Primary Contact
Maggie Cheney
https://www.rocksteadyfarm.com/
Additional Contacts
D Rooney [email protected] (518) 592-1220
About the Organization
Rock Steady Farm is a queer and trans led multiracial worker cooperative and nonprofit centering QTBIPOC farmers in our work to build a liberatory future. We grow culturally meaningful food, train queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC) farmers, and catalyze structural and political change in the food system. Critical to our overall goals and advocacy priorities is to increase access to land for QTBIPOC farmers in our region and beyond.
We work within, against, and beyond a broken food system – one that was built and runs on structural racism and climate harm; and that leaves many hungry despite waste. By addressing the web of systemic barriers QTBIPOC farmers face such as land access, we’re building a future in which QTBIPOC farmers can succeed and thrive while sustainably stewarding the land and feeding their communities.
Regional Navigator Services
Reach out to us for support in the following areas:
- One-on-one Consultation or Mentorship
- Farm Business Planning or Marketing
- Finding and Evaluating Farmland
Regions Served
Capital Region, Columbia County, Hudson Valley, Dutchess County
Ag Updates
Farmer Housing Matching Portal
Growing Homes has created a house matching portal to provide access to affordable rentals for farmers and farmworkers in the Hudson Valley region! You can create a listing as a farmer housing home seeker or home provider.
New York Farm Transition Advisors Directory
NY Farm Transition Advisors Directory is designed to be an accessible and inclusive referral resource that is available to farmers, farmland owners and ag service professionals working through farm transitions and farmland access in New York State.
Farmland Owner Resource Hub
Are you a landowner looking to support farmland preservation by making your land available to farmers? Maybe you want to learn more about how you can steward your farmland with sustainable practices in mind? Or maybe you have goals you’d like to achieve that ensures the future of your farm? Check out the Farmland Owner Hub to explore various topics.
Looking for an on farm job or have a farm job you are hiring for?
Are you looking for a farm job? Are you a farm looking to hire help? Check out the 'Find a Farm Job' page on the New York Farmland Finder website!