Named one of “7 BEST FARM CAMPS FOR KIDS” in the nation by Modern Farmer magazine
Each year, the Place Based Learning Center works with more than 500 students, parents and individuals from local schools and the surrounding community.
Since 1972 more than 24,000 children have spent a week or more living and working on the farm through our Visiting Students Program and summer camps.
Approximately 120 apprentices have trained as farmers at Hawthorne Valley, and nearly all remain in farming and food-related work.
Since 1972, more than 200 interns and 500 summer camp counselors have worked with children on the farm.
Bringing Biodiversity and Beauty to the Landscape
In May 2022, Hawthorne Valley Farm and Farmscape Ecology Program (FEP) teamed up to honor Hawthorne Valley’s 50th anniversary by planting a 350-foot long hedgerow, featuring the valley’s namesake hawthorn trees. Farmers, staff, students from Hawthorne Valley Waldorf...