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Esopus Progress Report, in Brief

July 18, 2016 Leave a Comment

The first of Esopus Agricultural Center’s three anticipated farm purchases, the Chambers Farm, is scheduled for closing July 27th in Kingston, with dozens of people collaborating to make it all happen.

Our NEFA team and many supporters have worked hard since last October to get us so close. Local and town official meetings have been positive, with the community engaged and supportive. Though in March the land was still brown, the video above, shot then, gives you context of this unique space.

Some of the other details:

4 Farmer-Lessees Lined Up

Four experienced farm operations are finalizing 30-year lease terms to begin fall 2016. One, Rosette Salad, is already on the land, growing some 100 acres of organic spring mix lettuces, herbs and kale. The remaining fields are ready to plant September 1 by EAC’s prospective other farmer-lessees. The adjacent woodlands and waterways of this unique property are thriving. Our farmers:

  • Alewife Farm
  • Rosette Salad Company
  • Seed Song Farm
  • Stone Ridge Orchard

Scenic Hudson Work Under Way

The Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc. process is well under way, with valuation of conservation easements now expected in August. (More on our collaboration with Scenic Hudson.)

Second Farm Under Consideration

Esopus Agricultural Center, LLC’s next proposed farm purchase, a fabulous conserved 300-acre farm in nearby Kerhonkson/Rochester, is going very well. Current and additional prospective farmer-lessees have expressed interest in the land and buildings there.

August 11 Farmworker Rights Event

On August 11 at the Esopus center, NEFA and the new nonprofit Seed Song Farm Center are hosting a conversation about farmworker rights. Read the invitation.

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Meet NEFA

Northeast Farm Access, LLC, brings together farmers and social investors 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 while also growing farmer and investor equity. With investor support, we buy land, transition it to organic, and lease it longterm and affordably to intermediate-level farmers. (Read more)

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NEWS from NEFA

  • Esopus Ag Center Formed on 214 Historic Prime Ulster Acres
  • NEFA Makes Commitment to Agroecology Program at Its 3 Centers
  • Esopus Progress Report, in Brief
  • August 11: Farmworker Justice Event at Esopus Ag Center
  • Northeast Farm Access and Scenic Hudson Land Trust Deepen Collaboration
  • NEFA Expands Financial-Services Relationship with Farm Credit East
  • Copake Ag Center at Full Capacity as Lineage Farm Breaks Ground

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Enabling the next generation of young farmers to enter and stay in farming is one of the great challenges of our time. To succeed, they need land, affordable capital and reliable markets. Northeast Farm Access helps meet these needs by bringing together social investors, expert farmers, and available farmland.”
— Fred Kirschenmann, President, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture

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