerous ingredients such as stabilizers, preservatives, artificial flavors and colors, refined sweeteners, and neurotoxins. Learn how to make quick and easy home-made salad dressings, made with healthy oils, contain vitamin E, antioxidants, and enzymes. Come watch the process, sample several varieties, and go home with the recipes.
Carcinogens and Other Toxins In Everyday Cleaning and Personal Care Products with Joyce White
Saturday, June 30 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $30 includes demo, recipes, and your own shampoo and home cleanser to take home
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
Every morning, American women are exposed to over 100 chemicals before they leave the house. If your shampoo lathers, your dish soap foams, or your floor cleaner smells like pine, you should be concerned about carcinogens and hormone disruptors. Even the organic products are not exempt! Come learn how to easily make these products at home in less time than a trip to the store. And at a fraction of the price! Make and take home your own shampoo and whole house cleanser.
Principles Of Traditional Nutrition with Joyce White
Saturday, July 7 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $20
Scholarships are available. To inquire, contact Joyce at [email protected]
Advanced registration is required - click here to sign up for this workshop
In the early 20th century, extensive research of healthy, isolated communities eating their traditional diet revealed striking differences compared to modern day diets. Compared to today, these healthy traditional peoples consumed 10 times as much fat soluble vitamins (A and D) and 4 times as much water soluble vitamins and minerals. As we have abandoned these traditional foods, and replaced them with modern convenience foods, physical degeneration has followed. Physical issues from crowed teeth, cavities, reproduction difficulties, and degenerative illnesses, along with emotional instability, are the result of nutritional deficiencies not genetics. Learn the characteristics of traditional diets while sampling some traditional foods.
Fermented Greens and Beans with Joyce White
Saturday, July 14 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $20, includex one pint of fermented greens or beans to take home with you.
Scholarships are available. To inquire, contact Joyce at [email protected]
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
Come learn the basics of lacto-fermentation. Bring your own knife and cutting board and make a pint of dilly beans or greens to take home. Samples included.
Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival at Seed Song Farm
Saturday, July 28 from 1 PM to 10 PM
A full day and evening of brass band music of all kinds for all ages at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Artisanal Food & Drink Vendors.
For more info visit http://hvbrassroots.com/ or the Brassroots Facebook event page
Fermented Condiments: Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo & Salsa with Joyce White
Saturday, August 4 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Program Fee: $20, includes demo, samples, recipes and take home one pint of salsa
Scholarships are available. To inquire, contact Joyce at [email protected]
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
Learn basic fermentation techniques as we make ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and salsa. Fermenting condiments increases their vitamin levels, enhances their digestibility, and promotes the growth of healthy gut flora. They have antibiotic and anticarcinogenic properties as well. Samples included.
Bring your own knife and cutting board and make a pint of salsa to take home.
Family Week: Summer Camp on the Farm
Tuesday, August 7- Saturday August 11
A week of best-of-summer-camp-on-the-farm activities for families, with optional overnight camping.
For details please click on "camp" on the menu bar
Summer Herbs with Sarah Elisabeth
Saturday, August 11 from 11 AM to 1 PM
Program Fee: Sliding scale $10 to $20
Make Your Own Flower Essences + Vibrational Plant Medicine with Emma Elisabeth
Saturday, August 25th from 11:30 AM to 2 PM
Program Fee: $30
Advanced registration is required to plan materials - click here to sign up for this workshop
Have you ever wondered what lies beyond the beautiful, physical properties of Flowers? Do you long to slow down, sit with a flower, and open yourself to receive the subtle energy it contains? Are you curious about Flower Essences and vibrational healing, but don’t know where to start? Join Emma for a Full Moon workshop on making your own Flower Essences while learning about the vibrational healing qualities of plants. You’ll learn the practical process of crafting, preserving and diluting Flower Essence remedies as you attune to the subtle energies of flowers through meditation and intuition. As you strengthen your connection to yourself and nature, you’ll learn to ally with the plants and flowers in a new way that requires no prior knowledge. This is a beginner friendly, introductory workshop that merges the practical and energetic applications of working with Flower Essences. You’ll leave with your own Flower Essence and the steps to create vibrational remedies for yourself and others.
