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Sep 26, 2024
Our Year with the Field Sprouts
This year was Harlem Valley Homestead’s first year hosting a brand new 4H club, The Field Sprouts! We partnered with Cornell Cooperative...
Sep 26, 2024
Our Commitment to Community
Our partnership with the Dover Center of Compassion stands as one of Harlem Valley Homestead's longest and most meaningful connections...
Sep 26, 2024
New Partnerships
This year we have partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extension Putnam County to increase access to our meat and produce throughout...
Aug 30, 2024
Reflecting on a First Season of Farming
By Bryce Harter Starting my first experience in farming, I truly did not know what to expect. My time spent at Harlem Valley Homestead...
Aug 29, 2024
Sharing the Farm
By Nolan Bravo There are many great things about working on a farm. You get to spend most of your days outside, soaking up the sunshine,...
Aug 28, 2024
Late Summer in the Greenhouse
By Sadie Burgher I strap on a wearable bucket and enter the humid jungle of a greenhouse that contains an eight-foot high jungle of...
Jul 31, 2024
Learning by Doing
In July we welcomed groups from the Dover Summer Camp to learn, play, and experiment on the farm. One of our guiding principles on the...
Jul 31, 2024
The Grief of Raising Animals you Love - Whitney Vos
By Whitney Vos, Livestock Manager I love animals with all of my heart. I also choose to work in a profession that requires me to decide...
Jun 25, 2024
Always Learning - Max Spurlin
It is hard to believe that I am entering my ninth season of farming. My farming career began in the summer of 2015, as I made the choice...
Jun 25, 2024
On Interdependence this 4th of July - Josh Viertel
“He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer,...
May 29, 2024
Calf Names!
All nine of our calves were born healthy and happy. Sweet William (Theme: Flowers) - Ruth's Baby, a classic British White bull calf,...
May 6, 2024
Pollinators in Spring - MaryBeth Reid
Having lived and worked in the northeast for most of my life, May has always been one of my favorite months of the year. When I started...
May 1, 2024
Dover Clean Up Day
The Harlem Valley Homestead crew participated in the Town of Dover Road Clean Up and Town Beautification Day, an annual town event that...
Mar 26, 2024
Welcoming a new season, and new faces! - Eric Harvey
From left to right: Eric and Max in the field; the team pruning the orchard; Sarah and Nolan at the Hastings Market As we enter our...
Mar 25, 2024
Earth Day Every Day - Zach Kapple
Howdy all & Spring tidings! If I had to choose a favorite season, it would be a close tie between winter and spring. There is just...
Feb 28, 2024
Celebrating Women in Farming - Whitney Vos
“Women are of vital importance to rural economies. Rearing poultry and small livestock and growing food crops, they are responsible for...
Feb 28, 2024
Spring Shimmers - Diane Einsiedler
March is a month of incredible change on the farm. As the earth tilts towards the sun, the lengthening days and warming soils shimmer...
Feb 5, 2024
Winter is for the Birds - Lynn Martin
By now most people are longing for spring weather and sunshine, and surely our feathered friends feel similarly. Many people enjoy...
Feb 2, 2024
Celebrating Imbolc - Sarah Lucas
The beginning of February brings several holidays in various traditions, including Candlemas, St Brigids Day, Groundhog Day, and the...
Jan 26, 2024
On the Farm: Tracking Winter Wildlife - January 23, 2024
Situated between the hills of the Appalachian Trail and the Ten Mile River, the farm is home not only to the animals we raise, but also...
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