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2012 OPEN POSITIONS

• Hiring three field apprentices
• Hiring one farm education apprentice

Apprenticeship Program:
In 2012 we will offer three full-season field internships and one education internship that will split time between working in the field and assisting with education programming… Read More.

After months of preparation, we are pleased to launch our CSA Extras program with regular distributions of meat, dairy, and other products from Lewis Waite Farm. We are offering this service to our Read More.

Date: Wed, Jan 18, 2012

Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Location: Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries, 199 Main St., Beacon
RSVP:  via email

• Curious about how CSA farms work?
• Want to know what's in store at Common Ground Farm for 2012?

Please join us for our annual open board meeting! All are welcome -- you do not need to be a member to attend and participate… Read More.

'Tis the Season! 

There are many ways to make Common Ground Farm part of your holiday season.

• Have your loved ones asked you for your holiday wish list? Suggest they contribute to your 2012 Summer Share fund!
• Do you know someone who has everything? A donation to Common Ground Farm Read More.

Summer 2012 Preparations are Underway

To assist our farmers in planning for the Summer 2012 season, we encourage everyone to sign-up as early as possible. Pay in full by January 31st, 2012 and receive a 5% discount off the share price… Read More.

Dear Members,

One of the great beauties of CSAs is that they exist to share both in the trials and successes of a growing season, uniting communities for the good of the land and the people it feeds. As members of Common Ground Farm, you are living proof that this is the most precious model for both social and physical sustenance… Read More.

On Saturday at my house we geared up for the storm and we did disaster preparedness for our chickens.  We sealed up the windows, put ample hay down and put an ugly tarp over the run for the day for the girls.  On Sunday, we stood, mouths agape, as our ill considered tarp's snow load utterly collapsed our chicken run, something we had not even considered… Read More.

Tickets are on sale now for the November 5th Auction! (go to the event page to buy your tickets)

Sampling delicious local foods and bidding on exciting Hudson Valley products and services are part of the festivities at the Common Ground Farm Harvest Auction… Read More.

Hello Common Ground community!  

I am very excited to inherit the wonderfully rich education programs that Jen Clapp grew over the past four years.  I look forward to meeting and working with you and your children as the programs continue to develop… Read More.

It has been 4 years since I created and then stepped into the role of Education Director at Common Ground Farm.  We started with a four-week series for preschoolers and a few adult classes and have grown our programs to include summer camps, the Pioneer Living series, visits from local preschools, an ongoing field trip relationship with the Randolph School, scout troop visits, birthday parties, and a regular schedule of adult workshops… Read More.

While I was trying to avoid equating the moving on of our long-time Education Director Jen Clapp and the hiring of a new Education Director with the washing away of our soil and the replacement of that soil with a brand new batch of compost, well.… Read More.

Limited advanced sale tickets are available on the web site and by cash or check at Artisan Wine Shop, Main St., Beacon.
$35 per person, $10 for kids 10+ (younger are free)… Read More.

Put the "C" in CSA - Lend a Hand at the Soil Raising Party!

Calling all members and friends--we need you!  The compost we are purchasing with the generous grant received from the Dyson Foundation will arrive at the farm shortly… Read More.

Dear Friends and Members,

Once again thank you to all who have contributed to our farm since the storm. The money will go a long way to ensure a fertile season next year. As we mentioned earlier this week we will be providing updates as information is gathered and processed… Read More.

Members and Friends Rally Support for Common Ground Farm

Dear Members and Friends,

In an effort to give you as much substantive information as we have, we ask that you please bear with a few more emails than normal over the coming weeks… Read More.