Forest Farm Tour with the NFFC!

Name: Forest Farm Tour with the NFFC!
Start: 2026-09-06
End: 2026-09-06
Location: Wild Hudson Valley (Farm Entrance), Abandoned Airport Rd, Cairo, NY 12413, USA

Sep 6, 2026
Wild Hudson Valley (Farm Entrance), Abandoned Airport Rd, Cairo, NY 12413, USA

Nature
Outdoor Adventure

Explore different types of forest farming on a tour of Wild Hudson Valley’s forest farm, including foraging areas, forest gardens, mushroom cultivation, and wild-simulated ginseng plantings.

Join us for a tour of Wild Hudson Valley’s forest farm and explore mushroom cultivation, woods-grown botanicals, and wild-simulated ginseng plantings. Along the way, learn about the edible and medicinal plants and fungi stewarded and foraged by owners Anna and Justin.

This special forest farm tour is offered free through sponsorship from the Northeast Forest Farmers Coalition (NFFC) and the University of New Hampshire’s ADAPT program. NFFC representatives and farmer propagation cohort members will share research updates and insights on forest farm propagation and planting stock.

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Group of hikers examining mushrooms on a forest trail in the Catskills during a guided mushroom workshop.

Event Details

Date: September 6, 2026

Location
Wild Hudson Valley (Farm Entrance), Abandoned Airport Rd, Cairo, NY 12413, USA
Address
408 Lake Mills Road Cairo
NY 12431
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Phone
518-469-1258
Email
whv@wildhudsonvalley.com

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