
Our vision is for a prosperous Hudson Valley community consciously investing in resilient agriculture and viable local food systems.
Our mission is to provide innovative solutions that create dynamic agricultural entrepreneurship, support sustainability and climate resiliency and enhance economic growth in the Hudson Valley. Through improving equitable capital access and business technical assistance for agricultural and food entrepreneurs, HVADC is committed to presenting programming and lending programs that are inclusive of low-to-moderate income and underserved communities.

Past Projects
IWW projects (click to view)
Madava Farms
Moxie Ridge Farm
In the late fall of 2016 Moxie Ridge farm was formed, although she has only recently moved on to the land. She heard about the land through Farm Link and American Farmland Trust, but did not have the capital or the credit to purchase it. Hennessy reached out to the Agricultural Stewardship Association, a non-profit land trust, and they referred her to Dirt Capital Partners, a private company whose mission is to preserve farmland and support small farmers. Dirt Capital Partners then urged her to get in touch with HVADC, at which point Hennessy began participating in the Incubator Without Walls (IWW) program.
Hennessy states that IWW was absolutely crucial to obtaining the Moxie Ridge property and business. Although she has a background in business, marketing and goat dairy management, she did not have a lot of capital. IWW connected Hennessy with business consultants
and through working with them she was able to figure out how to sustainably scale up her business to support her full time. The consultant helped her pitch and present ideas to Dirt Capital Partners, which ultimately resulted in a successful offer on the farm and the business.
Hudson Valley AgriBusiness
Development
Corporation
507 Warren St.
2nd Floor
Hudson, NY 12534
Tel 518.432.5360
Fax 888.317.5556