Agricultural Stewardship AssociationYear in Review2013-2014

Rising to the Challenge15,000-Acre Milestone Reached

2013-2014Highlights

Completed eight projects totaling 1,232 acres of productive land to ensure its availability for future agricultural use and assisted five additional farm families in moving their projects forward, which will conserve nearly 1,350 additional acres.

Expanded our educational programming to include more workshops and events for children, adults, and landowners giving them the opportunity to forge a connection to the land and develop a greater understanding of farming, forestry and land stewardship. We greatly appreciate our program sponsors, partners and farmers that help make these events happen.

Fulfilled our responsibility to the community and the landowners who have entrusted us with their conservation legacy by conducting annual site visits to each protected property. The visits are to ensure the terms of the easements are being upheld and identify ways for ASA to be a resource with land management. To date, ASA has helped protect 99 properties!

Helped to establish a Hudson Valley Farmlink program, which will create a database to help match farmers with landowners looking to rent or sell their land.

Relocated our office to a more spacious, old farmhouse off Route 40 in Greenwich.

Dear Members and Friends of the Agricultural Stewardship Association

ASA came out of FY2013-14 leaner, stronger and ready to charge towards our goal of conserving a minimum of another 8,000 acres by the end of 2018. The year did not start that way. In April 2013, we were definitely not looking forward to a fifth straight year with zero state funding for farmland protection. In addition, while we were so grateful for the wonderful Strand Gift of Real Estate, the carrying costs while we waited for the property to sell were substantial. Nevertheless, we were able to conserve an additional 1,232 acres of productive (and beautiful) farmland. In addition, some very successful ASA events and programs, as well as terrific donor support supplied a silver lining and kept morale high. Then, in the spring of 2014, things began to look up. New York announced that it is finally ready to reinvest in farmland protection. (In fact, the “trailer” for next year’s Annual Report is that ASA was awarded funding for three local farms. No other land trust in New York State received that many awards.) We also sold the Strand Gift of Real Estate, which will jump start initiatives to take us to the next level of farmland conservation. As one of only two land trusts in New York State whose exclusive focus is on farmland conservation, we are in an unique position to protect land that helps feed the more than 18 million people who live within five hours of Washington and Rensselaer Counties. We take that responsibility very seriously. One of our greatest strengths continues to be you, our ASA supporters. You are a committed and enthusiastic bunch. Whether it’s volunteering your time, providing an extra contribution, or introducing ASA to your friends, families, and employers, you make a real difference. Thank you for caring about local farmland, local food and local communities.

With gratitude,

Katherine Roome Teri Ptacek Chair, Board of Directors Executive Director

Land ConservationThank you to the landowners who chose to make a tremendous gift to our community by protecting their land in 2013-2014.

Buckland Farms and Ruth Hill Farm, SchaghticokeNeighbors Ruth Hill and Walter Buck fought off offers from developers to buy their adjoining farms for years. Ruth’s husband Ben died in a farm accident at a young age in 1962, leaving Ruth alone to raise their five children. She did not want to sell their 203-acre family farm, but could not work the land by herself so she rented her land to neighbor Walt Buck.

Ruth Hill’s Farm was exactly what Walt needed for his expanding 233-acre Buckland Farm, and he worked side-by-side with Ruth to keep the farm in agricultural production. Selling the farmland was never a consideration for either family. For Walt, keeping the land in agricultural production is sacrosanct; he knows the value of those soils and cannot imagine seeing this land used for anything but farming. More than 40 years after Ruth and Walt began working together, Walt presented the idea of conserving the two farms. Ruth never thought she’d live to see the day when it would be conserved,

but it finally happened in October 2013. Even more thrilling for Ruth, her grandson Mark recently received a bachelor’s degree in Ag-Tech and is ready and eager to carry on the family farming tradition. Both farms now are protected and continue producing feed for dairy cows. The fulfillment of these conservation dreams was made possible thanks to funding from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, the Castanea Foundation, the Jeffery Gaess Forever Farmland Legacy Fund, Rensselaer County and our members.

