Native Meadow Trial
In 2016 the Native Meadow Trial was established at the Farm Hub, in partnership with the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program and the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. The purpose of the trial is to document the establishment and maintenance of the meadows without the use of herbicides, test the performance of different meadow seed mixes native to northeastern North America on farmland in the Mid-Hudson Region, monitor the development of the plant composition of the seed mixes and fallow fields, and assess the value of the seed mixes for supporting insect biodiversity and beneficial insects. In the meadows, one can see species such as Blackeyed Susan, Lance-leaved Coreopsis and Wild Bergamot.
Spring wheat is planted in the early spring and it is harvested in July.