About Us:

We are located on historic Huguenot Street right in the heart of New Paltz, New York, about an hour and half north of NYC. We have CSA distributions on the farm and in Newburgh, NY. Over 125 varieties of naturally grown vegetables, cut flowers, and fruits are grown here on 77 acres of forever protected and fertile crop land, forest, and wetlands. For more than a decade, our farm has been an incubator for innovative technologies and processes for an extremely low carbon footprint, beyond organic agriculture, while providing our CSA members with amazing vegetables at below supermarket prices.

History:

Huguenot Street Farm exists only because of the Herculean effort by its founders Ron and Kate Khosla, who purchased the land 16 years ago. Largely self-taught (as far as farming is concerned), they created and refined incredibly innovative and effective low-cost systems that have brought the farm international recognition. From easy to build hoop houses to solar-charged tractors (visit the Innovations page), they literally built the farm (and even the farmhouse!) by hand. More importantly, they infused the place with a remarkable spirit of love and community.

In 2011, Ron and Kate sold their financial interest in the farm so that they could travel, explore, and experiment with new ideas. They are still actively involved with the farm. Kate helped us design the new distribution barn and kitchen. We hope and expect that they will continue to be involved, in some shape or form, with the farm forever, wherever their new gypsified life takes them. They know they are ALWAYS welcome.

The new “owners” of the farm, Jeremy Mindich and Amy Smith see themselves more as stewards than owners. They have a long connection to the area and to environmental conservation and agricultural development. Jeremy is on the board of directors for an organization called Root Capital, which finances agricultural cooperatives around the world.  He is particularly interested in ideas for cooperative processing and distribution of locally grown food.  But their main mission for the farm is to give Gavin a chance to continue the tradition that Ron and Kate began.