Strong connections to community are at the heart of Rock Steady.

We operate within an interconnected web of land partners, organizations, neighbors, peers and community organizers. Here are a few (ok, a few dozen!) of our key partners, and how they plug into our work.

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Food Access & CSA Partners

NORTH EAST COMMUNITY CENTER
Located just down the road from us, we’ve been working with NECC since our first season in 2016. They distribute weekly “Solidarity Shares” at no cost to low-income community members in Millerton and surrounding towns and we also provide wholesale produce for food pantries they manage. In addition, we have worked with local youth on farm through their internship and work programs.

FREE PEOPLE’S MARKET and GOOD FOOD FARMER NETWORK
Founded by Ruby Olisemeka, the Free People’s Market of Mt Vernon serves low-income community members experiencing food insecurity. They distribute our vegetables as part of our CSA’s Solidarity Share program. Good Food Farmer Network plugs into this effort by delivering the produce for us, supplementing additional farm fresh food products for the market, and helping with our fundraising efforts.

ANCRAMDALE NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
NHN is a small, grassroots volunteer organization in town of Ancramdale, about 20 minutes from us. Their programs assist local, working families with weekly supplemental food deliveries, emergency transportation and vehicle repairs, fuel assistance, home repairs and educational support and training. We’ve provide Solidarity Shares to 16 families.

GLYNWOOD
We’ve collaborated with Glynwood in many ways over the years! We are a participating farm in the CSA is a SNAP program, an effort to make Community Supported Agriculture more accessible for folks receiving SNAP benefits. We also participated in their Hudson Valley Farm Business Incubator program in 2019 and collaborated with Glynwood to launch the Food Sovereignty Fund.

CALLEN-LORDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Callen-Lorde is a leader in LGBTQIA+ health care, education and advocacy, providing services to the community regardless of ability to pay. We host CSA pick ups at both Callen Lorde’s Chelsea and Brooklyn locations, and work with Callen Lorde’s care coordinators to match eligible patients with our fully subsidized “Solidarity Shares”. CL has supported our farm from the jump!

BLACK TRANS LIBERATION KITCHEN

Black Trans Liberation aims to end homelessness within the trans population by providing access and resources from community partners that empower and celebrate the TGNC community. By keeping trans people off the street, we can dismantle the current 35 year life expectancy of Black Trans people and prevent systemic oppression.

With the support of our beloveds at Pixie Scout, Rock Steady Farm vegetables are transformed into lush weekly fellowship dinners and offered farmers' market-style at no-cost to fellowship attendees.

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY PRIDE CENTER

Brooklyn Community Pride Center, incorporated in 2008, provides services and support to the borough’s LGBTQ+ community through original programming and partnerships with other organizations. Big shout out to the BCPC team who volunteer their time and space to host our CSA distribution!

BROOKLYN PACKERS

Brooklyn Packers is a Brooklyn based, Black led and worker-owned cooperative. They source, pack, and distribute for small food delivery companies and organizations that champion fresh and healthy food. Brooklyn Packers also owns and operates a juice bar and a farmshare under the Brooklyn Supported Agriculture brand. Rock Steady Farm coordinates delivery routes and sales with BK Packers as well as regional organizing and food movement work in collaboration with NEFOC. Our three organizations co-host the NY Foodways gatherings twice annually.