Fedler, EastonSince 1995, Hugh and Cassie Fedler have run a 200-head dairy operation off Route 372 in Cambridge. They milk 100 cows and sell to Agri-Mark. For a long time they relied on rented land to support their dairy, including a 156-acre piece of land along the Battenkill in Easton, just outside the Village of Greenwich, which provided critical acreage for raising corn and hay and pastureland for their heifers. When the opportunity to purchase the land arose in 2010,

the Fedlers decided to take a risk and buy it. Its purchase represented the first time that the farm operation had owned its own support land instead of

relying on rental lands. Since acquiring it, the Fedlers have invested significant time and money to improve the land by installing tiling and new fences to accommodate the rotational pasturing of the heifers, and they continue to convert overgrown areas back to productive agricultural fields. ASA successfully applied on behalf of the Fedlers for funding from the Federal Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program to conserve the property. Additional funds from Castanea Foundation and several private donors, including the Jeffrey Gaess Forever Farmland Legacy Fund, provided a match for the grant. Cassie explains, “Selling our development rights has helped us secure this high-quality piece of farmland necessary for our dairy operation. As farmers, we know the value of good land and are glad it will be available to farmers for generations to come.”

“If land is in your blood and you’re sincere about saving it,

put it where it is safe.”

- Ruth Hill, who passed away on August 21, 2014

Land Conservation continued

Collins, EastonThe Collins Farm sits on the banks of the Hudson River across from the Saratoga National Battlefield, which is visible from several vantage points around the farm. These 198 acres have been in farm production since 1739, forty years before Benedict Arnold betrayed the colonists just down the river at West Point. Over time, the farm became a working dairy that remained in operation until the 1960’s. Five generations of Jill Collins’ ancestors have worked these highly productive flat crop fields and pasturelands for over 100 years.

Eight years ago, when Jill and her husband Kevin Collins moved from their suburban home in Saratoga Springs to the family farm, they had two goals. The first was to raise their children with an appreciation for the outdoors. They wanted their kids to know how to hunt, fish, play in streams and catch frogs. The second goal

was to restore the farm to the best of their ability. Today most of the farmland is rented to another farmer as support land for a local dairy. But there is still plenty of land for the Collins to expand their small herd of goats and sheep, used for fiber and milk, and to carry on the family tradition of farming along the Hudson River. The Open Space Institute (OSI) and the Alfred Z. Soloman Foundation provided the match for the federal funding that made it possible to save this unique Hudson River farm. ASA and OSI co-hold the easement. Without their help, this land could not have been saved for future generations.

Highstein, SalemOver 30 years ago, while reading the morning paper, Jene and Kitty Highstein saw an interesting property for sale: a house and 125-acres of mostly forested land located on Bogtown Road in Salem, NY. While a second home was not in their plans, a place just a few hours from New York City seemed like a perfect weekend get-away. Each weekend, they drove north to Salem to spend time making property improvements

while maintaining the wildlife habitat. They restored the house, cleared overgrown pastures for their sheep and horses, and spent time enjoying the peace, privacy, and silence they had been missing in the city.

The Highsteins have owned the farm on Bogtown Road for 30 years. When sons Alex and Jesse were old enough to move out on their own, Kitty and Jene asked them where they felt at home. “The farm is home to us” was their immediate reply. With Jene’s passing just one year ago, Kitty, Alex and Jesse decided it was time to conserve the land that had given their family a home and allowed them to appreciate the beauty of the landscape around them. They donated a conservation easement to ASA in 2013 to honor Jene’s love of the farm.

Hawk View Farm, GreenwichMary Ellen and Norm Williams bought Hawk View Farm from Willard Reid in 1977. From the top of the hill behind the house to the West is a panoramic view of the Adirondacks. There is an equally splendid view of the Green Mountains to the East. Willard told the Williams that once, while

“Conserving the land is really important to our whole family

and has been a goal of ours from the very beginning.”

-Kitty Highstein

plowing his fields with a team of horses, he had been able to count 49 other plow teams from the top of that hill. “It took Willard Reid nine months to decide to sell the farm to us. Much later we found out the reason why he took so long was because he wanted to make sure we were not going to subdivide. I am so happy to make this donation and keep our ‘no subdivision’ promise,” explained Mary Ellen Williams. She completed her conservation easement donation in December 2013. Norm, who passed away in 2002, and Mary Ellen raised a commercial herd of beef cows and registered Percheron horses, all of whose names begin with the “Hawk” prefix. Today, about 70 acres of open fields are leased to a neighboring dairy farm for hay and there is one old Percheron mare left. A herd of rodeo horses spend their summer vacation in the back pastures with fabulous views of Vermont. It is a lasting satisfaction to Mary Ellen to know that, while not many things last forever, those beautiful views on her 167-acre farm will forever remain as a working landscape in support of our agricultural economy.

