Sky High Farm works to ensure that everyone has access to the resources they need to sustain themselves, including high-quality, culturally appropriate food. Since 2012, we have committed to ecological farming practices and an environmentally holistic, equity-focused approach to promoting food sovereignty. This includes support for burgeoning farmers through formal training and mentoring; grants to catalyze a more equitable and community-centered food system; public programs that center youth; and food access partnerships - 100% of food produced on-site is donated to community partners in our collective effort to achieve long-term solutions to food insecurity.
We work within an agroecological farming framework to steward the land, mitigate climate change, and produce nutrient-dense food with minimal inputs. Our methods include carbon sequestering, cover cropping, soil conservation and remediation, watershed protection, and biodiversity enhancement. We practice rotational grazing and regenerative pasture management as foundational components to our livestock program.
2011
Sky High Farm is Founded in Ancramdale, NY
2016
Sky High Farm becomes a certified 501(c)3
2019
Sky High Farm begins expanded outreach in pursuit of a framework and community informed by food sovereignty
2021
Programmatic offerings expand after a year of internal growth: special projects with the intention of fundraising and community building begin; Farm Fellowship is established; Sky High partners with Forge Project and helps design and manage the Community Learning Kitchen built on their land
2022
Sky High Farm establishes Sky High Farm Grants and distributes $250k; hosts first class of Farmer Fellows; facilitates first season of educational programming; begins search for a new home for the farm
2023
Sky High Farm continues to raise, harvest, and donate thousands of pounds of fresh food during the growing season; develops an on-farm communal learning space; hosts the second class of Farmer Fellows with an enhanced curriculum; opens up a second round of Sky High Farm Grants, this time for $350k
Onwards...
In 2023, Sky High Farm purchased a 550-acre farm to expand capacity and capability with the goal of beginning the transition onto the new property by 2025
To learn more about our work, please check out our 2023 Annual Report.
You can also learn about Sky High Farm Universe, a separate for-profit entity that was built to fundraise and storytell on our behalf, on their website.