Poughkeepsie Farm Project

Help us bulk up our new Farmer Care Fund by participating in our raffle! From today through next Friday at 8 pm, $5 gets you a chance (or grab 3 chances for $10) to win:

🎡 2 Dutchess County Fair tickets
🥖 Panera dinner for 2
🌯 Chipotle dinner for 2
🧊 A PFP-branded 20 oz Hydro Flask, engraved with our logo by Lala Montoya
🧀 A gourmet meat & cheese basket

100% of your purchase goes directly to supporting the farmers who grow 160,000+ lbs of food for our community every year.

Thanks to , , , , and for the donations!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/farmer-care-fund-raffle

Twenty-eight organizations will benefit from more than $1 million in grants to expand access to farm-fresh food across the Hudson Valley. Read more about the initiative in The Highlands Current.

Recipients serving Dutchess and Putnam Counties include Dutchess Outreach, Common Ground Farm, Scenic Hudson, Poughkeepsie Farm Project, Glynwood, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County, and Second Chance Foods, Inc.

Dutchess, Putnam Groups Win Food Grants Funds will support access to produce

We are absolutely delighted to introduce you to our first three participating Chefs for August 30th's Summer Soiree (early bird tickets on sale until August 1st!):

1. Our Board Member and Summer Soiree 2026's Culinary Director, Chris Follari is a seasoned culinary consultant with Hudson Valley Kitchen, partnering with local restaurants, foodservice companies, and equipment manufacturers to craft seasonally inspired, sustainably driven menus. A former Global Director of Culinary for Sodexo, he now dedicates much of his time to community-based kitchens that provide job training to adults facing high barriers to employment, alongside his role as Event Director for Hudson Valley Chefs Celebrate Jacques.

2. Chef Dan Kish brings over 40 years of culinary expertise to the table as a founding member of Smart Batch, where he helps emerging and legacy food brands grow while staying true to what makes them special. A former SVP of Food at Panera Bread and Associate Dean for Culinary Fundamentals at the Culinary Institute of America, Kish has been featured on Good Morning America, Food Network, and in The New York Times for his work expanding access to great food.

3. Corwin Kave has led the kitchen at Deer Mountain Inn in the Catskills since 2021, earning the restaurant a 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist nod for Best Chef: New York State alongside three consecutive Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence. Previously of Fatty Crab, Don Wagyu, and Ludlow House, Kave built his seasonally driven menu around Hudson Valley farms and foraged ingredients, sourcing from partners like Snowdance Farm.

We still have a couple of spots that aren't spoken for if you're a chef in our network and want to share a love for food and help feed our neighbors, please DM us or email [email protected]!

Summer Scenes from Emily Owart. Can we hire you? 😍

VOLUNTEER July 13!

The garlic is ready and looking ripe for the picking. Come harvest this delicious allium with your farmers. We will have a morning shift from 8-11 and an afternoon shift available from 2-4. You can sign up here: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/152410932032/true #/invitation.

Bring your friends, neighbors and teenagers who have the summer off! This is a gratifying project and many hands make light work! Please note: this shift requires bending and pulling motions. You are welcome to come for all of the shift or just a portion if time or energy call for you to leave early!