The Alleged Farm and O’Donnell Hill Farm, Easton and JacksonTwo families who had previously donated easements worked with ASA to protect additional acreage on their farms. Fifteen years ago Liz Gordon and Thomas Christenfeld donated an easement on 116 acres of their farm, The Alleged Farm, which sits at the crossroads of Meeting House Road and Cooke Hollow Road in Easton. Their vegetable operation has grown over the years and a neighboring farmer still farms the rest of the fields.

“We want to live in a thriving farm community. That’s why we chose to live here. It is important to us to protect the agricultural way of life. ASA gave us the power to keep the land from being developed,” said Thomas Christenfeld. With this additional donation they have now protected all 264 acres. O’Donnell Hill Farm is tucked into the rolling hills along Route 61 in Jackson. With spectacular views towards the Batten Kill valley and a well-tended cluster of house and barns, it has long impressed many passersby with its scenic

charm. Noel and Judy Hanf first fell in love with the property when it was owned and operated by Vince O’Donnell as a sheep farm and butchery, but then it was purchased by a Manhattan couple with the intent to subdivide and sell off house lots. Fortunately, those plans did not come to fruition and in 1973 the Hanfs were able to purchase the farmstead with 14 acres. Gradually, they put the original farm back together, acquiring parcels as they became available. A deep appreciation for their land and respect for the agricultural heritage of the area motivated the Hanfs to donate a conservation easement on 130 acres back in 2007. “The same things that motivated our original 2007 conservation easement prompted us to conserve the remaining parcel we own. Namely, ASA can be a steward of the land longer than we can. The parcel we added is key in the sense that it is the last undeveloped piece of the O’Donnell Farm,” explained Noel Hanf.

Outreach and Education

We offered a variety of programs to connect people from all over the region to our working landscapes and give them meaningful opportunities to learn about local farms, food and land conservation. We continued our popular Farm Photography for Kids sessions where kids visit local farms, learn the fundamentals of photography from professionals, and exhibit their work at local fairs. We also added adult photography sessions this year as well as a two-week “Farm, Food & Photography” camp for 12 to 16 year olds. ASA offered several programs through partnerships with the YMCA, Honest Weight Food Co-Op, the Youth Ed-Venture Network and The Arts Center of the Capital Region to participants from Troy and the Capital District. The annual 2013 Forever Farmland Supper took place at Hand Melon Farm in Easton. The sold out event was a terrific success with celebrity chef, Suvir Saran as the guest speaker. ASA also had our most successful annual Landscapes for Landsake Art Exhibit on Columbus Day weekend at Maple Ridge, curated by artist and volunteer, Leah McCloskey.

Stewardship

In 2013-2014 ASA’s stewardship team worked with landowners to conduct site visits to all conserved properties (99 and counting!). In addition to annual site visits, ASA staff worked with landowners to address questions about their easements, assisted with the notification or approval process for certain activities on the land, and promoted good land stewardship practices by hosting workshops and programs based on feedback from our easement landowners. Our landowner workshops, which we also offer to the public, continue to expand and diversify. We are also fortunate to partner with many local and regional organizations and agencies on programming. A sample of our programs from the last year included: The Game of Logging series, a woods walk on restoring NY woodlands, maple and milk tours at Cannon Cattle Ranch, and a presentation on agricultural lands as riparian buffers.

2013-2014Financial Report

The above was derived from our 2013-2014 unaudited statements, which may not conform to GAPP. Please see our 2013-2014 audited statements which reflect our finances according to GAPP. ASA is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization and a NYS registered charity. Audited financials are available upon request from ASA or the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.

Individual & Business$243,24128%Investment & Reserves

$66,9268%

Government$240,56727%

Foundations$274,54431%

Land Protection, Stewardship and Outreach & Education$378,67543%

Easement Acquisition$365,04641%

Management & General$113,84013%

Fundraising$22,5083%

Fundraising & Program Events$54,7916%

Expenses

Revenue

Thank You!We gratefully acknowledge the individuals and funders who contributed to ASA between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014.

