Bedford Farmers Club Founded 1852
Bedford Farmers Club
Celebrating 170 Years in the Community
Next Meeting: May 18, 2022, 3 p.m.
2022 Meetings
Wednesday, April 27
6:30 p.m.
Historic Hall, Bedford, NY
608 Old Post Road, Bedford, NY
Wednesday, May 18
3:00 p.m.
Sing Sing Kill Brewery, Ossining, NY
75 Spring Street, Ossining, NY 10562
Wednesday, June 15
3:00 p.m.
Boscobel House and Gardens
1601 NY 9-D, Garrison, Ny 10524
Meeting Minutes
Billion Oyster Project
Murray Fisher and Pete Malinowski, founders of the Billion Oyster Project will discuss their goals and process to restore the oyster population in NY harbor.
Craft Brewing
Learn about Sing Sing's low-carbon brewing process using NYS hops.
Boscobel
Tour period-accurate gardens and restored Georgian house with one the finest collections of Federal period furniture in the country.
Wednesday, September 14,
3:00 p.m.
"Our New Way Garden"
10 New King Street, West Harrison, NY 10604
Community Gardens
Amy Benerofe has "brought the garden to the community... and the community to the garden" in her efforts to educate the public about locally and naturally grown food.
Wednesday, October 19,
3:00 p.m.
Faraway Farm Alpacas
1307 Baptist Church Road, Yorktown,
Faraway Farm
Visit the huacaya alpacas and Icelandic horses at this family farm. In addition to homegrown yarn, they have organic vegetable gardens, fruit trees and flowers.
ABOUT
Bedford Farmers Club seeks to encourage wise and rewarding land stewardship. We work to foster an awareness of Bedford's remarkable agricultural heritage. Advancing knowledge and improving the practice of agriculture and horticulture in a farming community was the premise of the Bedford Farmers Club in 1852. Today it addresses backyard farming, horticulture, animal husbandry, and local history.
BFC meetings are held in spring and fall. Meetings feature topical speakers, site visits, "Timely Tips" on horticulture, and a much-loved report by our BFC historian. Refreshments are served.
We are open to all, and use the $10 annual dues to support our programs.
Current Officers
Mary Farley President
Robin Ashley Vice President
Roger Vincent Treasurer
Sheila Crespi Secretary
John Stockbridge Historian
Julie Henkin Hospitality
Ellen Best Timely Tips
Jim Wood President Emeritus
Bedford Farmers Club in1927 at 75th Anniversary
PAST MEETINGS
2021 Meetings
October Hop to It! - Hops Growing in NYS
Minutes Timely Tips
September Teatown Reservation - "From Invasion to Restoration"
June Hilltop Hanover Farm - New Initiatives
May Integrated Pest Management in Montana
2020 Meetings
October Endeavor Therapeutic Riding
Minutes Timely Tips
September West Lane Farm - Hosting Farmers
June Hilltop Hanover Farm - CANCELLED
May The Greener Landscape - CANCELLED
March Farming without Farms
2019 Meetings
October Home Wine-Making with Ed Giobbi
September Glynwood Farm - The Next Generation
June Sweet Earth Co. - Commercial Flower Farming
May From Aratoma Farm to Caramoor: the Rosens' Dream
April River of Change: Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce in the Hudson Valley, 1800-1900
2018 Meetings
October Composting at Coker Farm
Minutes Timely Tips
September Westchester Land Trust - Land Conservation
June Phillis Warden's Garden - Native Plants
May Bluestone Farm - Organic Agriculture
2017 Meetings
October Thompson's Cider Mill
September Martha Stewart's Farm
June Progress on the New Tappan Zee Bridge
Prior Meetings
2016
October Thompson's Cider Mill
September Mill Pond Farm - Robin Ashley
June Green Chimneys
April Update on Bedford 2020
2015
October Stone Barns - Squash Hybridizing
September Ivanna Farms - Cider Making
March Geothermal Heating, Heat of the Earth, Inc.
2014
September Orchid Growing - Bill Smiles
2013
October Science Barge - Yonkers
September Ryder Farm
June Mianus River Gorge
May Lasdon Park
2012
October Wilkins Fruit and Fir Farm
September Leave the Leaves! Leaf Management
2011
October Old Croton Aqueduct
June Faraway Farm Alpacas
April The Slow Food Movement
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is open to all who are interested in Bedford's long, vibrant agricultural heritage, as well as backyard farming, horticulture, raising animals local history, and the wise use of our land, soil and water. resouroes.
Attendance at two meetings is required for rmembership. Prospective members are officially voted in at their second meeting.
Dues are $10 per year, payable to the treasurer.
CONTACT
Contact Us
Mailing Address
Bedford Farmers Club
27 Horseshoe Road
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Tel: 914.666.5522
