Located across from the high school and the regional YMCA, in an urbanizing portion of Saratoga Springs, New York, the Pitney Meadows Community Farm is a place where people from all walks of life can learn, enjoy, connect to each other and build a sense of community.

The 166-acre farm was purchased in partnership with the City of Saratoga Springs and the support of hundreds of donors. The Agricultural Stewardship Association helps protect the parcel and partners with the city to ensure regular monitoring.

The farm is home to community gardens for individual gardeners, and volunteers and partners who grow food for the local food bank. It has raised gardens for those who benefit from waist-high growing beds and educational and recreational garden areas, too.

The farm hosts a major component of the Saratoga Greenbelt Trail System, a network of nine urban/suburban tails and nine miles of rural trails. Nature trails compatible with farming operations will wind through the farm and connect to 13 miles of trails within the neighboring state park.

Recreational opportunities centered around growing and relaxing in the garden space—including story-time and family programs—help build a broad-based level of community involvement.

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