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OUR FABULOUS DONORS - JOIN THIS CREW!
We’re continually humbled by and grateful to those who support our work financially through donations. We feel your love and support.
Our 10th Season! - 2024 donors:
Christine Black, Orange County Tire, Shoprite, The Glenmere, Senator James Skoufis, Dave Stoddard, Gail Sharbaan, Denise Shelley, Valerie Gunn, Lucy Ferguson, Marcia Bailey, Jac Critchley, Sara Katz, K Greene, Leah Sokolofski Burstein, Gail Myers, Mavis-Jay Sanders, Kimberly Sheu, Michael Hurwitz, Phyliss Kemp, John & Sue Hodge, Kimberly Nelson, Roxanne Griffin, Darren Kemp, Ocynthia Williams, Gabriela Pereyra Ojeda, Hillary Gaeta, Sulan Chin, Steve Rosenberg, Bilen Berhanu, Todd Forrest, Patricia Mathu, Leah Penniman, Beatrice Stern, Lisa Stern, Kristy Apostolides, Dana Williams, Dyaami D'Orazio, Daniele Favre-Panayotatos, Arif Ullah, Marisa DeDominicis, Kate Walker, Ai Hirashiki, Chery Holt, David Llewellyn, Ruth Katz, Pearl Thompson, Fran Miller, Montefiore Medical Center, New York Botanical Garden, Scenic Hudson, Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center, Food Tank, Glynwood, Marcus Samuelsson Group, Sky High Farm, Pleiades Network, Soul Fire Farm, Truelove Seeds, Senator Gustavo Rivera, Blooming Hill Farm
Helping us grow - 2022 & 2023 donors:
Melanie McLean Brooks, William Ellis, Regina Alvarez, Aria Todd, Stella LaMassa, Gina Stafford, EJ Szulwach, Anai Salinas, Caitlyn Winders, Kelsey Beniasch, Laura Summer, Fawn Draucker, Miranda Bower, Sophie Anger, Michael Turner, Rebecca Kirch
Supporting and helping us recover - 2021 donors:
Emily Pullen, Kevin Dee, Marianna Hoitt-Lange, Showing Up for Racial Justice NYC (SURJNYC), Mary Christine Carty, Amber Jaeger, Monica Weiss, Just Flow Fund, Veronica Gomez, Caitlin Salemi, Debbie Depoala, Anna Santoleri, PG Gould, Rebecca Johnson, Brona Cosgrave, Jody Crane, Katherine Walsh, Kathleen M Burke, Sonia Jones, Rachel Viola, Yasmin Yusuff, Karin Roux, Ruth Kaaserer, Kristina Shiroka, Margo Sivin, lara tobin, Bryan Comras, Emily Pek, Regina Gesicki, Lisa Griffin, Nina Wheeler Roberts, Shar Taylor, Sarah King, Emily Altschul, Gina King, Laura Harrigan, Maureen Towey, S. Embree, Anne O'Neill, Emily Pullen, Olivia Salomon, dalila bothwell, James Thomas III, Angela Speziale, Timucin Bulat, Charlotte Triefus, Hillary Zuckerberg, Cynthia Peithman, Elizabeth Manning, Brittany Christenson, Michael Zung, Camille Richman, Matthew Friberg, Matthew Armbrust, Aleyna Rodriguez, Erica Bryan, Monique Hartl, Mara Gittleman, Grace Bonney, Ellen Belcher
Keeping the farm healthy - 2020 donors:
Samantha Isaacs, Rosemarie O'Gorman, Cynthia Nibbelink, Katherine Penrose, Safia Fatimi, William Greenfield, Amy Schecter, Robert Liebeskind, Cumba Sielgler, R Keitt, Emily Einhorn, Gillian Menza, Alan Ringwelski, Melissa Clement, Yukari Niikura, Kylee Verrill, Sydney Finkelstein, Bridget Underwood, Magdelena Long, Sean Philipps, Lauren Singer, Allison Gold, Caitlin, Ebbets, Rebecca Blum, Teagan Barnes, Daniel Guerra, Rachel Ingram, Gregory Galgano, Jennifer Thomas, Katie Wonnenberg, Sheetal Shah, Corinne Bryson, Lillian Hua, Katharien Bedrossian, Thomas Sullivan, Janna Kramer, Vivian Lin, Marlee Vlassis, Brittany Taylor, Sofia Villalon, Kyla Savino, Olivera Markuseska, Utsa Ramaswami, Emily Fox, Lila Allen, Rose Hayden-Smith, Elijah Fremont, Karen Reppy, Megan Gorss, Marya Thompson, Danica Sawtelle, Erica Lipoff, Susan MacRae, Beth Garrison, Thomas Richmond, Kristine Madsen, Ashley Fosse, James Likowski, Linda Durr, Katy Costa, Kelli Broady, Demetre Kimbrough, Logan Steele, Stephanie Krent, Olivia Swenson, Diego Smith, Vicki Jacobson, Rebecca Kirch, Anna Jones, Robert Coxon, George Weld, Tilak Koilvaram, Sugo Offield, Jenzpher Finkenberg, Jenna Thompson, Samantha Goldfien, Teressa Iezzi, Jonah Bloom, Lynn Whitcher, Marissa Lippert, Kate Lee, Anne Coe, Elyssa Rothe, Hanna Mandel, L Moore, John Roulac, Madison Feller, Morgan Ingraham, Harley Meyer, Sarah Lunnie, Dylan Pickus, Dana Dimatteo, Ngeretjo Hijarunguru, Nancy Matsumoto, Katy Bowen, Analisa Glaser, Alyssia Alexanria
Building the Soil - 2015 to 2019 donors:
Sarah Lunnie, Nancy Matsumoto, Katy Bowen, Cynthia Nibbelink, Amy Schecter, Arin Kirkpatrick, Olivia Watkins, Dylan Pickus, Analisa Glaser, Katherine Penrose, Robert Liebeskind, Dana Dimatteo, Cumba Siegler, Ngeretjo Hijarunguru, Alyssia Alexandria, Rosemarie O'Gorman, Safia Fatimi, William Greenfield, R Keitt, Maureen Carroll
Startup campaign:
We're so grateful to the over 240 people who contributed to our startup fundraising campaign in 2015! Many thanks to you all!
