Letterbox Farm
Letterbox Farm is a collectively owned and operated commercial farm in Hudson, NY. They are a young, quickly growing start-up in our 3rd year. They tend 64 acres of fields, woods, ravines, and mountain side, just outside downtown Hudson.
Letterbox Farm raises specialty vegetables, herbs, pork, chicken, eggs, and rabbit using best practices in animal welfare and organic management. They distribute our goods through a full-diet CSA, two farmers markets (Rhinebeck, NY and Chappaqua, NY), and a fleet of restaurants in the valley and Manhattan.
Outside the work day, the farm team undertakes research and community organizing projects that benefit the farm community and their local economy. They also host farm dinners and events that celebrate seasonality and place.
Location: Hudson, NY
Website: http://www.letterboxfarm.com/
Top 3 Products: Greens, herbs, poultry, and pork
How has the Profit Team Program helped your farm?: It has helped us prepare to expand our operation by allowing us access to professional services in financial planning and site planning.
When you envision your farm business five years from now, what differences do you see?: Better infrastructure, more developed production systems, more robust operating budget that allows us to get the supplies and tools we need to consistently do a good job.
If you weren’t a farmer, what would your dream job be?: Community Organizer
What is your best piece of advice for an aspiring farmer?: Learn to love crunching numbers and creating standard processes. Those two things together are how you take time off 🙂
This is a great snapshot of what a well-thought-out, values-driven farm operation looks like in its growth phase. As someone who’s spent time in diversified production systems, it’s refreshing to see how clearly Letterbox Farm connects infrastructure, financial planning, and quality of life—an approach that, much like yoplay in the gaming world, focuses on building strong systems behind the scenes to support long-term sustainability.
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