Pitney Meadows Community Farm

10/20/2025

🎃 Community Crew THIS Saturday: Spooky Edition! https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/nr3dbnkDIZ_2CB_nCu8N0w?t=1741966215

👻 This Saturday, the fields are calling… and they’re a little spooky! Come join our Community Crew on October 25th from 10:00am - 12:30pm for a harvest full of dirt, laughter, and Halloween mischief. Costumes are encouraged but beware: mud, farm filfth, and surprise veggie splatters are all part of the fun! So maybe wear last years costume 😉

🎃 We’ll be digging, pulling, bashing, and bundling hearty fall crops and maybe a few mysterious surprises hiding in the soil (all treats, no tricks!) Every muddy boot and laughing face helps fill baskets with local food straight from the fields of our Commuinty Farm that keeps our community fed all through the cold months.

👻Bring your family, friends, and bravest Halloween spirit for a morning of “bulk it out” harvest magic! Whether you’re a seasoned harvester or a first-time veggie wrangler, everyone is welcome.

🎃 Come get messy, make memories, and celebrate the spooky season with us… farm style!

10/20/2025

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10/16/2025

💚 Letter from the Executive Director: Everything We Remembered Under the Harvest Moon. Scroll through and read the whole letter! https://www.pitneymeadowscommunityfarm.org/everything-we-remembered-under-the-harvest-moon

💚 “The other night, under a waning Harvest Moon, our team—staff, board, volunteers, committee members, and key partners—gathered to mark the close of another season at Pitney Meadows…”

💚 Scroll through and head to the link in our bio to read the whole letter!

💚 “…. and we did all of this through both good days and hard ones. As a community, we consistently choose trust and repair over conflict. And I’m grateful for each and every one of you.”

💚 Now tell us, what did we miss?

10/15/2025

🎃💥 PUMPKIN SMASH with Community Compost!💥🎃
�🎃 Saturday, November 8th | 2–4 PM | Pitney Meadows Community Farm | This program is free and open to the public! Sign up required! https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/vzHGKQNHm4UbyiENPFGq5Q?t=1757342706

🎃 Got leftover pumpkins or gourds? Don’t toss ’em… SMASH ’em! Once they have their moment, we have the perfect grand finale for them!

🎃 Join us for a very satisfying sustainability event as we turn fall decor into compost gold with the help of our Community Compost program’s vertical drum system and various tools for smashing!

🎃The vertical drum system is part of a larger initiative that was launched earlier this year at Pitney Meadows Community Farm, in partnership with Sustainable Saratoga. Our Community Compost Program has been designed to reduce food waste, educate residents on sustainable composting practices, and create a closed-loop system that benefits both our environment and local food systems. This year, we invited 100 residents to participate in the program and have diverted over 6000 lbs of food waste, and now your pumpkins and gourds will join those pounds in the culverts!

🎃 PUMPKINS WITH GLITTER OR PAINT CANNOT BE COMPOSTED. PLEASE DO NOT BRING TO THE PUMPKIN SMASH!

�🎃Come have some fun, learn about composting, and help us feed the soil for next season’s harvest!

10/14/2025

Beautiful! 🍁

Enjoyed a very peaceful and beautiful walk around Pitney Meadows Community Farm this morning.

10/14/2025

🔧 Curious about what’s really going on under the hood of your snow blower, mower, tiller, or other gas-powered tools? Join us on October 25th from 9:00am - 1:00pm for our Small Engine Repair Workshop! This is a hands-on workshop designed to take the mystery out of 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines. https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/Sqkop5IOtWrjNA6X_3sLSw?t=1756995080

🛠️ Whether you’re a first-timer, joined us last session, or someone who’s used small engines for years, this workshop will help you build confidence in how to care for and maintain the tools you rely on!

