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Cultivating Plants Native to Columbia County
Did you know that the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program (FEP) has been cultivating Native Plant Gardens since 2011? Unlike the clear patches of a flower or vegetable garden, the FEP team, alongside a group of volunteers called the Soil Sisters, have designed and tended…
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Otto’s Market re-opens under the Farm Store’s management
We are thrilled to share that Otto’s Market in Germantown reopened under the Farm Store’s management on Monday, October 12. Having a second store has been a long-term vision for Hawthorne Valley, and we are so grateful to the Germantown community for the warm welcome and kind…
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New Episode of Roots to Renewal Podcast is Live
“Images and words come quickly, but truth comes slowly.” Most mornings, Hawthorne Valley’s Executive Director Martin Ping and his friend Leif Garbish walk the fields and forests here at Hawthorne Valley and talk about whatever comes up. Martin has always wished he could record…
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Faculty News: Fall 2026
This fall has been a lively one for the Alkion Center’s faculty. Eric Müller recently gave a talk on his latest Alkion Press publication, History Through Music, a comprehensive overview of the course he taught lovingly for decades at Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School. It followed…
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Call for Donations for the 2026 Holiday Auction
This year’s auction will raise funds to rebuild our main bridge across Agawamuck Creek. We are seeking donations of goods, services, gift certificates, and experiences from local businesses, school families, and friends of Hawthorne Valley. The online auction will run from…
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Preorders Open for Holiday Turkeys
Make your Thanksgiving table shine with a delicious, thoughtfully-raised turkey this holiday season. The Farm Store is offering local, organic turkeys from our friends at Feather Brook Farm in Fort Plain, NY, for $6.99/lb and Mary’s Organic in California for $5.99/lb. Pick-up…
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Harvest Festival
Hawthorne Valley’s Harvest Festival is back on Saturday, October 10, 11am–3pm! For more than 25 years, this free festival has brought together everything Hawthorne Valley stands for — farming, ecology, education, art, and community — for one big autumn celebration. Thousands of…
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Hawthorne Valley Receives Gift of 14+ Acres of Land
On Friday, September 25, there was a quiet signing ceremony making official an important gift of land to Hawthorne Valley Association. For anyone who has walked through the forest to the swim pond, the Wilderness Ways Camp, or the beautiful valley beyond, it was not apparent…
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Hawthorne Valley to Steward Otto’s Market in Germantown, Preserving a Nearly 100-Year Community Institution
Partnership continues Otto’s legacy as a neighborhood gathering place while strengthening local food access ahead of the store’s 2027 centennial. Hawthorne Valley Farm Store announced plans today (Wednesday, September 30) to steward Otto’s Market, the Germantown grocery that has…
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Introducing the Cow Care Commons
For years, Hawthorne Valley volunteers have groomed members of our dairy herd each winter. This simple yet important practice removes mud and manure and supports coat health. It also lets us notice each cow’s needs and creates space for relationships between cows and people that…