October 5-6, 2024

Farming for Freedom Trail

FREEDOM WEEKEND

2024 Freedom Weekend

Trail Events

The Farming for Freedom Trail FREEDOM WEEKEND includes two days of celebration, shared dinner and presentations, and activities at each farm. Each farm hosts a gathering with activities and opportunities to volunteer and purchase products from the farm. Freedom Weekend participants from the community and outside Ithaca enjoy eating and drinking, touring, and making merry at each farm.  Live music, arts and crafts for children, and farm workshops are provided along the way!

There will be three farm visits each on Saturday and Sunday. Visitors will meet the farmers and their farms and get their trail passport stamped as they go, eating and drinking and learning about each farm's unique history and work.

Saturday Farm Visits

  • NuLegacy The Center for NuLeadership

    Saturday, 9:00-10:30am

    story sharing with formally incarcerated individuals re-engaging with land & work party

  • Craig & Debbie Livermore

    Saturday, 11:00am-1:15pm

  • Pete & Christa Núñez

    Saturday, 2:00-4:00pm

    George Washington Carver Gardens Event

    Saturday, 5:00p-12:00am

    Visioning workshop, dinner, presentations, and dance party

Sunday Farm Visits

  • Chaw Chang & Lucy Garrison

    Sunday, 10:00-11:00am

  • Sarah Gotowka

    Sunday, 11:15am-1:00pm

    Botanical printing demonstration

  • Juliana Quaresma

    Sunday, 1:15-3:00pm

Schedule

Saturday October 5th

9:00a-4:00p — Farm visits and on-site activities

9:00-10:30a — NuLegacy The People’s Land

11:00a-1:15p — Loving Farms

2:00-4:00p — The Learning Farm George Washington Carver Gardens Event

5:00-6:30p — Welcome & Community Land Stewardship Visioning Workshop at the Learning Farm

6:30-7:30p: Dinner and Presentations at the Learning Farm

Stephen Henhawk & Michelle Seneca, Lea Webb, Jason Corwin, Don and Rita Barber, Jay Smith & Davi Mozie, Damali Wynter

7:30p-12:00a: Dance Party at the Learning Farm

Sunday October 6th

10:00a-3:00p — Farm visits and on-site activities

  • 10:00-11:00a — Stick & Stone Farm

  • 11:15am-1:00p — Luna Fiber Studio

  • 1:15-3:00p — Viva Acres

Where To Pick Up Tickets

Tickets, trail passports, and FFFT swag can be picked in the morning on the first day of the event, Saturday, October 5, 2024 at:

8:30 am - 12 pm - Sustainable Passions

311 N Meadow St, Ithaca, NY 14850

Farm addresses will be provided in the trail passport

2024 Freedom Weekend Farms

NuLegacy The People’s Land

Stick & Stone Farm

The Learning Farm

Viva Acres

Luna Fiber Studio

Loving Farms

Follow the trail and visit all our farms!