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11/01/2024

Calling all people with leaves! 🍁🍂

Come drop your leaves on the farm to help our garlic grow!

Every year, the last thing we plant is our garlic. In our climate Zone, we plant between Halloween and Thanksgiving, then the cloves get tucked in under a thick layer of mulch to keep them moist and warm through the winter.

And your leaves can help us create this mulch that will nourish our garlic for next year!

Drop your yard leaves on the farm so we can use to put the garlic to bed for the winter.
- Leave must be bagged
- Please only leaves and grass only
- Drop your bags ANYTIME in front of the red barn by the sign

Your trees can help create the delicious garlic you use in next years dishes - how amazing is that!?

10/30/2024

Wow, everyone, just WOW! 🍁 Fall Festival was so much fun and such a success!

Thank you if you came and joined the fun, thanks to all the vendors who showed up, and thanks for supporting our farm! 😆

Farm Reminders! ☀️

🦃 Turkey orders are coming due! Classic Turkey orders are due THIS FRIDAY.

💐 Upick Flower CSA is done for the season. We hope to see you next year

🥬 Market will continue to be open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays until Nov 23, with 2 last markets of the season on Tuesday Nov 26 and Saturday Nov 30.

The greens will continue to roll in, so eat the greenery now while it’s still fresh! We will also have some garlic braids ready every week until the garlic is gone.

🤝🏻 Saturday Nov 23rd is our final Volunteer Day of the season. Details to come!

🎃 We have lots of pumpkins still available for carving, and we set up a Honor System self-serve pumpkin patch up by the barn. Stop by anytime, even if the market isn’t open, and get a pumpkin!

***From our fields this week:

🌿 Baby Kale
Teenage Kale
Bok Choi
Cabbage
🍆 Eggplant : Italian, Asian, White
Radishes - French Breakfast Black Spanish
🥗 Salad Mix
🍅 Tomatoes - last of the year
Cherry Tomatoes - last of the year
Mustard Greens
🥬 Head Lettuce - new this week
🍓 Strawberries
Winter Squash
🧅 Onions and Shallots
🧄 Garlic
Braided Garlic Strands w/herbs
🌱 Herb: Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Rosemary, Za’atar, Sage

***Other favorites in our market this week:
🍎 Apples; Golden Delicious, Ludacrisp, Jonathan
Acorn Squash
Butternut Squash

🧈 Garlic Butter
Butter Rolls
🥛 Milk
🥚 Eggs

🐠 Rainbow Trout
Lamb Shoulder Chops
🍗 Chicken
🌭 Sausage
🍔 Beef

See you soon at the farm! 🍁

10/29/2024

Haven't carved a pumpkin yet? Grab one from our self-serve pumpkin patch, open now!
Stop by the farm any time this week, even if market isn't open, to pick a pumpkin.
Leave payment in the Honor System box or use the QR code.

10/25/2024

See you tomorrow at the farm! 🍁

We have an incredible line up of vendors and activities for you and the whole family to have the most festive and fun day of fall!

I think we can all agree that the foliage has been EXTRA spectacular lately - be sure to take advantage of the gorgeous colors and weather tomorrow and make memories that you’ll cherish forever.

Come for the whole day, or pop in for the pie eating contest at 12pm, or the costume contest at 3pm, or come enjoy some Cider from Davie’s Farm and live music by Incidental Contact from 1pm!

No matter what, you definitely won’t want to miss this celebration! 🍁

Fall Festival at Cropsey Community Farm
10am-5pm

See you tomorrow! 🍁

10/21/2024

Fall Festival highlight! 🍁

Our annual Fall Festival is THIS Saturday! We’re so excited to have Incidental Contact as our live band and entertainment for the day 🎸

Incidental Contact is a Rock and Roll cover band playing everything from ABBA to Zeppelin with some RUSH in between - what a blast!

IC will be jamming out with us from 1-3pm on the 26th, adding an extra flair to the fun of the day.

Are you planning on joining us for our Annual Fall Festival? 🍁

Check out our previous posts for the full schedule of the day along with all the activities we have planned and participating vendors.

It’s going to be SUCH a fun day - and we can’t wait to celebrate the season with you! 🍁

10/16/2024

Last day to sign up!

Come celebrate the last of the warm season with one of our most favorite events of the year! 😄

Stretch the Mozz is a night of cheese making, yes, but it’s also a night of laughter, good wine, delicious eats, and lasting memories with great people. 🍅

This is our last dinner event of the year and we hope you’ll join us for this delightful evening!