FoundationsAnonymous (1)Castanea FoundationThe Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region- Coach Ken Baker Fund & Bender Scientific FundFarm Aid, Inc.The GE FoundationGordon FoundationMcCarthy Charities, Inc.Norcross Wildlife FoundationNordlys FoundationThe Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Inc.Price Chopper’s Golub FoundationReview FoundationRobert H. Wentorf FoundationVerizon FoundationKnafel Family Foundation

GovernmentThe New York State Conservation Partnership Program*New York State Council on the Arts & the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council**Rensselaer CountyTown of Pittstown

Harvest HeroAnonymous (1)Albert H. Garner & Annie PaulsenPhilip Gitlen & Melody MackenzieKatharine HighsteinOpen Space InstituteKathy & Hugh RoomeMary Ellen Williams

ChampionAnonymous (2)Liz Gordon & Thomas ChristenfeldNoel & Judy HanfConstance KheelThe Phantom LaboratorySalem Farm Supply, Inc.Ann Umlauf & Andrew Brewer

Cream of the CropAnonymous (3)The Chazen CompaniesKerri Culhane & Jason BlackStephan & Gina DeibelEarthshare New York

The Fort Miller Group, Inc.Glens Falls Donut Group LLCTerry Griffin & Peter DemingDavid & Margaret HornIBMD. Nancy & Kenneth JohnsonLARACJeannine LavertyJosh Levy & Pam MagnusonTupper LimbertMAL Donut Group, LLCMaryann McGeorge & Susan SandersonThe New York Community TrustNorth Star Donut Group, LLCPeg OlsenOwl Pen BooksDon Pompliano & Kathy TaylorRoute 50 Donut Group, LLCRupert Veterinary Clinic - Gene & Jean CeglowskiSelect Sothebys International RealtyStewart’s ShopsRobert TaylorAlexander & Marine Zagoreos

BenefactorThe Adirondack Trust CompanyAgrivolt, Inc.James AlcottAllenwaite FarmMatthew & Phoebe BenderBetterbee, IncDouglas & Linda BischoffGrace CampbellCurrin Compliance Services, LLCFarm Credit EastElizabeth GilmoreGlens Falls National Bank & Trust Co.Bruce & Rudy GoffJames & Cheryl GoldThomas & Diane JilekJuniper FarmKC Consulting - Rick Kranz & Martha CullitonVincent Kelleher & Richard BumpKelly + Sellar Ryan PLLC, Attorneys at LawCarol & Douglas LeithRuth Leys & Michael FriedMeika Loe & Matthew AlingerLonglesson Farm - Melanie & Bob MasonMark & Quimby MahoneyNolan CPA Services

Galen Rhode, North Bennington VarietyDon & Lois PorterWilliam Ralston & Joan BleikampRudolph RauchElliott Rebhun & Brad VoigtJames & Gretchen RuhlSaratoga Paint & Sip StudioPeter & Ingrid SchaaphokLee Shapiro & Patrick GillPeter & Courtney SimonSherry SkellieSally & Jeff SmallSt. Croix Farm, Inc.Stirling Brook Farms, Inc.Toolite Farms, LLCAnne Van Ingen & Wes HaynesElizabeth Lynne Van NestKenneth Vittor & Judith AisenEthan & Anne Winter

StewardAnonymous (4)Barbara Ahern & Conard HoltonNorm AllenArchdale Agricultural Products,LLCBattenkill Veterinary, PCSharon Bedford & Fred AlmBlack Dog Wines & Spirits LtdJanet Britt & John Dojka, Jr.Arthur Brod, Jr.Browns Brewing Co.Caffry & Flower, Attorneys at LawCambridge Valley Machining, Inc.Capital Tractor, IncGordon ChaplinTatiana CoffingerJohn & Sue CoreyJudy & Edward HughesJudith Klingebiel, CPAHans KahnJoan & By LaphamShirley & Roy LermanMitch Levinn & Doris LevinnLewis Waite FarmC.J. & Jenny LyttleMcGrath and Company, Inc.Thomas & Rebecca MeathMoses Farm - Richard & Kathy MosesNew Minglewood Farm - Chris Lincoln & Tammara Van RynRichard & Dari NormanEd PelzPlanners East IncorporatedRemus Preda & Lisa Randles