May Faire with Mystik Mayhem at Seed Song Farm (all ages)
NOTE: MAYFAIRE WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY ONLY (The Saturday events are cancelled due to the weather)
Sunday, May 13 from 11 AM to 5 PM
$5 per adult and teen, Free for children 12 and under, additional fees for food and some activities
Welcome in the May with a maypole, dancing, participatory music and planting activities, hayrides, and a visit with the sheep and chickens. Mystik Mayhem will add actors, food, youth activities, and a twist of fantasy to this year's traditional agricultural celebration of springtime. Mystik Mayhem invites you to a real-life traditional hand-fastening ceremony (pre-wedding) on Saturday, and a Mother's Day Brunch on Sunday. Fore more information about these activities please visit their website www.mmte.20m.com
Seedling Sale at Seed Song Farm! While supplies last! We will have limited quantities of seedlings. Come early!
Cooler weather seedlings
Friday, May 18 from 11 AM to 6 PM
Saturday, May 19 from 8 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, May 20 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Saturday, May 28 from 10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, May 29 from 11 AM to 4 PM
Saturday, June 2 from 10 AM to 2 PM
We grow seedlings not just for our own plants but for your own garden as well! We care for your seedlings with the same love, attention, and quality inputs as our own seedlings for our production farm, CSA, and farmers markets. We transplant our seedlings from trays into peat pots that you can plant directly into your garden (we recommend poking holes into the peat pots first before you plant). The original starting soil and the transplanting soil is very high quality, certified organic potting soil filled with nutrients to support strong plant growth. The health and vitality of our seedlings are evident when you see them!
MyKIngstonKids Fest (all ages)
Saturday, May 19 from 11am to 4pm
Location: Lace Mill, 165 Cornell St, Kingston
Free!
Visit Seed Song Farm & Center's activity table at this fun Willie Wonka-themed family event.
More information: http://www.mykingstonkids.com/kingstonevents/upcoming-events?limit=10&start=20
Foraging Walk with Dina Falconi
Saturday, May 20 from 1 PM to 3 PM
Program Fee: $10
Click here to sign up for this event
Join herbalist Dina Falconi and explore the wild plants of Seed Song Farm. Learn to identify these plants using basic sensory skills and discover how they are used for food, medicine and pleasure. This walk will include practical information on harvest and preparation. Bring a notepad, camera, and water bottle. Rain or shine, but if it is pouring heavily, we will cancel. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Slow Food.
Community Three Sisters Corn Planting (all ages)
Saturday, June 2 at 11:30 AM
Free!
Join the farm crew as we plant native corn seeds in our three sisters field of corn, beans, squash, sage, and other heritage plants.
RSVPs appreciated: [email protected] or (845) 383-1528 with contact name, number of adults, number and ages of children.
Spring Herbs with Sarah Elisabeth
Saturday, April 14 from 1 PM to 3 PM
Program Fee: Sliding scale $10 to $20
Come and enjoy the tastes of the season. We’ll make nettle infusion and enjoy nettle soup, wild salad and herbal vinegar.
RSVP's appreciated to [email protected] or (845) 383-1528 with contact name and number of adults attending.
FREE Summer on the Farm! Programs Open House (Ages 5-12)
Friday, April 20 from 9:30am to 12:00pm or 1pm to 3:30pm
Free!
Introduction and information about our Summer on the Farm! week-long and half day programs in May, June, July & August.
Please click on "Day Programs" on the menu bar for details and registration information.
City of Kingston's 5th Annual Earth Fair & Expo
Saturday, April 21 from 10am to 4pm
Location: Forsyth Park and Nature Center
Free
Visit Seed Song Farm & Center's table at this excellent 5th annual event! We'll have information about our CSA, Summer on the Farm! day and week-long programs, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming workshops and events.
For more information: https://kingston-ny.gov/EarthExpo
Hudson Valley Co-housing and Farm Collectives Meetup Group
Saturday, April 28 from 11am-2pm
Interested in Intentional Community? Co-housing? Farming Collectives? Come get informed, inspired, & meet your future collaborators. The April meeting will be held at Seed Song Farm & Center. Anyone interested is encouraged to join the meetup group:
www.meetup.com/Hudson-Valley-Collectives-Co-housing-Meetup/
Please RSVP through Meetup. Register your interest. Meet others!
Tree Planting Party
Sunday, April 29 from 10am to 12:30pm and 1pm to 3:30pm
Free
Plant fruit, nut, & native trees into our developing public agroecological forest garden. Farm snacks and simple lunch will be on hand.
RSVP to [email protected] or (845) 383-1528 with contact name, number of adults, number and ages of children.
May Farm Camp Sampler: A Preview of Summer Camp on the Farm! (Ages 5-12)
Saturday, May 5 from 2pm to 4:30pm
Fee: $25
A fun afternoon in which children will feed the farm animals, work with seeds, meet the farm & camp staff, and get a feeling for what a full week of the Summer on the Farm! program would be like.
For details and registration form, visit our summer camp website.