Registration ends on Wednesday at 5pm and we have limited tickets available so be sure to get yours today!

Stretch the Mozz
Friday October 18th 6:30-9PM
Rocklandfarm.org/mozz-event

We can’t wait to cheese with you! 🧀

10/15/2024

Did you know we now accept EBT/SNAP and FMNP at the market? ⭐

Making fresh food more accessible is one of our missions here at Cropsey. In addition to donating produce to local food pantries, we also accept SNAP/EBT card, FMNP checks and Fresh Connect checks in our market!

What can you get?

🥛 SNAP/EBT: all SNAP approved food items

🍎 FMNP checks: all fruits and vegetables only

🫑 Fresh Connect checks: all SNAP approved food items

We are also happy to offer a 10% discount for customers using these payment methods.

🦃 ALSO You can use these methods to purchase a Thanksgiving turkey! Just stop in the store or email [email protected] to pre-order.

FMNP checks expire Nov 30 and Fresh Connect checks expire Dec 31, so be sure to use them today!

Use these at the market during our hours:
Thurs & Fri 10am-4pm
Sat 10am-2pm

Feel free to say hi to our farm animals during your visit!

10/14/2024

This Friday! Come celebrate the last of the warm season with one of our most favorite events of the year! 😄

Stretch the Mozz is a night of cheese making, yes, but it’s also a night of laughter, good wine, delicious eats, and lasting memories with great people. 🍅

This is our last dinner event of the year and we hope you’ll join us for this delightful evening!

Registration ends on Wednesday at 5pm and we have limited tickets available so be sure to get yours today!

Stretch the Mozz
Friday October 18th 6:30-9PM
Rocklandfarm.org/mozz-event

We can’t wait to cheese with you! 🧀

10/11/2024

Last Friday we had a small volunteer group come from Arc of Rockland to help us out at the farm!

An exceptional group of four adults with disabilities, along with their aide helped us collect and bundle flowers and branches to dry for our witches broom making station that will take place at Fall Festival (coming up October 26th 🍁).

This wonderful team is going to be visiting weekly and will help us out with all different projects.

They’re truly a delight to have on the farm!

Interested in volunteering with us? We have lots of opportunities for individuals, families, and businesses!

Visit us at Rocklandfarm.org/how-you-can-help for more 💚

10/10/2024

Our Annual Fall Fest is just two weeks away and we can’t wait to celebrate all the fun of this season with you! 🍁

Above you’ll find all the participating vendors, as well as the activities we have planned in the order of the day.

Take a look at all the details and plan yourself a perfect day at the farm with us!

We’ve curated SO many fun things for you, your family, and friends, and it’s bound to be a day packed with smiles and joy!

We can’t wait to see you Saturday October 26! 🍁

*Rockland Farm Alliance is a non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.

10/09/2024

Farm updates! 🍁

🥬 Sale on greens this week!

We have a beautiful abundance of arugula, salad mix, and baby kale.
$5 per 1/2lb bag. Scoop it up now!

🌸 This is the LAST WEEK for public U-Pick Flower for the season.
Upick CSA members will still be able to pick next week, and that may be the last week... TBD.

🧄 We are also making garlic braids with herbs - a few will be available in the market each week! Each braid is approx 1lb of garlic, woven with lots of herbs. Hang it in your kitchen and just snip away at it when you need a bulb.

🍅 Lastly, tomato season is winding down, as we picked the last of the cherry tomatoes this week. You’ll still find some ripening tomatoes on the market table, and once those are gone, that’s it!

There will be a limited amount of 5lbs sauce tomato bags in market, too. Stock up!

**From our fields this week:
🌱 Arugula - SALE!
🌿 Baby Kale - SALE!
Beets
Bok Choi
🥬 Cabbage
Escarole
🍆 Eggplant : Italian, Asian, White
Radishes
🥗 Salad Mix - SALE!
String Beans - last of the year
🍅 Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Winter Squash
🧅 Onions and Shallots
🧄 Garlic

Braided Garlic Strands w/herbs
Herb: Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Rosemary, Za’atar, Sage
💐 Flower Bouquets

**Other favorites in our market this week:

Fruit:
🍎 Try the Summerset Apples, Pink-a-boo (pink inside apples!), Ludacrisp

🍇 Sheridan Grapes - purple
🌽 Sweet Corn
Winter Squash

🍗 Chicken is restocked!
🍔 Ground beef
🥛 Ronnybrook Cream-line Milk

See you at the Market!
Thursday 10-6pm
Friday 10-4pm
Saturday 10-2pm

☀️

10/08/2024

Exciting news!! Stretch the Mozz is back!!