Robert Reilly & Alexandra StreznewskiCharles & Marcia ReissRimol Greenhouse Systems, Inc.Cheryl RobertsGlenwood Rowse & Vicki WebberleyJonathan & Diana RuhlWilliam & Kimberly RuhlJudith & Michael RussertDave & Arlene SampsonSaratoga Casino and RacewayJanet & George ScurriaErika Sellar Ryan & Matt RyanCarol SerottaTimothy SmithRebecca SparksStone Hill Farm - Gregory HansenDavid & Jane SuttleThe ChronicleTiashoke FarmsJim & Kay TomasiMichael & Katherine ZdebTim & Kathleen Wiley

SustainingAnonymous (5)Randall AdamsAgard & LaPan Land SurveyingBob & Carolyn AklandAlan Brown RealtySandra Allen & Stephen SmollerTravis & Samantha AllenAndland FarmsSarah Ashton & John MooneyBill BadgleyKim BakerFrank BarrieJoel & Kathleen BathaBattenkill Veterinary Bovine PCAndrew & Elizabeth BeersBlack Creek Valley Farms, Inc.Blackhole Hollow FarmBlakemore FarmPauline BoehmBooth’s Blend CompostLeonard & Phyllis BordenRenee BouplonDon & Tracey BoydLee Briccetti & Alan TurnerJack & Pam BrownellPatty & Tim BurchJill & John BurwellCambridge Lantern WorksCambridge Village MarketMarilyn Cassidy Stephenson

Catherine BurklyRebecca Christner & Carter WhiteSteve Chuhta & Szianne FarielloBeth & Jim ClarkJohn Cogan, MDHarold CraigCreek FarmEleanor DarcyMildred DavisDeep Roots HolsteinsJerry & Janet DeLazzeroCara DemuJudy DeWittRebecca DietzelDill Abstract CompanyJames & Carole DilleyPatricia & John Donnelly, Jr.Nancy DowningElizabeth EllardDeborah EsrickGerard & Anna FaloticoJon Feidner & Clare AveryJames Fitzgerald & Cathy FairbanksAnn Fitzgibbons & Sandy HackneyDebbie Forester & Tim TearGeorge E. FosterFra-Mar FarmsWilliam & Joann FrazierBertram Freed & Caroline EastmanFronhofer Tool CompanyElizabeth Gambee OsborneThomas GermanoRobert & Rae GilsonCyndy & John GoldeGranville Veterinary Service, P.C.William GreeleyGeorge & Carol GreenJames Q. & Linda GreenJamie Greenberg & Mary Ann ChiarielloSusan & Stephen GriffingDiane GuendelFrederic GuileCatherine & Lawrence HamlinHand Melon FarmCarol HandVerna & John HansenHathor’s Pasture Inc.Wil HebertLaura HellwitzAlan & Joni HendersonDavid Higby & Nancy Hand HigbyAllan & Kathleen HoerupBrian HolbritterHoosick Federal Credit UnionHank HowardNettie Jensen

Claudia Kavenagh & Joel GillerJudith & Ivan KazenChristina & John KellyEllen Kelly-Lind & Gary LindKenyon Hill FarmSharon & Jurgen KrugerCarol & Ron KuhrLars & Margaret KulleseidDavid KwasniakRuth & Sandy LambJo Ann LancasterLandview Farms, LLCCarolyn LansberryLong Days Farm - Deborah Jaffe & Edwin SchieleDavid & Joyce LukasAlice MairsMannuccio MannucciVirginia MartinMartinez Family Realty, LLCMary Lou MattinglyJoan FiskePatrick & Paula McCulloughJohn & Laura McDermottJosh McHughRonald McLeanLester MigdalElizabeth Miller & Hal BainJohn & Adele MillerTerry & Mary Ann MitchellStephen & Mary MullerMelissa MurrayWilliam & Elizabeth NiemiTara NolanCindy & Jack ParilloDonald & Eileen PattenPattison, Koskey, Howe and Bucci, CPAs, P.C.Sarah PawlickElnora PetersLouisa & Dennis PetersFlavio Pompetti & Ann AgeePenelope PoorMike Popper & Eliza MigdalShaine & Seanna PorterTeri PtacekR. P. Hubbell and Company, Inc.Linda & Richard RandlesMaralee RiceChristophe Robert & Shannon MasonBarney Rubenstein, MD