🛠️ We’ll start with the basics: how small engines work, what their key components do, and how to troubleshoot common issues. Then we’ll roll up our sleeves and put that knowledge into practice, using tools (provided!) to take apart an engine together. You can even bring your own small engine if you’d like to work on it directly, but not required!

🔧 This workshop will be led by SG Groat (they/she), who has been providing timely, honest, and affordable service and repair work for years, while also teaching farmers how to confidently operate and maintain their equipment.

🌱 No mechanical experience is required, just curiosity and a willingness to get your hands a little dirty. This workshop is a great fit for home gardeners, small-scale farmers, and anyone who wants to keep their gear in top shape!

📌 Please note: To ensure the best experience for participants, the instructor, and staff, this workshop requires a minimum (and maximum) of 15 participants. If this number isn’t met, we’ll reach out to registrants with refund options. Your experience matters to us, and we’re committed to a positive outcome for everyone involved.

10/13/2025

🌱 Although the farm is conserved forever, Pitney Meadows’ stewardship of the land is temporary, connected to the past and the future. Today, for Indigenous Peoples Day, and every day, we acknowledge the past caretakers and recognize that what we do on the land affects people in our neighborhood and downstream, as well as future generations of stewards.

🌱 We acknowledge that Saratoga Springs, including the rich lands of the Community Farm, is part of a wide area whose lands and waters were cared for by the Algonkian people, including the Mohican, the Mohawk, and the Abenaki, for over ten thousand years.

🌱 About fifteen hundred years ago, a group of Iroquoian-speaking people, the Kanien-keha-ka (Mohawk), migrated to the area. The Kanien-keha-ka (Mohawk) are the easternmost of the Five original Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations. Although most of the Kanien-keha-ka were forced to relocate north to the Akwesasne Reservation straddling the Canadian border and further into Canada to several different reserves, there is a contemporary Mohawk community near Fonda, NY called Kanatsiohareke.

🌱 Many Native people living in Saratoga Springs never left, but simply laid low. Several other groups of Algonkian people moved here in the 1600s as a result of European settlements elsewhere. In the 18th-century, Native artisans sold their goods and began again to have a visible presence in such places as Congress Park, where Mohawk and Abenaki craftspeople regularly set up camps to sell their goods.

🌱 The knowledge, care, and presence of Indigenous peoples, past, present, and future, flows through every part of this land. As temporary stewards ourselves, we pause, today and every day, to honor and recognize this enduring connection and invite you to do the same.




10/10/2025

🌾 Buy a Box, Give a Box: Pitney Meadows Harvest Box! Get yours today! Orders due on November 13th! https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/CZ-dL8vtLwYDpTcpWHFJqA?t=1759335450

🥕 Get a Harvest Box filled with delicious, fresh, local food from our Community Farm! Each box has a beautiful assortment of carrots, squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic, turnips, and radicchio. Perfect for your holiday meals!

💚 Buy a Box, Give a Box: When you buy a Harvest Box, you also give one to a neighbor who needs some extra help this season. That means your box feeds your family and helps another family too. If you want, you can even give both boxes to the community!

🥬 Pick-Up Day: Saturday, November 15th, 2:00pm–4:00pm at Pitney Meadows Community Farm (High Tunnel), 223 West Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY

🤝 OR! Help us pack up the boxes and bring this program full circle! Join us for “From Farm to Friend: Packing Day” on November 15th from 12:00pm-2:00pm! https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/7-nVE0Ej2FA3-tQsij_rcA?t=1759336535

10/10/2025

💚 Out Standing in Their Field 2025 Honorees!

💚Each year, Pitney Meadows honors five remarkable individuals who, like the steadfast scarecrow watching over our fields, stand tall in their dedication, care, and love for this land and community.

💚Thoughtfully nominated by our Executive Director and approved by our Board, each honoree will have their name and “field” permanently added to our “Out Standing in Their Field” dedication board in Bill’s Barn, a lasting tribute to their generosity and impact. We recognize that we are all stewards of this land for just a moment in time, and we honor these individuals for their dedication, time, treasure, and talent given to our farm.