We last minute decided to add one of our most favorite and mouth-watering events to our calendar as a way to end the warmer months with a huge celebration!! 🎉

The hilarious gentlemen from Stretch the Mozz are returning on Friday, October 18th for an evening you won’t forget.

Expect cheese making, laughter, live DJ, community, fun, wine, fresh cannoli, AND THE BEST PART is that everyone will leave with a fresh ball of mozz! 🧀

This event has extremely limited availability, so if you and your loves are interested - book your tickets today!! This event will sell out fast!!

Join us as we celebrate all that life has to offer! 🎉

Stretch the Mozz
Friday, October 18th, 6:30-9pm
Rocklandfarm.org/mozz-event

10/04/2024

Our Thanksgiving Turkey pre-sale is officially live and ready for your orders! 🦃

Take the stress off of find a delicious and quality turkey for your table – order with us and be guaranteed and locally raised bird ready for you to pick up from Cropsey Community Farm!

This year we’re offering a Classic Bird and a Heritage Bird. Both options will be fresh - not frozen!

Preorder your turkeys today and support local farms this Thanksgiving! 🍁

Rocklandfarm.org/turkey-presale

*Rockland Farm Alliance is a non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.

10/03/2024

Our last Farm Animal Yoga session of the year is this Saturday and you won’t want to miss it!

Imagine waking up this Saturday - the morning air is crisp but the sun is shining bright ☀️ You know it’s going to be a great day!

You slide into your comfy yoga clothes, and after a little cup of coffee you head over to the farm - with your friends or family. You can’t wait to laugh with the goofy animals all morning 😄

You make your way into the field - it’s the perfect temperature this morning - it’s not too hot or too cold, and everyone around you is smiling - already having a good time.

After 45 minutes of movement, breath, and hilarious moments with the goats and pigs you feel refreshed! This was a completely unique and fun way to spend a fall morning 🍁 and you know you’ll be chatting about this experience for a long time!

You head to market and use your 10% participant discount to snag some fresh produce grown right next to where you’re currently standing. And then you head on to your day feeling a little bit lighter and little more playful. ✨

This could be your story friend! 😄
Join us this Saturday from 10:30-11:15am
Tickets are selling fast so be sure to get yours soon - mats are limited!

RocklandFarm.org/farm-animal-yoga
See you on the mat! ☀️

10/02/2024

Farm Update! 🍁

Alright friends - we apologize for all the changes but we have one last schedule change to market hours:

🔔 We are now closing at 4pm on THURSDAYS as well as Fridays.

We wanted to try later hours this season to test the waters, but we’ve had to make the decision to close at 4.

We hope our Saturday hours offers plenty of time to shop after regular workday hours! ☀️

In other news, next week will be the LAST PUBLIC UPICK FLOWERS for the season. Upick CSA members will still be able to pick. 🌸🌼🌻🌺

Lots of yummy produce from our fields this week! Beets, bok choi, salad mix - see our list below!

****From our fields this week:**
🌱Arugula
Baby Kale
Beets
Bok Choi
🥬Cabbage
Escarole
🍆Eggplant : Italian, Asian, White
🌶️Hot Peppers - Hungarian Hot Wax, Jalapeno, Cayenne
Leeks - limited
Radishes
🥗Salad Mix
String Beans
🍅Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Winter Squash
🧅Onions and Shallots
🧄Garlic

Herb: Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Rosemary, Za’atar, Sage
💐Flower Bouquets

****Other favorites in our market this week:**

🍇🍎Fruit: Concord Grapes, Apples - multiple varieties
🥛Cream-top Milk
🍗Chicken, beef, pork
🍯Local honey

See you at the market!