Abby Bell • Abigail Claflin • Ali Jacobs • Alison Cohen • Aimlessw • Alexander Harris • Amy Blankstein • Amy Schecter • Analisa Glaser • Andrew Loose • Anna Pierce-Slive • Anita Singh • Barbara Lankford • Barbara K. Richardson • Barbara Swann • Ben Kutchner • Benjamin A. Solotaire • Benjamin Shute • Bilen Berhanu • Brant Shapiro • Brona Cosgrave • Bryant Washington • Carolyn Federman • Catharine Erway • Chris Boese • Chris Garneau • Christina Schiavoni • Cristina M Dominguez • Christof Bernau & Jennifer Eckert Bernau • Dana Braunstein • Danielle Gould • Daniel Miller • David G. Alm • Deanna • Debbie Grunbaum • Deborah Saunders • Demille James • Dennis Derryck • Diana Robinson • Diane F Dodge • Dora Raquel Moreno • Douglas Dinnebeil • Douglas W Steward • Elaine Stalb • Ellen Benowitz • Ellen A Paul & Stephen Capetta • Emily Lesher • Emiko Corey • Errol Dougherty • Francine Miller • Gail Schorsch • Gail Sullivan • George W. Edwards • Gloria Weiss • Hillary Zuckerberg • Holly Sheppard • Ian Wilson • Jacoby Ballard • Jacqueline Berger • James Byrom • Jasmine Nielsen • Jeff Heehs • Jessica T Gaffney • Jessica Walker Beaumont • Joan Gussow • Johanna R Silver • John & Sue Hodge • Jonah Vitale-Wolff • Joyce Hanson • Julie Geldard • Kaela Economos • Karen Karp • Kate Granger • Ken Hanes • Khem Fatimi • Kim Lerner • Lan Dinh • Leslie Meredith • Louis Raymond • Madeleine Milan • Mara Gittleman • Marcia Bailey • Margery E Davis • Margaret Hayes • Mary Moloney • Mary Weldon • Mattielin Mann • Maureen Carroll • Megan Staley • Melinda C Ramos • Miriam D Silverman • Molly Culver • Monique Hartl • Nadia Johnson • Nancy Kohn • Natasha Bowens and The Color of Food • Nicole Reed • Nina Wheeler Roberts • Owen Taylor • Paola Sanchez • Patricia Rojas • Paula Lukats • Peter & Pepper • Pieranna Pieroni • Rachna Govani • Rafael Aponte • Raj Patel • Rebecca Sparks • Richard M Smorawski • Robin Burger • Sari Gonzalez • Shanti Nagel • Siena Chrisman • Silan Akgul • Soul Fire Farmers • Stacey Murphy • Stephen Switzer • Steve Rosenberg • Susan Haggstrom • Susan J Murphy & Peter Poccia • Suzanne Babb • Suzanne Lenzer • Tommy & Leila Hayes • Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau • Vanessa & Shay Jameson • Anonymous donors
OUR "NAME OUR FARM" CONTRIBUTORS
A big thank you to everyone who contributed their time and creativity in helping us to pick our name in 2015. We will not forget you! You have no idea how helpful all your wonderfully thoughtful, kooky, playful, and informative suggestions were. Here you are in such good, creative company:
Alan Goldhammer • Ali Jacobs • Alison Cohen • Alnisa Shabazz • Amy Baum • Amy Blankstein • Ana Morán • Arif Ullah • Audra Mulkern • Benjamin Kutcher • Brenda Kemp • Bilen Berhanu • Cancan Kilpatrick • Carlos Escobar • Carrie Grubbs • Cathryn Chellis • Charlene Bethel • Corey Blant & the youth of Red Hook Farm (especially Nelly) • Cynthia Mellon • Dan Phelps • Dana Braunstein • Deena Miller • Ehle Shachter • Elaine Stalb • Ena K. McPherson • Flora McKay • Fran Miller • Francis Sisti • Jane Bedell • Janya Veranth • Jay Smith • Jeffrey Nickora • Jessica Gaffney • Jessica Spain • Joan Gussow • Josh Levine • Joyce Hanson • Kathryn Oldfield • Kelly McGlinchey • Leila Hayes • Lillian Reyes • Linda Dabo • Louisa Hodge • Luis Lemus • Magali Regis • Mara Gittleman • Margaret Goolsby • Maria Rojas • Melea Seward • Michael Pippenger • Owen Taylor • Pepper & Peter • Seph Anderson Seph • Tom O'Dowd • Vanessa Jameson • Virginia Somma