RECENT NEWS

Local and Fair Trade Products Available at PFP Distribution June 4th
In the CSA distribution room, we have several local and fair trade products for sale this year as well as PFP t-shirts, cookbooks, bags, and water bottles.   Review the local products:
Students Try New Things in Their City Seeds Internship June 4th
By Jamie Levato, Education Manager The spring season of the City Seeds School Gardening Internship is almost over! We have ten interns from Poughkeepsie Middle and High Schools. Five of the interns...
Education Garden Open Volunteer Hours June 4th
This year the garden formerly known as the Seed Garden will be growing both seeds and vegetables. We are now calling it the Education Garden. Youth and adults who tour the PFP will see examples of...
Irrigation: Fixing Leaks and Learning How to Use a Propane Torch June 4th
By Julia Sisson, Farm Apprentice Today I learned how to fix an irrigation leak. Out at the farm we have pipes that run about 2ft. underground to irrigation pits placed strategically in the fields....
Strawberries, With Apologies May 31st
I figure by now have told pieces of this tale of strawberry woe, but I’m going to try to put it all together for you here, to temper your excitement (if such is possible) at the announcement that the...
There are Still a Few Community Garden Plots Left! May 8th
Fall Kill Partnership Gardens, located at 29 N. Hamilton St. in Poughkeepsie, has a few plots still available for the 2012 season - spread the word! Plot fees are $15 for 10'x10' and $25 for 10'x20...
Community Garden Fence Project Update May 8th
The Fall Kill Partnership Gardens fence is nearing completion! But, it's not too late to volunteer. Volunteers will be working to hang welded wire on 4x4 wooden posts, build and install a gate and...
Meet the 2012 Apprentices May 8th
We are lucky to have been joined by four wonderful farming apprentices this spring.Left to right, our 2012 farming apprentices are: Lisa, Kasey, Trevis and Julia
Come Get Your Hands Dirty! May 7th
Everyone is invited to a Soup-A-Bowl Bowling Party on Saturday, May 19 from 1 to 4 pm and again on Saturday, June 23 from 1 to 4 pm at the Barrett Clay Works, 485 Main Street in Poughkeepsie. Whether...
What is a Food Hub? May 5th
Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress has started a project to research and develop food distribution infrastructure, such as food hubs, to help local farmers bring their products to market. As...

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