Farm to Table Firsthand: A visit to Hilltop Hanover Farm

Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center is a working crop farm dedicated to teaching the community and other farmers about healthy and sustainable food production. Dating back to the 1600s, the former dairy farm is using some of the latest techniques—rainwater harvesting, organic composting, and green-roof technology—to produce the highest quality ingredients. The produce is sold at their farm stand, U-Pick and CSA programs, but also to local restaurants like Village Social. (Also on the list? Sweet Grass Grill, Tomatillo and Birdsall House.)

On one of the last beautiful warm days of fall, I met Chef Mogan Anthony (The Village Social, Mount Kisco) at Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown Heights. Chef Anthony invited me to take a tour of the grounds with head farmers Brett Alcaro and Mike Fedison, and with an opportunity to see the farm to table movement in action firsthand, I couldn’t say no. To read more and see video recapping the day, visit: http://goo.gl/7bfm1n