10/01/2024

Fall festivities are officially here! 🍁🍂🍃

As we get closer to the holidays, we open up the farm for community markets and events geared to support locals businesses and encouraging you - along with your friends and family - to enjoy the magic of our natural environment ☀️

🧘🏻‍♂️ This Saturday October 5th - our final Farm Animal Yoga session of the year!
We’ve had SUCH a blast hosting yoga in our fields to all of you this year! We’ve made memories with over a hundred participants along with our friendly farm animals 🐖🐐 Whether you’ve joined us already, or if you’re new to yoga on the farm with our furry friends, we invite you to join us in this last session of 2024!
10/5 10:30-11:15 - all ages welcome
rocklandfarm.org/farm-animal-yoga

🍁 October 26th is our Annual Fall Festival!
Join us for a full day enjoying the crisp fall weather and supporting local makers and shakers. We’ll have live music, delicious food and drinks, and activities for the whole family.
Free and open to all!

Upcoming in November! 🦃

🙌🏻 Join us for our monthly Volunteer Day on November 23rd!
Every Volunteer Day we get an incredible group of community members to help us with our seasonal projects around the farm. From w**ding to building new structures to setting up the barn for our education programs – we’re so lucky to have helpful folks show up, lend a hand and share a smile. If you’re itching to get involved in your community, make new friends, and support a local organization - join us!
Sign up with Maria via rocklandfarm.org/how-you-can-help

🌟 Save the date for our Annual Holiday Market on November 30th!
Just in time for your holiday shopping - join us at the farm in support of local businesses and to snag a few unique and authentic gifts for your loved ones! More info to come - but be sure to mark your calendars 🤗

We can’t wait to see you at the farm this Fall! 🍁

09/30/2024

Mark your calendars! Our Fall Festival is back! 🍁🍂🍃

Every year we bring local makers of foods, crafts, and goods together in the fresh fall air and under the changing leaves of the farm 🍁

The day always makes for a super fun experience for participants and vendors alike as folks and families mingle and play together.

This year we’re excited to have live music as the entertaining accompaniment to the day!

This community event is completely free and open to all - we hope you join us!
Saturday October 26 🍁🍃🍂

09/25/2024

Farm Update! 🍁

The Twilight Dinner was a big success last Friday! We’ll be sharing a recap of the event soon, but for now we want to say a BIG thank you to everyone who came, ate, danced, and enjoyed a beautiful night on the farm. It was so great to meet many of you, and we’re already looking forward to next year’s event! ✨

The Twilight Dinner always marks the beginning of Fall. Maybe because we do it around the Fall Equinox, but on Monday driving to the farm there was a real change in the trees, colors turning, leaves falling. Time to get in the Autumn spirit. 🍃🍂

There are still some Cropsey-grown pumpkins available in the market. Other Fall-like things in the market this week include leeks (small, but lots of tender stem), escarole, and juicy cabbage. That all spells soup to me. 😊🍲

Farm Crew took out 1 caterpillar tunnel of cherry tomatoes, spread leaf mulch, and put down w**d barrier, then transplanted about 800 kale, chard, and collard plants.

These plants will last through the winter (fingers crossed) and get harvested for our school visits and for the Closter Farm Market. Go team! 🙌🏻

**From our fields this week:

🌱 Arugula
Baby Kale
🥕Carrots
🥬 Cabbage
Escarole
🍆 Eggplant : Italian, Asian, White
🫑 Peppers - Bell, Italian, Round of Hungary, Jimmy Nardello
🌶️ Hot Peppers - Hungarian Hot Wax, Jalapeno, Cayenne
Leeks - limited
Radishes
🥗 Salad Mix
String Beans - Tricolor mix and Romano
🍅 Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Winter Squash
🧅 Onions and Shallots
🧄 Garlic

🌿 Herb: Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Rosemary, Za’atar, Sage
💐 Flower Bouquets

**Other favorites in our market this week:

🍉🍇🍎Fruit: Nectarines, Dark Belle watermelons, Concord Grapes, Apples - multiple varieties
🥔Veggies: purple majesty potatoes (purple all the way through!)

🥛Cream-top Milk
🍗🥩 Chicken, beef, pork
🍯 Local honey

See you at the market!

Thursday 10-6
Friday 10-4
Saturday 10-2

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09/24/2024

Our next and last Farm Animal Yoga session of the year is less that two weeks away!

Our September session was such a blast - we had an entire Girl Scout troop participate and all the girls were so happy to be in the sunshine and play with the animals.

Their troop leader even found these amazingly perfect badges for their participation - what a memory for these girls! 🥰

With the weather cooling and the leaves turning, it’s bound to be a perfect fall morning with Iggy, Penelope, Nala, Shadow and Chance 🐖🐖🐐🐐🐐🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️🧘🏻

Come join us for this most memorable experience before we close out for the year –

October 5th 10:30-11:15am
All ages 5+ and all background levels are welcome
Mats are provided!

