Hollengold Farm was started in the Spring of 2009 by a family originally from New York City. Along with a few of our  gardening friends, we put our first vegetable rows in during the Spring of 2009. Since then, we continue to grow and expand. With little farming or country experience, we have learned mostly from doing, reading and letting nature teach us. We are continually fueled by our love of food, nature, plants, and healthy living, and strive to create a beautiful place for others to share and experience with us. Along with farming there is a large component of art and education related to plants, how they grow, their uses. A sustainable environment and small scale permaculture farm model is our inspiration.

Read more about our individual members below.

Caitlin and Henning have been nurturing a love of fresh farm produce here in the Rondout Valley for the past five years. They have always been enthusiastic eaters, enjoying the edible bounty of CSA memberships. Over time, they realized the additional benefits of Community Supported Agriculture: The CSA model encourages the teaching of all to grow delicious, healthy food for themselves, their family, friends, and neighbors. Caitlin and Henning felt very much at home during their volunteer work at Regeneration CSA, and went at it with the intent to learn as much as possible about their new calling in farming. It is with this found love for growing that they came to Hollengold. In December the two received their Permaculture Design Certificates from the Hancock Permaculture Center and are committed to farming under the core principles of Care for the Earth, Care for People, and the Return of Surplus to Both. they can be reached at info@hollengoldfarm.com

Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, instructor, and author who teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, here on the farm, and leads workshops around the country. She has published two books on Botanical Drawing and is working on two book projects related to plants growing on the farm. Her work has been published in the New York Times and Oprah magazine this spring. She can be reached at: wendy@hollengoldfarm. Visit her botanical website at: www.drawingincolor.com

Abby Goldfarb is a Certifield Holistic Health Coach and Certified Permaculture Designer who has worked at several organic farms across the country. She received holistic nutritional training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City.
Abby was the resident Farm Manager for 2010. This year she works at a farm in Dartmouth, MA called Eva's Garden and continues to be involved here peripherally. She can be reached at abby@hollengoldfarm.com

Jesse Goldfarb is a Certified Permaculture Designer, who has spent time interning at the New York Botanical Garden and with working with Missour Botanical Garden's community conservation program in Madagascar.
He currently is in his second year as Head of Innovation for One Acre Fund, an organization that empowers small-scale farmers in Rwanda and Kenya. He can be reached at: jesse@hollengoldfarm.com

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