Visit The Farm ~ Opening Spring 2025 !
Visit The Farm ~ Opening Spring 2025 !
ABOUT THE FARM
MAILING & GPS ADDRESS:
278 RIGOR HILL RD, CHATHAM, NY 12037
The farm is located at the intersection of Rigor Hill Road & the Taconic State Parkway.
NEW FOR 2025!
THE FARM STAND: Discover the beauty and bounty of our farm with field grown bouquets, a fine selection of seed grown vegetable & herb seedlings, and perennial stock including carefully selected varieties designed to flourish year after year in your garden. Experience the harvest with us as you take home fresh vegetables, flowers and plants that enhance the richness of our land in the beautiful Hudson Valley!
THE NATIVE NATURE PATH: Discover the revitalizing beauty of our new interactive Native Garden and Nature Path, designed to celebrate plant biodiversity of the Hudson Valley. Our space features a variety of native plants that attract pollinators and provide habitat for wildlife while fostering a deeper connection to our natural environment. This garden will highlight and promote the ecological significance of each species and the principles of sustainable gardening. The beginning phase of our Nature Path began in October 2024. Come visit and stroll through this immersive experience as it promotes appreciation for local native flora while encouraging stewardship of the land. Get inspired to create a thriving ecosystem right in your own backyard!
Renovation & Renewal
Guiding Green Thumbs LLC acquired this parcel in April of 2023. By June, this historic barn underwent the first of many major repairs. We hired local professionals to lift and level the barn so that the existing caving foundation could be dug out and removed. A solid concrete foundation was on the schedule. The new foundation was completed near the end of August. We then hired a contractor to replace the sill beam with new timber frame. We needed a 60’ sill beam (which was constructed of 3 solid interlocking pieces!) Once the barn could sit back down on its new foundation, the back half of the roof was scheduled for replacement to fix 2 major gaps in the roof that caused some internal floor and siding damage. The roof replacement finished by the end of October 2023. No more leaks, no more bailing water out to minimize the damage from an extremely rainy season. The well pump was replaced and able to pump with the help of generators. An order for new electricity and rewiring was on the schedule. It’s safe to say that the barn received some much needed TLC in 2023.
In 2024, the farm received an official address of 278 Rigor Hill Road. We found out in January of 2024 that our application for an NRCS grant was approved! We had funding for a new high tunnel greenhouse in order to grow and extend crop production in our short growing season. Our high tunnel excavation and installation was completed in July 2024. Electricity is in the works for that site location. We were able to install a cooler room for cut flowers by the End of August! NYSEG installed the new electrical meter and the barn officially has power. Our lean-to partition was reframed and rebuilt and will serve as our customer flower pick-up location and farm stand. A new roof was installed once renovations were complete.
At the end of July, we added a John Deere tractor! We knew we couldn’t keep up on brush-hogging, farming or moving material without one! We will continue to update our progress as it happens! This journey will be ever evolving as we maneuver and learn about our land and what it takes to build this amazing farm from the ground up!
