LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — On Tuesday, September 26, New Hope Community and SUNY Sullivan held a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the official designation of Hope Farm, a planned organic …
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LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY — On Tuesday, September 26, New Hope Community and SUNY Sullivan held a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of the official designation of Hope Farm, a planned organic farm created in collaboration between New Hope Community and SUNY Sullivan. The health-focused, community-centered project is led by Jon Jon Thomas, New Hope’s agricultural leader, and is being cultivated on a three-acre plot that was provided by SUNY Sullivan.
Hope Farm is an expansion of New Hope Community’s Greenhouse Program, offering hands-on educational, therapeutic and recreational benefits that encourage people with developmental disabilities to learn about agriculture and horticulture, providing a new nutritional approach to healthy eating.
Hope Farm will also provide applied learning opportunities for SUNY Sullivan’s culinary arts program. This cooperative will produce food through sustainable farming techniques that improve and protect the integrity of the earth and its inhabitants. This hands-on initiative will educate students, the people New Hope Community supports, and employees about the cultivation of food and will provide direct access to high quality, locally grown fresh produce.
For more information visit www.newhopecommunity.org.
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