2024
2023
Agroecology and Regenerative Land Use
- 100 locust tree pilot for pollinators, nitrogen, and multiple harvests
- Cover-cropped 23 acres with soil-enriching crops
- Increased to 7 honeybee colonies
- Piloted garden/livestock land plots for community members
- Prepared soil for a 1-acre hemp production collaboration
- Expanded orchard to produce bulk quantities of berries
- Grew over 1,000 trees and shrubs in nurseries
- Kept four varieties of livestock for educational use year-round
- Farm and nature afterschool program now offered every school day, with transportation from Kingston schools
- 25% of campers attended on Low-Income & Immigrant Camper Scholarships made possible through grassroots fundraising
- Offered After School Program and transport to local youth service organizations
- Continued popular adult workshops (e.g., growing mushrooms)
- Renewed field trips for school and community groups suspended during COVID
- Increased greenhouse space for event and educational programming
- Dedicated separate greenhouse and equipment area for farm use
- Purchased new farm equipment: high-horsepower tractor, forklift, precision seeder, and maple sugaring evaporator
- Added hot water shower, Wi-Fi, and fire pit to staff living area
- Continued a 10-year tradition of providing space for Native American programs, including planting of heritage seeds, education, and ceremonies
- Evolved local arts culture surrounding "Reverence for the Land" through new original songs, skits, works of art, multicultural events, and roots music performances
- Formed strong new partnerships with two immigrant service organizations
- Added Grant-Writer, Bookkeeper, Marketing & Communications Specialist
- Established new Board of Directors Committees
2022
Agroecology and Regenerative Land Use
- 1000+ agroecological trees and shrubs in food forests, groves, and tree nurseries
- 100+ new rows of blueberries planted
- Mushroom workshops and beekeeping
- Native/Pollinator Friendly Perennial Sale
- Educational sunflower maze
- 3 goats joined the family
- Over 20% of summer campers on scholarships; 15% with free meals, bus transport, and language support
- Weekly produce donations to food pantries
- Sliding-scale admission for in-house events and workshops
- New (used) Maple Syrup Evaporator
- New (used) tractor
- School bus for camp transport
- Built store awnings and locust post fences
- Traditional Orchard Howl with original play and bonfire
- Indigenous solstice ceremony with deer tick piñata
- Brazzmatazz, Earth Heroes, and Maple Moon festivals with music, storytelling, and Arm-of-the-Sea giant puppet theater
- Wooski indigenous skills youth group
- The Land Grows Music concert series
- Collaboration with the Ulster Immigrant Defense Network
- New schools and community groups engaged in the Atharhacton Maple Project
- Staff development: added Bookkeeper, Event Coordinator, Perennials Manager, and Communications Team
- Volunteer Parties
2021
Agroecology and Regenerative Land Use
- 125 trees planted into food forest and fenced orchard
- New mushroom yard and class, fall flush harvested
- Agroecological trail with seasonal interpretive signage
- Medicinal herb and shrub plantings on the margins
- Nesting kestrels, visiting peregrine falcons, & bald eagle
- Second fenced community tree nursery on 1/4-acre
- Native and pollinator perennials added to annual seedling sale
- 50-tap public-infused experiential maple sugaring operation
- Two beehives added for pollination
- 10% of youth programs free to low-income and immigrant families
- Sliding-scale admission for in-house events and workshops
- Free Atharhacton Maple Project community programs
- Free farm-feed-your-neighbor CSA shares & farm-to-food pantry boxes
2020
- January 12- soup and story telling
- February 29- Maple Moon Fest
- March- Farm Feed your neighbor
- May - safe seedling sale
- August- Farm store grand opening
- Bon odori peace festivul
- ~ Roaming the farm's fall-fun weekends with pumpkin patch, cryptic corn maze, and live music!
- ~U-picking flowers and shopping in our safe & cozy farm store
- ~Excited youth adventurers at farm camp
- ~Families picking up CSA shares, exploring the farm & fields.
2019
- sponsored summer camp for children from migrant & low-income families
- dedicated acreage to indigenous traditional crops and educational uses
- stepped up boldly to protect the land in our region
- started a Community Tree Nursery with now 250 saplings
- launched 3 new festivals: Maple Moon, Earth Day, & Voices of the Earth
- started an inclusive Farm & Nature afterschool program
- offered discounted CSA shares
- offered maple sugaring programs throughout the area for free
- donated healthy farm products to community events and food pantries
- collaborated to add a Community Day to Brassroots Festival