About Us
Hawk Meadow Farm, located in Schuyler County, NY near the southern edge of the Finger Lakes National Forest, specializes in log-grown woodland mushrooms such as shiitake, lions mane, and turkey tail. We make medicinal tinctures from these mushrooms as well as selling to local restaurants. Among our other products are maple syrup, herbal skin care products and locust posts, benches, and lumber- sustainably harvested.
We take to heart our role as stewards of the land by trying to leave our piece of earth better than we found it. We include in our plans soil building, water quality, improved forest stands and coexistence with many forms of wildlife among many other thoughts as we carve out our agricultural enterprise. When outputs are trying to be maximized when focusing on growing a crop many times, the native ecology suffers or is even destroyed. A healthy ecosystem is extremely valuable, sometimes in ways we can measure like water and air quality, climate stabilization (even on a local level), richness in biodiversity making local systems more resilient to any perturbations. But, also in ways we can't measure, as humans we are meant to be amongst trees and forests for the health of our minds and spirits.
We have also come up with a quadruple bottom line for our business. Business schools all over the country are promoting the triple bottom line- Planet, People and Profit. We added one more - Fun! (or Phun?) We believe that taking care of the planet and people while making a living is important but having fun while doing it seems just as important these days! We hope you are having fun in what ever you are doing!
Share the earth-
Steve and Anne
Hawk Meadow Farm, located in Schuyler County, NY near the southern edge of the Finger Lakes National Forest, specializes in log-grown woodland mushrooms such as shiitake, lions mane, and turkey tail. We make medicinal tinctures from these mushrooms as well as selling to local restaurants. Among our other products are maple syrup, herbal skin care products and locust posts, benches, and lumber- sustainably harvested.
We take to heart our role as stewards of the land by trying to leave our piece of earth better than we found it. We include in our plans soil building, water quality, improved forest stands and coexistence with many forms of wildlife among many other thoughts as we carve out our agricultural enterprise. When outputs are trying to be maximized when focusing on growing a crop many times, the native ecology suffers or is even destroyed. A healthy ecosystem is extremely valuable, sometimes in ways we can measure like water and air quality, climate stabilization (even on a local level), richness in biodiversity making local systems more resilient to any perturbations. But, also in ways we can't measure, as humans we are meant to be amongst trees and forests for the health of our minds and spirits.
We have also come up with a quadruple bottom line for our business. Business schools all over the country are promoting the triple bottom line- Planet, People and Profit. We added one more - Fun! (or Phun?) We believe that taking care of the planet and people while making a living is important but having fun while doing it seems just as important these days! We hope you are having fun in what ever you are doing!
Share the earth-
Steve and Anne
See us on the Woodlanders film series!
WOODLANDERS IS AN ONLINE FILM SERIES THAT SEEKS TO DOCUMENT THE WORK OF PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR AND DEPEND ON FORESTS FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Our friend Costa Boutsakaris created this wonderful series traveling around the world meeting people making their living from the woods starting right here in the Finger Lakes region of New York! Check out the 15 minute video on Hawk Meadow here
WOODLANDERS IS AN ONLINE FILM SERIES THAT SEEKS TO DOCUMENT THE WORK OF PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR AND DEPEND ON FORESTS FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Our friend Costa Boutsakaris created this wonderful series traveling around the world meeting people making their living from the woods starting right here in the Finger Lakes region of New York! Check out the 15 minute video on Hawk Meadow here