🥕 Deborah & Dexter Senft, whose extraordinary generosity makes so much possible at Pitney Meadows, including our beloved Nurtured in Nature program and countless other initiatives that help the farm flourish.

🌻 Daisy Kosack, a dedicated volunteer who raised her hand time and again this season, showing up wherever needed, from the fields to the Farm Stand to Wash Pack, with an unwavering smile and a helping spirit.

🌾 Bart Altamari, a stellar board member whose thoughtful leadership, steady commitment, and deep care for our mission shine in every aspect of his service.

🌷 Cass Skarka, our Assistant Manager of Marketing & Communications, who brings our fields, gardens, and community to life through story, helping our reach and impact continue to grow.

🌼 Dr. Renee Rodriguez-Goodemote, our Community Partner honoree, whose partnership in our Nutrition RX program and this year’s Food as Medicine pilot program helps us bridge the worlds of health and local food, enabling us to care for both the land and the people it nourishes, and strengthen our commitment to food sovereignty.

💚Please join us in celebrating these out standing individuals who truly embody the spirit of Pitney Meadows Community Farm. Because of their dedication and heart, our fields, and our community continue to grow stronger, together.

10/09/2025

💚 We just opened up more spots for our second fall session! Snag a spot while they last! https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/bHatk7nyVTA2YUPf7jnx4g?t=1760021756

10/09/2025

🥕 October is for roots… and for community! Come be part of the harvest! Root veggie harvest season is here, and we’re digging in, literally! Join us this Saturday, sign up through the link in our bio!

🥕The last couple of Community Crew bulk harvests have been a blast! You do not want to miss out on this fun!

🥕 Every Saturday in October from 10am-12:30pm, our Community Crew is gathering for “Bulk it Out” Harvest Mornings, tackling the hearty fall crops that keep our community fed all through the cold months. This weekend, it’s all about the Root Veggie Blast… with carrots (and maybe a few surprise crops) ready to be pulled, bunched, and celebrated!

🥕 These mornings are what community farming is all about… many hands, muddy boots, laughter in the fields, and baskets overflowing with good food.

🥕 Bring your family, friends, and good energy to the farm this Saturday and help us “bulk it out!” All ages and experience welcome!

10/06/2025

🌿 Special Announcement! All remaining Nurtured in Nature sessions at Pitney Meadows Community Farm for the 2025–26 school year are now open to all K–5 students! Spaces are limited and filling up quickly, so secure your child’s spot in this transformative experience today. https://www.pitneymeadowscommunityfarm.org/nurtured-in-nature-an-immersive-outdoor-after-school-program-for-k-5-students-returns-to-pitney-meadows-community-farm

🍁 Final Fall 2025 Session: Wednesdays from 4:30pm-5:30pm: October 22nd - November 12th

🌱Spring 2026 Session One: Wednesdays from 4:30pm-5:30pm: March 4th - March 25th

🌸 Spring 2026 Session Two: Wednesdays from 4:30pm-5:30pm: April 15th - May 6th

✨ Does your child love to explore, observe, and discover? This immersive after-school program is designed for K–5 students to connect deeply with the natural world through a mix of hands-on science and mindfulness activities led by the dynamic teaching duo, Leah and Andrew Ferrone!

🌱 Each week, students will explore seasonal themes like animal tracking, forest diversity, and sensory awareness while engaging in fun, meaningful activities that support their social-emotional development, critical thinking, and creativity. Sessions alternate between nature-based science and mindfulness, offering a balanced and enriching experience.

✨ We encourage families to enroll their Nature Champions in as many sessions as possible for the most enriching, full-season experience, though single-session enrollment is also welcome!

📍 Pitney Meadows Community Farm

✨ This program is generously supported by Deborah and Dexter Senft, whose commitment to education and wellbeing makes this work possible.

🌿 Spots are limited… register today!