Our core work is nurturing the next generation of farmers and cultivating knowledgeable “food citizens” through experience based educational programs.
Groundswell’s main campus is West Haven Farm, an independently owned CSA farm located at EcoVillage Ithaca. EcoVillage is one of the nation’s first ecological co-housing communities and a global pioneer in sustainability education. Groundswell programs build on over a decade of experience in sustainable living and sustainable agriculture at EcoVillage and West Haven Farm. In addition, Kingbird Farm in Berkshire, Northland Sheep Dairy in Marathon, Sweet Land Farm and Remembrance Farm in Trumansburg, The Good Life Farm in Interlaken, Oechsner Farm in Newfield, and other local farms and food businesses are part of Groundswell’s “campus without walls.”
Groundswell's mission is to engage diverse learners and empower them with skills, knowledge and access to resources so they can build sustainable land-based livelihoods and equitable local food systems. We provide practical and applicable experience-based education and business incubation through a network of successful local farms and partner organizations. The result we seek is successful entry into and growth of our local food and farming systems.
