For the safety of our visitors and to maximize farm production, we require that all visiting groups of 12 or more pre-register for programs led by Stone Barns staff. To schedule your group, please contact Diana MacDowell at 914 366 6200 x100 or dianam@stonebarnscenter.org.

Parking Fee
Stone Barns Center's $5 parking fee has ended for the season. The parking fee is in effect from April 1 - November 30. As always, Stone Barns Center members park for free. To learn more about the benefits of membership, click here.

Farm Market
The Stone Barns Center Farm Market has closed for the season, and will re-open in May of 2009. Please check our website in the spring for more details and hours of operation.


Coming in January 2009!

Insider's Tour
Friday 1/09/2009 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM $15/adults, $9/youth
Our most intensive tour is an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of Stone Barns with one of our farm or program staff. Get up close and personal with the livestock and take a walk through the greenhouse and planting fields. Click here for more information or to register.

ABCs in the Kitchen: Cooking Greens
Saturday 1/10/2009 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM $75
Pull up a stool in the Blue Hill at Stone Barns kitchen and learn how to bring food from field to plate with delicious grace. During this two-hour cooking tutorial, Blue Hill at Stone Barns Kitchen Director, Adam Kaye, will walk guests through 3-4 recipes, exploring the potential of seasonal ingredients. The class culminates with a tasting of the dishes—as any kitchen class should. Please call the registration line at 914 366 6200 x151 to register for this program.

New York Botanical Garden: Organic Gardening and Ecological Landscaping: The Natural Approach
4 Saturdays, 1/10/2009–1/31/2009, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
$370/$340 NYBG Members
Learn the true meaning of “organic.” Explore the philosophy of the organic method, its advantages and limitations, the biological principles upon which it is based, and the practical techniques used to implement it. Click here for more information.

Insider's Tour
Saturday 1/10/2009 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM $15/adults, $9/youth
See description above. Click here for more information or to register.

ABCs in the Greenhouse: Cooking Greens
Saturday 1/17/2009 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM $18
Put a face to your food! Join us for this farmer-hosted discussion and tour of our vegetable and livestock operations. You will have a chance to meet our farmers face-to-face as they answer your questions and talk about the planning and care that goes into each of our products. Click here for more information or to register.

Farm Chore
Sunday 1/18/2009 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM $7
Come dig in at Stone Barns! Anyone and everyone, children especially, are invited to come help contribute to the success of our farm, and to learn a little something in the process. Click here for more information or to register.

Reading Between the Lines Discussion Group: History in Every Bite: New York City's Place in the Food Chain
Come collaborate on an exploration of New York City’s food routes through the discussion of four books. Increase your growing knowledge of where your food comes from by adding a historic perspective. Thursdays every month this winter and spring at 6:00 PM, beginning January 22. The first session will act as an introduction to the series and the time to pick up your books. The dates are January 22, February 19, March 19, April 16 and May 14, 2009. Click here for more information.

Vacation Camp at Stone Barns Center
February 17–20 and April 6–10, 2009
Stone Barns Center's Vacation Camps are designed to bring students in kindergarten through 5th grade to Stone Barns Center during school vacation weeks. Each session includes garden work, animal chores, cooking, crafts, games and hiking. Campers can sign up for a full week, or for individual days. Click here for more information or to register.

Visit the calendar section for a full listing of events.