Westchester County's Hilltop Hanover Farm is a regional education center that offers programs on healthy and sustainable food production. This involves researching and teaching skills for small-scale suburban and urban farming techniques, and illustrating sustainable living practices such as alternative energy sources for the residents of Westchester County.

There is a farm and forest dynamic which is seen throughout the property by the 50 acres of farmland and the 130 acres of forest with public hiking trails, vernal pools, rocky outcrops, and wetlands.  The County Department of Planning and Department of Parks, Recreation & Conservation work collaboratively to preserve this farm and forest dynamic and advance the goals of Hilltop Hanover.

The farm operations are a reciprocal effort between Westchester County and its farm associates.  The farm associates are a group of non-profit and for profit entities who utilize farm space for educational, agricultural and animal husbandry programs for the public.

Westchester County’s Goals for Hilltop Hanover Farm:

• Provide an educational farm model focused on sustainability.

• Serve as an information clearing house on environmental and conservation practices for local residents, farmers, and schools.

• Increase public awareness of environmental impacts through demonstrations and educational events.

• Provide information and establish demonstration projects related to alternative energy solutions, such as solar, wind and geo-thermal applications as well as rainwater collection systems and composting.

• Offer educational opportunities to the public about how food is grown, with a focus on the appreciation for seasonality and the rhythms of nature.

Picture of the Farm at Home demonstration garden in late summer