Patricia RussellColleen Ryan & Eric HoppelRobert RyanRuth Sadinsky & Gregory CoonsSaratoga AppleAnne Savage & Michael MyersEdith SchieleDottie SchneiderSchutze Family DentistryKetav Shah & Laurel ColeGeorge Sigut & Pamela ReganBarbara Simoneau & Joe CaronDonald & Donna SkellieSkellkill FarmsDavid & Elsie SmithSusan & Steven SmithJ.B. & Louise SobingHarold Spiezio, Jr.Harry & Sandy SteinJohn & Ruth StevensClifford & Janet StewartStrawberry Fields Farm and Nature PreserveWilliam & Angela SturgisWilliam Throop, IIIErin Tobin & Roger BeardenFred TomkinsAnne TorrensMolly TurlishAnnette Van Rooy & Jippe HiemstraThe Village CafeBob & Carolee WebsterWel-Dun, Inc.Rey Wells & Sheila WahlMaria WesterlundAnn & Tim WhalenMary WithingtonMary & Leo WongJames WoodsKerry Woods & Catharine LewisLaura Yaun & Michael DeNardis

SupportingAnonymous (5)3-Corner Field FarmCary AbramsNancy AmesRonald & Felicitas AndersonAndrew Pate & Anastasia NuteRobin AndrewsRoger & Judith ArmstrongCaroline & John Ashton

Judy Austin RancourtDeb BallietGordon & Mary BatchellerNancy & Bob BattisJay & Judy BridgeBill BriggsAl BrockClinton BrockBrotherhood FarmsMike BrownellNancy & Al BuddeBill & Cathy BurkeMary Jo & David BurtonPeter & Janet CalabreseDonald & Betty Lou CampbellJane CanovaBrandon CareyJacki & Kevin ChamberlainKerry & Eric ClingenPatricia B. CoonJohn & Stephanie CopelandBarbara Coughlin & John FallonCrandall’s Corner FarmKen & Nancy CrosbyMaryDee & Clem CroweTom & Sarah DauenhauerSteve & Arlene DavieAmy Davis & William AmbroseLydia Davis & Alan CotePatricia de ManBrian & Justine DenisonCharles DeweyBill EberleRonald Edsforth & Jo DevineElihu FarmRaymond & Marti EllermannSue EvansCathy FirmanJohn & Babette FurmanAaron GabrielGalerie St. EtienneSusan Gibbons & Christopher ShumwayTanya & Michael GoldsteinDianna Goodwin & Michael CohenEdmund & Ellen GreenJulie HarrellML Healey

*Funding for the New York State Conservation Partnership Program is provided by the Environmental Protection Fund in collaboration with the Land Trust Alliance and the State Department of Environmental Conservation**Administered locally by the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council

Barbara HennigDonald & Carolyn HenryHi Brow Farms, LLCMichael HochanadelDavid Hochfelder & Ann PfauPaul RosenbergSandra HuttonJohn IrwinAnn & Brian JenningsMaureen KennedyLeonard KerrSandra KingsburyAmy KleinGerhardt KochChris & Heidi KrahlingRobert & Dorothy KubaEvan LawrenceMillicent & Ed LawrenceLinda LeClairChristine & Steve LullaJoe & Carol MacDonaldMack Brook FarmStephanie & David MahoneyKevin McCarthyGary & Joy McCoolaBarbara & John McDonaldGerald McKelveySarah Miller & Nathaniel CorwinDiane & Mike MorencyCharles MosesGeorge & Eillen MulvaneyChristine NemecGregory NosalRobert O’Connor, DVMCathy & Dick OgdenKaren & Tom O’LearyDavid Owen & Barbara FreundMiriam PetersWilliam & Peggy PichetPaul & Judy PontiffSally ProudfitMara Ptacek

