We've Transplanted our Website!
After the close of an awesome 2015 season, we hunkered down this winter to prepare for the year ahead of us. Our team has been hard at work making plans to grow the Farm Project in all direction.
Kingston YMCA Farm Project Attracts Young People, Brings Healthy Food Options to Midtown
Providing access to fresh produce in Midtown and teaching people how best to use it are the objectives of the Kingston YMCA Farm Project. The project began in 2013 when a former childcare director at the YMCA was connected to a local farmer. “I was looking for a place to farm and work with kids,” farmer and project director KayCee Wimbish said recently.
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Kingston Y Farm Gets Kids Growing
Kaycee Wimbish used to teach second grade in NYC, but now she teaches in a lot behind the Kingston YMCA.
Wimbish, the YMCA, and a team of volunteers and donors have worked over the course of the past two years to convert the lot into viable farmland.
Local Yarn Maker's Special Offer to Support the Campaign
Jill Draper is releasing a limited number of custom color Empire hanks with a percentage of the proceeds going to the INDIEGOGO Campaign. Read More
Crowd Sourcing Campaign with Indiegogo
The Kingston YMCA Farm Project, a new Urban Farm in Midtown Kingston, NY, Launches Crowd Sourcing Campaign with Indiegogo on March 1st.
