Schenectady Urban Farms

05/28/2026

🪻🌾🌻 Calling all herbalists, witches, warlocks and lovers of herbs alike, join us at Schenectady Urban Farms starting tomorrow (5/28) to help prep, plant and plan fun activities this season at the Apothecary garden at our Fehr Ave site.

If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer/member please be sure to fill out our google form in our linktree (in our bio + below) to sign up for our weekly newsletter with updates, open hours, and more!

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05/24/2026

Attention Schenectady 🚨 🌱

Ever been interested in learning more about sustainable agriculture, gardening, and farming? Ever wanted to find a reason to get outdoors to connect with people and nature?

At Schenectady Urban Farms, we welcome you to join us in making an impact in our communities. We host open hours Monday-Saturday and are always looking for new members to help us with our mission:

To farm nutrient-dense, fresh foods that feed our members & neighbors; to educate others in sustainable, replicable urban farming practices; and to develop connections that strengthen our community & promote food security in Schenectady.

Interested in volunteering? Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRdv8kCL9IAU_w9CIpdtt4BF0A4Nwl-Si_BH8xi8IV7kJoSw/viewform

Visit our linktree to find our other socials & our website to learn more about us! We hope to see new faces this year 💚🌱♻️

05/20/2026

🌱🌷🗑️ This past Friday, Schenectady Urban Farms participated in Schenectady’s 2nd Annual Trash Parade! We never seen downtown filled with so much creativity and community!

The Trash Parade is a creative community event aimed at repurposing recyclable materials and other waste products into puppets, costumes, masks, and banners to march in a procession in downtown Schenectady.

This event is created to raise awareness of repurposing waste materials, reusing what we already have before producing new goods and raise awareness on the effects of single use plastics on our environment. This years theme of “pollinators” aimed to communicate the importance of a healthy, balanced ecosystem, and how critical pollinators are to our food systems. 🦋🐝🐦

We’d like to give a special thanks to all the organizers who made this event possible, and to all of our amazing Schenectady Urban Farm members who were able to join us this year. We are looking forward to future trash parades and hope to see you all there next year! 🌱

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05/18/2026

Big thanks to LeChase Construction & GE Aerospace for coming by and volunteering their time by helping us during 518Day! We had a wonderful productive day and look forward to having you all back on the farm in the future! 🌱🥕🥦☺️

05/15/2026

We’re so happy to see students in Schenectady learning environmental stewardship! 🌱

04/07/2026

04/07/2026

Dr. Bill Releford owns Bloom Ranch, a 250-acre property in Acton, Los Angeles County, recognized as the largest Black-owned ranch in the area. The ranch focuses on sustainable farming, produces fresh fruits and vegetables, and hosts community events like Sunday jazz and champagne brunches. 🌱🎷

04/07/2026

A husband and wife team plans to turn a longtime Amsterdam diner into a farm store and cafe focused on affordable organic food. The couple said the former Tulio's Diner will become a farm store for their organic farm, a farm-to-table cafe and a certified kitchen for shelf-stable products.

STORY: wnyt.com/top-stories/lovin-mama-farms-plans-to-bring-farm-to-table-cafe-to-amsterdam/

03/30/2026

April 18th is a big day -- in celebration of Earth Day, we will have TWO great events going on at the Fehr Ave Farm! 🌎

Stop by starting at 2pm to learn about how you can prepare your garden for the season, and pick up some nutrient-rich compost to bring home! Then get a tour of the farm, meet our chickens, and enjoy some family-friendly & fun activities while discovering ways YOU can be a part of what we're growing here at SUF! 🌱

03/23/2026

Part-time Communications Coordinator Job Posting

Schenectady Urban Farms is a new and growing nonprofit working collectively with neighbors to produce farm-fresh, nutrient-dense foods for ourselves and local food pantries. We are looking for an enthusiastic person interested in local food and food justice issues to promote our mission and inform the public of our work.

This position requires fluency with websites (Squarespace), social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram), and mailing lists (Google Workspace). Other administrative tasks may become part of the job. We are looking for someone to work at least through the summer.

The work is almost fully remote and should take about 10 hours per week. Compensation is on a contract basis at a rate of $22/hour.

Please send a brief cover letter with three references and a resume to David Morrow, [email protected].