Sign up at RocklandFarm.org/Farm-Animal-Yoga ☀️🍁

09/24/2024

Thank you Ed and Kevin for joining us!

09/19/2024

Farm update! Lot’s this week! ☀️

1. We have a slight change of market hours - thank you for understanding! ⏰
Thursday 10-6
Friday 10-4
Saturday 10-2

2. The Twilight Dinner is sold out! ✨
This week the farm team has helping set up for the Twilight Dinner as well as harvest and plant our fall and winter crops. The Education team is gearing up for the start of class trips to the farm next week. Rachel, our Event Coordinator, is busy prepping for Friday’s dinner!

3. The photo of the crew is showing them tasting our delicious Baby Kale! 🌱 Get your greens this weekend! Baby Kale, Salad Mix, Arugula in stock, and fresh cabbage is back.

4. Lastly, believe it or not, it’s Turkey Time! 🦃
This year we are happy to offer 2 types of turkeys for your Thanksgiving plan. A Classic Bird and a Heritage Bird. Both are raised within 100 miles of New City, and arrive fresh. Pre-order now on the website!

**From our fields this week:**
Arugula
🌱 Baby Kale
🥕 Carrots
🥬 Cabbage
🍆 Eggplant : Italian, Asian, White
Pea Shoots
🫑 Peppers - Bell, Italian, Round of Hungary, Jimmy Nardello
🌶️ Hot Peppers - Hungarian Hot Wax, Jalapeno, Cayenne
Radishes
🥗 Salad Mix
String Beans - Tricolor mix and Romano
🍅 Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Winter Squash
🧅Onions and Shallots
🧄Garlic

Herb: Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Basils, Rosemary, Za’atar, Sage
💐Flower Bouquets
🎃 Decorative pumpkins and gourds

**Other favorites in our market this week:**

🍇 Fruit: Concord grape, apples, watermelon: dark belle and Natsu coco

🥔 Veggies: zucchini, rainbow chard, purple majesty potatoes (purple all the way through!)

Polenta from Farmer Ground Flour

🍗Chicken, beef, pork

🍯 Local honey

We love being your farmers!

09/16/2024

The Twilight Dinner is Officially Sold Out! We’re so excited for an amazing night and can’t thank our community enough for your support!

Email [email protected] with your name, number and quantity of tickets requested to be added to our waitlist.

We may be able to accommodate based on weather and space.

09/16/2024

📣✨Our 12th Annual Twilight Dinner is this Friday (9/20) and there are only a few tickets remaining!!!!✨

✨Rain or shine we've got you covered with a beautiful tent with lights. Hopefully it will be a dry night, but either way it will be an amazing time celebrating our mission to conserve farmland and some very special honorees. The band and food are off the charts too!
Don't miss out, limited seats remain. ✨
https://www.rocklandfarm.org/twilight-dinner
(Click the link for menu, honorees and additional information.)

09/13/2024

Volunteering = Exceptional Community Memories

Over the years we’ve been lucky to have had hundreds of volunteers come into the farm and put forth efforts in our farm projects.

Parents come with their kids to teach them the benefits and fun that can come with hard work.

Friends will come with other friends to have a fulfilling day helping out and being in nature.

And many companies will come with their employees for team building and a day in the fresh air. For example NotaryLive, an online notary company, has showed up for us again and again to support us in our seasonal efforts.

Whether the projects are building new structures, w**ding, or general farm help - we have community members who are always up for the challenge.

This past Saturday’s volunteer day was one for the books and was a perfect example! We may have only had around 7 people show up, but WOW, did they put in work.

Despite the torrential downpour that we were blessed with mid-afternoon, our volunteers persisted. It was so amazing to see that our community was still willing to show up and continue to help us even through all the rain.

The best part was how much fun they were having! There was nothing but smiling faces and everyone talk about how much fun they were having. It was an great reminder that it’s ok to play in the rain sometimes!

We know how lucky we are to have such incredible people in our community, helping us to continue our legacy and impact in Rockland.

And at the same time, we feel incredibly lucky to provide a healthy, ecological space for community members to create joyful, fulfilling memories of their own.

If you’re also someone who believes in our mission and wants to help us to continue making memories, we invite you to support our legacy and join us at our annual Twilight Dinner next Friday 9/20 from 5-9pm.

