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Agroecology at Ulster/Kingston

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Esopus Agricultural Center will first encompass 214 acres of agricultural and wooded land located along the Esopus Creek. This unusual parcel is located between the diverse natural riparian habitat and the dense urban environment of Ulster and Kingston. NEFA envisions the Center as both a midscale organic diversified vegetable production resource, and an experiential farm-park on the edge of the city. It will feature native-plant insectary strips abuzz with pollinators, a nonprofit educational center alive with farm-based learning opportunities, and more. An open playing field on-site will continue to welcome public use; some 2 miles of bike and walking farm paths in and around the Center also invite engagement.

(At NEFA’s three New York agricultural centers in Copake, Chester, and Kingston, New York, multidisciplinary approach and mixed methods are being utilized to analyze the social and ecological impacts and benefits that are generated when agriculture, people’s livelihoods, and nature co-exist. The diversified farming and food-processing operations at NEFA’s three distinct sites each comprise four or more farm households with independent but complementary operations. The Centers are different ecologically; in various stages of conversion from conventional to organic agricultural practices; and at different phases of adaptation to mutual association and investor ownership. Read more about NEFA’s overall agroecology efforts.)

Meet NEFA

Northeast Farm Access, LLC, brings together farmers, social investors and local allies, especially conservation land trusts, to revive and transform sustainable agriculture—yielding not just abundant clean, local food, but also a new generation of successful organic farmers. Our innovative projects create long-term access to farmland and food while also growing farmer and investor equity. With investor support, we buy land, transition it to organic, and lease it long-term and affordably to experienced farmers. (Read more)

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NEWS from NEFA

  • NEFA EARLY SPRING 2019 UPDATE
  • NEFA Fall 2018 Update
  • Spring 2018 Update: Farmers in Full Gear
  • 2 New Hudson Valley Projects Near Esopus Ag Center Added by NEFA
  • NEFA Developing Monadnock Agricultural Center in New Hampshire
  • ‘How Is Your Work Ensuring Farm Viability?’ An Albany Conference Recap
  • From NEFA, the 2016 Year in Review

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OUR AGROECOLOGY PROGRAM

What is an Agricultural Center?

An Agricultural Center is a place where multiple, independent farming operations take place side by side, that features conserved working farmland, organic management practices, and that is created through the collaboration of farmers, social investors, local allies and NEFA.

An Agricultural Center includes the usual components of a farm: the farmers, the livestock and/or crops, agricultural land (including pastures, tillable land and woodland) and farm infrastructure (including farmhouses, barns and greenhouses). (Read More)

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