Seed Song Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization that offers events, workshops, festivals, summer camps, educational programs, and community work at Seed Song Farm and throughout the community. Our mission is to re-kindle a cultural reverence for the land and its bounty through healthy agroecological farm, food, and experiences made available to ALL.
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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.
Celebrity chef, designer, peace activist, Bon-odori celebrant, Ms. Yamamoto says “The year 2020 marks the 75th memorial of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. It is a very important year for the entire world. I would like to send my message for peace through these different platforms to commemorate all the victims who suffered from the inhumane nuclear disasters,” says Ms. Yamamoto. “But most important, we must unite to end war, and the inhumane use of atomic weapons.”
The physical events for 75 Years Later, A Week of Unity will take place at two locations in the Kingston, NY area. All events are limited to no more than 50 people and will comply with NYS COVID safety precautions, including wearing masks and staying at least 6 feet apart. All events are free. Donations to Bon-odori are welcome.
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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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.
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Past 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.
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Past Events:
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 info@SeedSongFarm.org 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 info@SeedSongFarm.org 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 info@SeedSongFarm.org 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:
info@SeedSongFarm.org 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, tongdrol@gmail.com
Volunteering on Sunday: Elly Wininger, ellywin4@gmail.com
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, info@SeedSongFarm.org
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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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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, info@SeedSongFarm.org
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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
info@SeedSongFarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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: info@SeedSongFarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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 rollsadventure@msn.com
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 rollsadventure@msn.com
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 rollsadventure@msn.com
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: info@seedsongfarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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:
info@SeedSongFarm.org 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, tongdrol@gmail.com
Volunteering on Sunday: Elly Wininger, ellywin4@gmail.com
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, info@SeedSongFarm.org
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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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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, info@SeedSongFarm.org
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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
info@SeedSongFarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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: info@SeedSongFarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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 rollsadventure@msn.com
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 rollsadventure@msn.com
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 rollsadventure@msn.com
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: info@seedsongfarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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 info@seedsongfarm.org 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.