It will be a beautiful evening celebrating the farm and our future legacy in Rockland.

The amount of love shown to us by our community is pretty impressive - thank you to all of you 💚

09/12/2024

Drum roll pleaseeeeeee! 🥁🥁🥁🥁

Pumpkins are here just in time for Fall Decoration Season! 🎃

We grew some fun varieties this year like bumpy Grizzly Bear and yellow Sunlight ☀️

Harvest was reduced because of the woodchucks, but we still have a few hundred pounds that didn’t get eaten. 😋

And on the edible side, beans continue to pour in, and the arugula is looking great! ☀️

Tomatoes are slowing down and we’ve starting pulling some plants to make room for fall crops.

Winter Squash is out, too! Lots of delicious Butternut and Black Futsu.

Black Futsu (last slide) is a Japanese heirloom squash that’s super sweet. The skin is also edible so no peeling needed, and contrary to the name, they ripen from black to creamy beige. We hope you try it out and let us know what you think!

*From our fields this week in the market*

🌿 Arugula : an abundance!
🥕 Carrots
🍆 Eggplant : Italian and Asian
Pea Shoots
🫑 Peppers - Bell, Italian, Round of Hungary, Jimmy Nardello
🌶️ Hot Peppers - Hungarian Hot Wax, Jalapeno, Cayenne
🥗 Salad Mix : limited
String Beans - Tricolor mix and Romano
🍅 Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
Winter Squash
🧅 Onions and Shallots
🧄 Garlic

🌱 Herb: Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Basils, Rosemary, Za’atar, Sage
💐 Flower Bouquets

*Other favorites*
🍐🫐🍎🍉 Fruit: yellow & donut peaches, blueberries, seckel pears, apples, watermelon: dark belle and Natsu coco

🥒🌽🥔 Veggies: zucchini, cucumbers, corn, rainbow chard, gold and purple potatoes

NEW! Smoked Trout from Catskills Smoke House - limited 🐟
🍗 Chicken from Closter is back!
🥛 A2 milk
Kimchee Harvest kimchee

Market is open usual hours
Thursday & Friday 10-6
Saturday 9-2

See you at the Farm! ☀️

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220 S Little Tor Road
New City, NY
10956

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Perhaps one of our most favorite things is getting Thank You notes from our Junior Farmers after camp is over for the summer! ☀️ This collection of notes grows every year (yes, we keep them all!) and looking through all of them brings enormous smiles to our faces. 💚 Our educational programming at the farm is an element of our work and mission that we know is the most important. Teaching the kids in our community about how their food grows, where it comes from, sustainable food, and the joys of being in nature is unparalleled. And in a world where kids are becoming increasingly more addicted to screens, we know their time at Cropsey provides time to reconnect and strengthen their mental health. Over the years we’ve worked with countless numbers of children and schools to bring the powerful benefits of farm life to them - leaving a legacy of Rockland kids growing up with the awareness of the benefits of sustainable agriculture, community experiences, and the power of nature. If you support our mission to continue bringing creative, joyful, and educational experiences to our kids, please join us for our upcoming Twilight Dinner on September 20th! This event will not only be an incredible evening for you, but all proceeds will go to benefiting and fortifying our programs to ensure that they remain for years to come. We look forward to hosting you, and thank you to all of the kids and families who’ve been part of these cherished memories! Twilight Dinner ✨ Friday September 20th, 5-9pm https://www.rocklandfarm.org/twilight-dinner *Rockland Farm Alliance is a non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.

We streched the mozz! 😆

Last Thursday the hilarious and fun guys from @stretchthemozz hosted an amazing event with us. We not only learned how to make mozzarella from scratch (and play with it!), but were able to enjoy it with exceptionally fresh produce from the farm. 😋 Can every ladies night be this delicious?? We want to thank every wonderful woman who came to laugh and dine with us last week - each one of you made this experience a blast! 💚 Our next incredible dining event is coming up in just a few weeks - our annual Twilight Dinner! ✨ This event is our most renowned experience of the year. Your ticket gets you a seat at the most locally-sourced dinner party you've ever been to: our caterers cook with all the ingredients we grow right here on Cropsey Farm! There are drinks, music, a plenty of opportunities to walk the farm 🌿 There are also opportunities for your business to sponsor this event, and empower our mission to conserve farmland and promote education by bringing together our communities. Join us Friday, Sept 20 at 5pm ✨ Get your tickets soon before they sell out!RocklandFarm.org/Twilight-Dinner *Rockland Farm Alliance is a non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible.

