Located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains on Lenape territory, our Plants to the People Farm is a sanctuary for the many beings—water, animal, vegetable, mineral—who call this land home.
Plants to the People Farm
We first seeded our 2 1/2 acre farm in 2023.
After years of tending small plots in community gardens across the Hudson Valley, the opportunity to lovingly tend to land for the long-term is a gift. We are deeply grateful to this place for inviting us into collaboration, and are committed to staying in rooted and right relationship.
Our farm is both a refuge for our human and beyond-human-community and a hub for resistance, resilience, and regeneration.
As tenders, we do not use any machinery, choosing instead to tend to every plant by hand.
In a moment in history when technology is distancing us from our humanity, we believe in the value—and necessity—of touch. We are committed to growing those skills, such as seed saving, that keep us in intimate and embodied connection with our plant kin.
We grow herbs, vegetables, fruits, and flowers to weave into our herbal remedies.
Whatever we can't grow, we lovingly source from neighboring farms. We share these remedies both through our Community Supported Apothecary (CSA) program and at our Plants to the People mutual aid gatherings. Our homegrown and heart filled remedies are a reflection of our belief that we are not well unless our neighbors are well, too.
Our farm is also an educational space for people of all ages to connect with both diasporic and native plants.
In addition to growing annual and perennial herbs, we grow plants—such as maiz, squash, beans, sorghum, papas, peppers, and Palestinian watermelon—who have been distorted and/or commodified by colonization and capitalism. Over the years, our farm has hosted gatherings dedicated to creating compost toilets, celebrating the solstice, and sharing seeds. As we look toward the horizon, we hope our farm can also be a place to learn those skills we will need to make it through this precarious time, such as firefighting, and water-wise irrigation.
Our work with food sovereignty is deeply tied to reclaiming ancestral knowledge as a way to heal from the impacts of colonization, and we are committed to creating spaces for our community to restore right relationship to our plant kin.
FAQ for Farm
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There is no direct public transportation to the farm. For work party days ,we help coordinate car pools. There is also a bus that goes to Woodstock and taxis available to the farm from there.
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No we do not offer accommodations, but if you need support finding places to stay nearby, please reach out.
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All activities take place outside. We welcome and encourage wearing masks in crowded outdoor activities if you have a cold. If you are not feeling well or have been exposed to COVID and/or the flu, please stay home and rest.
Please also note that there are ticks on the land. Be mindful to dress appropriately, use non-toxic tick spray, and check thoroughly for ticks once you are back home. We recommend this zine from herbalist Mandana Boushee for further information.We have a beautiful compost toilet on site, which we call a transformation temple. For wheelchair access, an indoor restroom is available.
For any other access questions, please email connect@herbancura.com -
We have land tending days about once a month, but if you would like to volunteer outside of those times please email connect@herbancura.com
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Yes please! We are in need of shovels, hand saws, drills, outdoor tables and chairs. If you have any of these items, please email us with the subject P2P TOOLS at connect@herbancura.com We are grateful for you!