2019 Cultivators

Last month marked the first harvest for many new and seasoned growers in the Hudson Valley who had planted seeds fairly new to the region; hemp.

The birth story of HVADC client Noble Pies in Orange County may be rooted in the humble beginnings of a once-struggling horse boarding farm, but folks all over the country were able to witness Noble Pies shine bright on QVC home shopping cable, television and satellite network last month.

If you think working at the same place for 20 years is impressive, how about tilling the same soil for over 200 years…?

Even through summer vacation months, getting kids back off to school, harvest season and more, HVADC Deputy Director Mary Ann Johnson was on the road in recent months, traveling throughout the seven counties covered by HVADC initiatives

Food security, as defined by the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.

HVADC has announced the participants in the third class of its Farm and Food Funding Accelerator (FFFA) Program.

HVADC’s mission is to develop and provide innovative solutions that create dynamic agricultural entrepreneurship and enhance economic growth in the Hudson Valley.

The Hudson Valley kitchen table is said to have an overflowing cornucopia; abundant with fruits, vegetables, meats, fish and so much more… but not so much access to grains.

HVADC’s Farm and Food Funding Accelerator (FFFA) program enjoys a diversity of partners, participants, and consultants within a large regional footprint; with product types ranging from chai-spiced honey to an agri-tourism destination and market.

The National Farm Viability Conference is one of the most important gatherings dedicated to the profession of farming in the entire country.

Max Morningstar has been farming since he was nineteen, when his enthusiasm for excellent food and love of the outdoors led him to enroll in the farmer training program at the Farm School

When Ted Berndt’s plans come to fruition, Washington County will have a new agritourism destination featuring farmers, craftspeople, artists, antique dealers, food vendors, specialty food producers, special events and musicians at his Battenkill Valley Farms in Cambridge.

Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation (HVADC) is now accepting applications for its third Farm and Food Funding Accelerator (FFFA) program.

Most days of any given week, both HVADC Executive Director Todd Erling and Deputy Director Mary Ann Johnson are putting on the miles – crisscrossing the seven-county region that HVADC serves – and beyond.

The first four NYS Grown & Certified (G&C) Grants in the Capital District have been awarded, through the program administrated by HVADC and Hudson Mohawk Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc., (HMRC&D).

Gray Family Farm in New Windsor in Orange County is a direct-to-consumer family farm and CSA.

HVADC partners and collaborates with other like-minded organizations throughout the North East which do similar work in order to share resources, and extend the enhancement of the vital link between land and food throughout the region.

Sourcing a variety of sustainable, humanly harvested, local fish, twelve months a year can be a bit challenging in the Hudson Valley, unless you stocked your freezer straight from the lake or stream the prior season.

In May, Karianna Haasch hung her new Local Artisan Bakery sign above her new bakery in midtown Kingston; serious about every word read in the sign.

Since an interest in food and its production historically begins at home, the food and agriculture industry is filled with family-owned businesses and complex partnerships in various configurations.