We streched the mozz! 😆

Ever wonder how to pick a watermelon? 🧐 🍉 *Listen* in for the key steps we use for harvesting this amazing fruit from the fields! (Key word is listen👂😄) Our last watermelon harvest of the season will be available at the market this week! Be sure to snag this tasty gem of of fruit while it’s here 😋 Market is open ☀️ Thursday 10-6 Friday 10-6 Saturday 9-2

We’re so lucky to be a part of community that is always ready and willing to get involved! In early May we had 3 interns step up, help out, and learn much of what there is to learn about working on a farm 🧑🏻‍🌾 And they created this video! In a few of their own words: ”I just wanted to say thank you so much to you and the rest of the farm team for providing me with the opportunity to intern and such a lovely experience. I really learned a lot about farming, and I am looking forward to visiting the farm (especially Foo Foo 🐰) over the summer!” We’re so grateful for these 3 young ladies! Are you interested in getting involved at the farm? Do you want to meet other folks interested in sustainable agriculture and supporting our local community? Get involved! ☀️ This Saturday, June 22nd join us for a Volunteer Day where we make our farm ready for Junior Farmer's Camp! Individuals and families alike are welcome 🙌🏻 If you're under 18, you must be accompanied by an adult while at the farm. 🤔 Can’t make it this Saturday? We have a whole bunch of ways for you to get involved on the farm – from working with the animals, to helping with seasonal projects – we’d love for you to join us. Visit Rocklandfarm.org/how-you-can-help for more info and to sign up for Saturday! See you in the fields! 🌿

Want an organic (and seemingly counterintuitive) solution to pest control on your produce? Use beneficial insects! 🐛 Using beneficial insects to help control pests on our crops is called Integrated Pest Management. It can help help reduce damage to plants and reduce the need to spray chemicals. (Note: We only spray as a last resort and never synthetic chemicals) This week we released these tiny wasps to specifically hunt the #aphids, in addition to removing debris and weeds where aphids hang out. Hopefully will help reduce the nasty aphid population! 🤞🏻 Chances are these tomato plants will be a little late to fruit this year because of the infestation, but we're doing our best to get all the tomatoes healthy. Have you used beneficial insects to help control pests on your produce? Let us know about your experience in the comments!

Happy Birthday Iggy Piggy! 🥳 When we rescued Iggy last year we had no idea how much this little cutie would make an impact on our community. Iggy has quickly become a favorite character here at the farm, and her sweetness is felt by everyone who meets her. Join us in wishing Iggy a happy 1st birthday! 🎉

Shop with us this Saturday at the Mother's Day Market at Cropsey Community Farm from 10-2! 💚🛍️Preview photos of some of our amazing vendors below.(220 S. Little Tor Rd., New City, NY)We have fantastic vendors selling everything from jewelry & permanent jewelry to woodworking, delicious food/desserts and drinks, dog accessories, skin care, chef products and SO much more! It's also the farm's opening weekend, shop our market and plant sale too. Vendors include: Agape Premium EVOOThe Original GLUTEN FREE KitchenJill's CreationsPampered ChefGranFalloon WoodworksFarmbodyMichael's BowlsHandmade by EugeniaKelly's Creations GISA HoneySo You... Sewing & Design StudioRed Barn CideryNlytnd4soapEmpaBakeHudson Valley PantrySol SeedJacobs WoodworkingShockandsoul Permanent JewelryCake LadyString Me AlongPaw PalsFor the Love of ToffeeTwo Ladders BrewingStacked Stitches CoTony's PicklesPawPals LoveKat's Crystal CandyET CrystalsFood trucks:The Taco•ishRomolo's on the RoadSmokin' Lips BBQ Co.Rockland Farm Alliance

Join us by supporting small local Artisan's and Crafter's this season! If you are interested in being a vendor please email [email protected]

Come join us for our Annual Fundraising Dinner- our Twilight Dinner! September 17 @ 5pm All proceeds go to the growth and development of our Project Greens Food Sustainability & Educational Programing. Save $25 by signing up before July 4th - Link in bio-

“Wherever life plants you bloom with grace.” So thankful for our staff, this week marked the true beginning of all of our farmers. Welcome to the team! #readysetgrow