The Vision - Pitney Meadows Community Farm

Volunteer Spotlight: Building the Community Gardens

By Jim Meinhold
Founding Patrons Celebration Set for Sept. 24

By Barbara Glaser
Sept. 16: Exhibit of Works by Tom Stock and Young Artists
Looking Toward the Future: A Focus on Planning

By Katie Petronis

Growing Saratoga's Future through

Community Gardens

Empowering community members to grow food with access to communal equipment and coaching from experts

Training Farm

Develop a farming school where we train the next generation of stewards of the earth

Community Education

Teach all ages of youth about food and sustainable agriculture

Year-Round Farm Hub

Create a year-round farm hub that shares the bounty of the upstate agricultural community

Nature Trails

Experience the peace and tranquility of nature through trails that wind through the fields, marsh, and woods

Community Events

Engage the community through programs, u-pick opportunities, and events

Imagine

Imagine a city that has a farm within the city limits.
A place where community can learn, grow, and share in the excitement of food.
A key feature would be a large teaching farm that would bring in the nation’s best and brightest farmers to train the next generation of eager farmers. There could be classroom teaching time, but also plenty of space for students to actually get their hands dirty, to experiment, trial, and learn by doing. After students had graduated from the teaching farm, they could start their own incubator farms, a 1- to 3-acre plot where they would farm on their own, but with supervision from the staff at the school.

Imagine if this farm had a large year-round farmhub building. This building serves as a 6-day- a-week farm store and distribution point for the region's farm products. It might also include a teaching and processing kitchen to educate our community on cooking with local food.

Imagine if a large community garden was a part of this. Where community members from all socio-economic cultures and walks of life were invited to learn from a mentor on how to grow their own food, take classes on beekeeping, orchard pruning, soil health, and more.

Imagine a location for summer camps to teach kids about farming and food, and how their food choices influence so many aspects of their life and their community. Where students from the surrounding high schools, colleges and technical schools could come out and learn how food is produced.

Imagine if this farm was landscaped beautifully, with fields of flowers and sunflowers, native plants and trees, windbreaks of curly and pussy willow, dogwood and redbud. That it had trails for walking, hiking, and cycling, picnic spots. Boardwalks along the stream and marsh, where families could check out the frogs, turtles and other wildlife that call it home.

Volunteer Spotlight: Building the Community Gardens

Founding Patrons Celebration Set for Sept. 24

Sept. 16: Exhibit of Works by Tom Stock and Young Artists

Looking Toward the Future: A Focus on Planning

Growing Saratoga's Future through

Community Gardens

Training Farm

Community Education

Year-Round Farm Hub

Nature Trails

Community Events

Contact Us

112 Spring Street, Suite 109 Saratoga Springs NY 12866

(518) 290-0008

contact@pitneymeadows.org