Little Seed Gardens

The Farm

Little Seed Gardens is a 100 acre family farm in the town of Chatham, NY established in 1995. The farm is situated on rich bottomlands at the confluence of the Stonykill and Kinderhook creeks. Farmers Willy Denner and Claudia Kenny tend vegetables, flowers, herbs, cover crops, livestock and pastures.

Little Seed celebrates the nurturing power of people by growing and sharing food in ways that strengthen the living communities we are part of. We farm towards collaborative relationships, complex and resilient ecologies and food that helps us express well being.

Little Seed Gardens is CERTIFIED ORGANIC by NOFA-NY and the REAL Organic Project. We use regenerative practices including no or low till, cover crop based fertility, crop rotations, rotational grazing, composting and companion planting.

All photos are taken by Deirdre Haber Malfatto (unless otherwise noted)

Organic Vegetables

A basket full of colorful vegetables. The basket holds red and orange ripe tomatoes, white summer onions, red potatoes, pea shoots, green string beans, a bunch of orange carrots, a big green bunch of basil and a cantaloupe melon.

At Little Seed we grow about 50 different varieties of vegetables and specialize in baby salads, luscious greens and perfect tomatoes. We grow culinary herbs and a variety of annual flowers too!

SALADS weekly seasonal and specialty mixes and head lettuces

GREENS a great assortment through the growing season

FRUITS tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squashes, peppers, melons

ROOTS onions, scallions, garlic, carrots, turnips, beets, potatoes, daikons, radishes

Grass-fed Beef

A summer pasture with dark green trees in the background and a soft cloudy sky. The grass is tall and speckled with white and pink flowers. The heads and backs of six cows peak above the grass. Four of the cows look curiously at the camera.

Our heritage Randall genetics produce beef that is tender and well marbled on the all-grass diet cattle evolved to thrive on.

We offer wholesale pricing for 20 lb boxes of beef. Because we sell in units, we can offer these shares at $12/lb or $240 a box. Boxes include some high and medium priced cuts as well as some ground beef and stew meat. We are happy to help you choose a mixed box that works for you over the phone or will show you some choices at the farm.

More Info About Our Beef

Market & Store

A round woven basket with a rustic wooden handle holding more than a dozen tomatoes. The tomatoes vary in size and color. Three large yellow tomatoes are on top, with some pink and green tomatoes, and some deeper purple and green tomatoes.

Pleasantville Farmer’s Market

Visit us every Saturday rain or shine in Pleasantville, NY from April through November end.

Pleasantville, NY : Saturday 8:30am-1:00pm

http://www.pleasantvillefarmersmarket.com

Chatham Real Food Market Co-op

Find our products in our Little Seed Gardens display cooler restocked almost daily in season.

Chatham, NY : Monday - Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm

https://www.chatham.coop

The CSA

Little Seed offers a CSA share from early June-Oct end. Pick up is at the farm Wednesday evening from 4:30-6:30pm. A weekly share consists of 7-10 vegetables a week and reflects the variety of the season.

Shares include a newsletter with recipes and farm news so you get to know us and learn a little about our perspective as farmers.

Join us! Collect gorgeous fresh vegetables, take a walk on the farm and enjoy picking a bouquet of flowers for your table. (Flower picking is included mid-July until frost)

More info About our CSA

Rare Breed Livestock

Our heritage breed farm animals are an irreplaceable piece of earth’s biodiversity. These breeds are often known for robust health, amazing mothering instincts, foraging, and the ability to thrive in a changing climate. While not currently considered commercially viable with industrial agriculture requirements, the genetics we preserve today may be an important part of food security in the future.

A large chestnut color horse standing in a grassy area with a woman. The woman has her back to the camera and is touching the horse’s neck and mid back with her hands. The horse is stocky and has a thick neck and large legs, with a swishing tail.

Randall Cattle

Randalls are a triple purpose cattle (oxen, milk, beef) selected by the Randall family of Vermont, now classified as a rare breed. We raise these animals because of their moderate size, calm dispositions and ability to thrive on grass.
https://www.therandallcattleregistryllc.com

Suffolk Horses

Suffolk are an endangered English breed of draft horse that maintain moderate stature and ample girth, having never been breed for war or fancy show. They are a beautiful chestnut color are very intelligent and have calm dispositions and are known to be easy keepers.
www.suffolkpunch.com

Holistic Management

A patch of chamomile flowers with a tiny leafhopper bug sitting on the flower in the center. The flowers have golden yellow centers consisting of densely packed florets and white petals that lay tucked in close to the stem. Close up photo.

Training & Consulting

Willy is an accredited Holistic Management professional certified through the Savory Institute. On a request basis, he offers training and consulting services in the Hudson Valley with a particular interest in working with early to mid career farmers. We have been using holistic management as a decision optimizing framework at Little Seed for about 25 years.

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