ABOUT US OUR INITIATIVES GET INVOLVED THE LATEST TOURS DONATE Local Economy In 2015, Hawthorne Valley purchased $6.5 million in goods and services; more than $2.25 million of that, or 35% was spent within a 30-mile radius of our campus in Ghent, NY; and, $3.5 million was spent within 120 miles, supporting over 700 businesses. Nearly 40% of the businesses Hawthorne Valley purchases from fall within 30 miles of the farm. Our farm store carries hundreds of value-added products – handmade soap, maple syrup, smoked fish, and more – from more than 115 independently-owned regional producers. Outreach + Training In 1972, Hawthorne Valley’s Place Based Learning Center pioneered holistic on-farm education for urban students, and in the decades since has hosted many thousands of children for week-long farm learning immersions. Since 1972, nearly 26,000 children have spent a week or more living and working on the farm through our Visiting Students Program and summer camps. Hawthorne Valley pioneered modern on-farm apprentice training throughout the 1970s and helped start the first Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) in 1994 – now a national network with over a dozen regional hubs. Approximately 150 apprentices have trained as farmers at HVA and nearly all remain in farming and food-related work. The Institute for Mindful Agriculture works with local partners to address local food system needs through the Rolling Grocer 19 and other projects, and offers an annual workshop on regenerative agriculture to about 50 people. Since 1972, 220 interns and 580 summer camp counselors have worked with children on the farm. Since the first graduating class of 1983, 600 students have graduated from Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School. Each year, the Place Based Learning Center works with more than 500 students, parents and individuals from local schools and the surrounding community. ABOUT HAWTHORNE VALLEY Hawthorne Valley Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit made up of diverse initiatives committed to the renewal of soil, society and self by integrating agriculture, education, and art. Accessibility Statement 327 County Route 21C, Ghent, NY 12075 Phone: 518-672-4465 info@hawthornevalleyassociation.org OUR INITIATIVES Hawthorne Valley Association Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School Hawthorne Valley Farm & Farmer Training Hawthorne Valley Farm Store Children’s Programming Alkion Center Center for Social Research Farmscape Ecology Program Walking the Dog Theater Rolling Grocer 19 Adonis Press RECENT HVA NEWS Roots to Renewal features local educator & artist Martina Müller Honoring 50th anniversary of “Diet for a Small Planet” Winter CSA Shares Now Available Roots to Renewal: The Role of Money and the Creative Process Adapting to New Farming Realities © 2021 Hawthorne Valley Association, All rights reserved.