Faith & Herb PerkinsRay & Phyllis RatteJim & Kate ReidJoAnne & R. Harry BoothWilliam & Mary Ellen RobinsonAnne & Peter RokeachDolores RomackTarah RowseDonald SchaeferSchoolhouse BoatworksRobert & Majken SellarGeraldine ShanleyHoward SmithEdward & Christine SmythSnoblazersStephen & Susan SnyderMichael & Karyn SobingAlexandra B. StevensJulia & Robert StokesStone Wall Hill FarmJim & Amy StottPeter & Susan StoverMargaret SweetThe Bunker Hill InnThroop Integrity BuildersUnderwood’s Shushan Valley Hydro FarmSue & George Van HookCaroline Welling & David McGuireSusan & John West, IIIRegina Wickham & David Grahame ShaneWilson Homestead Old BooksElana Yerushalmi Kamenir & Steven KamenirBrian Zweig

FriendsAnonymous (5)Gail AldousDarlene BaileyLorraine BallardKathy Braico, MDJennifer and David BraucherEvelyn BraymerMatilda BrettGretchen BrowneCarl BrownellLisa McCaffrey MillerJanice M. CipperlyMary Jane ConnorLinda CoollickThomas CurrenWendy EnglishAugusta FieldAnne Finch

Mike & Lucy FraserMarjorie GeigerKerry GilesEmma GodellLeon GortlerWalter & Anna Maria GromKenneth GrudensJennifer HamiltonJan Haney & Jeremy PetersBruce & Carole HansonJeanne HaugSophia HealyRichard & Christina HernandezMarjorie HerringtonJoan K. Lowe, E.A.Michelle KimballJ KinsleyMary Laedlein & Dale HallThomas LarsonMartha & David LaytonJo Ann LockeMichael LozmanFred & Doris LudewigRichard MazzaferroTodd & Suanne McLenithanRonald Medaglia & Jacqueline Desnoes MedagliaBob & Lori MoylanAlbert & Bonnie MurphyBarbara MurphyRandy OdellCarolyn PaineChristine & Robert PrebleMary ReedKenneth RobbinsMarjorie RobertsonCraig RoodsJoan RugerAshley SewardGail Smallwood & Thomas KoppSteve Stearns & Sarah HoffmanShelly StilesDebbie SweeneyErika TebbensLisa TowneKaren Weltman & Jon SterngassLisa & Thomas WheelerKathryn Yezzi & Daniel Cotton

Jeffrey Gaess Legacy FundJerry BurkeMargaret & David Horn

Monthly GivingRandall AdamsDouglas & Linda Bischoff

Amy DavisDavid Hochfelder & Ann PfauKC Consulting, Rick Kranz & Martha CullitonLong Days Farm- Deborah Jaffe & Edwin SchieleTara NolanJ.B. & Louise SobingStone Hill Farm - Gregory HansenErin Tobin & Roger Bearden

In Honor OfDeb Anderson James AlcottJeffrey Bowers & Milton Vargas Ilario of Sweet Spring Farm John Clark Arlene & Dwight Coldwell David & Eleanor deVries Chris Eberhardt Susanne Eppley Gardenworks Johanna Garrison Carla Guerrero-Hernandez & William Hernandez Kate Gurnett & Yancey Roy Naomi Meyer & Ron Renoni Teri Ptacek & Andrew Kelly Timothy Scherbatskoy Brett & Audrey Stevenson Carlos & Irene Tabora Jose Geraldo ZimenesAshley Bridge Carol SerottaBarbara Glaser Cynthia & Kent WianLuke & Iver Goldreyer Carol SerottaDr. Kenneth Laird Jeannette OppedisanoRuth & Sandy Lamb Bonnie LambSara McKay Eric EpnerLori Pelech Carol ConollyMargery Reilly, PA AnonymousLouise & JB Sobing Judith & Michael Russert

