A range of microgreens sparkle and shimmer inside the greenhouses over the winter, marking the fourth year of year-round farming. This photo gallery celebrates the vegetable team staff who spend the winter focused on greenhouse production. View the gallery here.
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What is the impact of vegetable production on the greenhouse gas exchange between soil and air? The Farm Hub and Cornell Cooperative Extension are collaborating on a research trial this question, and also uncovers solutions to reduce further emissions.
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This past spring, the Farm Hub began growing melons (watermelons, cantaloupe, and a Charentais-type specialty melon) inspired by feedback from colleagues working in the emergency food system. Our production team also used this opportunity to experiment with growing melons in a no-till system.
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Over the course of the 2021 season, we grew a variety of vegetables, field crops, and cover crops across the farm. Production included edible dry beans, small grains, spring canola, and corn varieties produced for community food initiatives including tortilla trials. Learn more about the 2021 season in this feature by Farm Manager Jeff Arnold.
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A busy season at the farm including welcoming new staff in finance and human resources. Our Community Food team staff began selling flour and beans at the Kingston Farmers Market. Staff joined Soul Fire Farm for a work day and a day of cultural exchange. “The Wonder of the Bobolink” screened at the Princeton Environmental Film Festival.
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The Farm Hub is hosting a research trial led by Cornell Cooperative Extension Eastern New York that examines the efficacy of sweet potato slip production in the Hudson Valley region.
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How can a farm be of service to its community? Ag Education Manager Sara Katz uses Grow Well Kingston as a platform to tell stories of the various community initiatives that the collective encompasses.
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With access to fresh locally grown vegetables a continued challenge for many people, a new initiative at the Kingston Family Health Center offers patients easy access to ripe fruits and just harvested vegetables.
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In early October, Farm Hub staff and friends gathered to express thanks to Eddie Clevenger, Director of Farm Operations. Having served as Director of Farm Operations at the Farm Hub since 2016, Eddie will be moving with his family to Nebraska next month to start a new position as Head of Farming West for Belltown Farms.
As steward of the Farm Hub’s crop production and operations, land management, and a number of key on-farm infrastructure projects, Eddie was pivotal in advancing the well-being and growth of our organization over these past years. We are exceedingly grateful for his devotion to the land, the knowledge and wisdom he shared with us, and the terrific farm operation and team that flourished under his guidance here at the Farm Hub. Though he will be missed in the Hurley Flats, we are thrilled for Eddie as he makes this exciting move!
Birds are commonly seen as a nuisance by farmers as they have been known to eat and damage crops. Researchers from Columbia University recently completed a pilot research study at the Farm Hub to examine whether birds can actually help farmers control pests, and whether there is a connection between sustainable agriculture and bird conservation.
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