In Memory OfGertrude Allen Devin BulgerRon Dewitt Teri Ptacek

Thank You continued

Board ofDirectors2013-2014Tom JilekChair, Salem

Katherine RoomeVice Chair, Greenwich

Erika Sellar RyanVice Chair, Greenwich

Tara NolanTreasurer, Eagle Bridge

Stephan Deibel Secretary, White Creek

Art BrodPoestenkill & Easton

Gene CeglowskiRupert, Vermont

Liz GordonEaston

Noel HanfJackson

Greg HansenEast Nassau & Easton

Dave HornEaston

Cynthia ParilloPittstown

Dave SampsonTroy

Justin StevensGreenwich

Stuart ZiehmCambridge

ASA Staff Teri PtacekExecutive Director

Renee BouplonAssociate Director

Chris KrahlingProject Manager

Janet BrittEasement Steward

Meegan FinneganSenior Manager of Communications and Programs

Ellie MarkovitchRensselaer County Program Coordinator

Sarah KaneAdministrative Assistant

Board ofDirectors2013-2014 Katherine RoomeChair, Greenwich

Noel HanfVice Chair, Jackson

Erika Sellar RyanVice Chair, Greenwich

Tara NolanTreasurer, Eagle Bridge

Stephan Deibel Secretary, White Creek

Travis AllenValley Falls

Art BrodPoestenkill & Easton

Gene CeglowskiRupert, Vermont

Liz GordonEaston

Greg HansenEast Nassau & Easton

Dave HornEaston

Rich NormanGreenwich

Cynthia ParilloPittstown

Dave SampsonTroy

Stuart ZiehmCambridge

ASA Staff Teri PtacekExecutive Director

Renee BouplonAssociate Director

Chris KrahlingProject Manager

Janet BrittEasement Steward

Katie JilekCommunications and Outreach Manager

Ellie MarkovitchRensselaer County Program Coordinator

Sarah KaneAdministrative Assistant

Mary Ellen WilliamsLouis LeBonte A gift from Aunt Paula to Susanne Pamela BoothEleanor Migdal Mary Ellen WilliamsWilliam Matthew Nolan Sr. Tara Nolan Erika Sellar RyanBrigitta Nosal Bennington Health & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Joan Crandall Sharon & Jurgen KrugerHarriet Peabody Frank Cipperly FamilyWilliam D. Quinn Teri Ptacek Mary Ellen WilliamsJoseph L. Randles, Jr. Tammy & Patrick BoirePeter Signorelli Mary Ellen WilliamsBrenda Smith Mary Ellen WilliamsWilliam Telford Andland Farms Peggy PicheFrank Vedder Lawrence VedderFelix Wegzyn Paul Wegzyn

Donated Goods & ServicesArgyle Cheese Factory, LLCAubuchon HardwareGhostwritters CommunicationsBrown’s Brewing CompanyCabot CreameryCannon Cattle RanchCapital Tractor, Inc. Todd CollinsConsider Bardwell FarmHick’s OrchardThomas & Diane JilekKing Bakery at Double K FarmEvan LawrenceLewis Waite FarmCatherine LittellFlo LuckeyMack Brook FarmMannuccio MannucciMapleland FarmsMax London’sGlenn NesbittTara Nolan

Pleasant Valley FarmQuincy FarmRound House Bakery at Pompanuck FarmMargaret & Stephen SilverbergSkellkill FarmSlack Hollow FarmSpoonful Kitchen & CateringSuvir Saran Tiashoke FarmLawrence WhiteAlexander & Marine Zagoreos

VolunteersCorrina AldrichDeb BallietLuke BatemanGail BearupJohn & Gigi BeginSarah BraymerAshley BridgeNancy BrownDevin BulgerEmma ChinianThomas ChristenfeldOren CookAnna Courtney-JilekIan CreitzMary Dee and Clem CroweThe Cummings FamilyCailie CurrinHunter DansinBrian DansinSirell FielTom FilesCathy FirmanDan FisherNancy FitzpatrickCleo FordThe Georgi on the Battenkill, Museum and ParkGreenwich FFAML HealyChristine HofferMaxwell HofferKathy IdlemanSeth JacobsJennifer JenningsTom & Diane JilekJudith KazenAnnelise Kelly

Tom KerrJanice KingCarol KuhrEd and Millie LawrenceKim and Chloe LittellJenny LyttleRob & Bliss MacIntoshMark MahoneyLeah McCloskeyBeth MeersAnnie MillerJohn and Adele MillerMilissa MonroeKelly MontagueChristine NemecThe Nolan FarmShane NolanDari NormanRandy O’DellCliff OliverHolly Rippon-ButlerTodd RollendSalem FFAJim SchanzLawrence SconzoMaddie SkellieRachel SkellieVOSCASheila WahlRay Wells and Sheila WahlMary Ellen WilliamsMike YezziBen Zipperer

Harvest Hero: $5,000+Champion: $2,500 - $4,999Cream of the Crop: $1,000 - $2,499Benefactor: $500 - 999Steward: $250 - 499Sustaining: $100 - 249Supporting: $50 - 99Friends: $1 - 49

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