Kite's Nest

Kite's Nest http://kitesnest.org/ Kite’s Nest is a center for liberatory education in Hudson, NY.

It is our mission to build the collective capacity of young people to bring about personal transformation, social connection, healing, and systemic change. We create youth-centered spaces of radical imagination and creativity, and support youth-led movements for equity and justice that transform the conditions impacting young people's lives. Our programs engage experiential education, the arts, me

aningful job training, and civic action as tools for building community power. Check out www.kitesnest.org/classes-camps to find out what we have going on now!

The vibe is focused as we prepare…Kite’s Nest Spring Expo*Next* Sunday, May 31st, 2-4pm58 N Front St, Hudson Free, all a...
05/22/2026

The vibe is focused as we prepare…

Kite’s Nest Spring Expo
*Next* Sunday, May 31st, 2-4pm
58 N Front St, Hudson

Free, all ages event
Activities for all ages, exhibits by youth
Free food & beverages

We can’t wait to see you ✨

And don’t forget to come to ReGen’s plant sale *this* Monday May 25 ~ it’s all happening!

The vibe is focused as we prepare…Kite’s Nest Spring Expo*Next* Sunday, May 31st, 2-4pm58 N Front St, Hudson Free, all a...
05/22/2026

The vibe is focused as we prepare…

Kite’s Nest Spring Expo
*Next* Sunday, May 31st, 2-4pm
58 N Front St, Hudson

Free, all ages event
Activities for all ages, exhibits by youth
Free food & beverages

We can’t wait to see you ✨

And don’t forget to come to ReGen’s plant sale *this* Monday May 25 - it’s all happening!

Summer hangs are upon us! ☀️ The dream menu by for our Seedling Community Day on Monday 5/23 is out, featuring marinate...
05/22/2026

Summer hangs are upon us! ☀️ The dream menu by for our Seedling Community Day on Monday 5/23 is out, featuring marinated short ribs and mushroom bulgogi plates with comforting sides, and mango sago for dessert. ✨

Monday May 23
12:00-3:00 p.m.
Kite’s Nest
58 N Front St
Hudson NY 12534

Shop our seedling market while enjoying the day outside with the BBQ going, tunes and immerse yourself in the urban food forest that the ReGen teens have helped to established over the last year! Remediating and restoring ecologically a once industrial site into a flourishing green space for the local community. Come say hi and see the beautiful labor and love the ReGen Teens have poured into the land! 🌱🌳✨

Seedling Community Day at Kite’s Nest is back — join us on Monday May 25th 12-3pm! 🌱A beautiful day to hang out this spr...
05/14/2026

Seedling Community Day at Kite’s Nest is back — join us on Monday May 25th 12-3pm! 🌱

A beautiful day to hang out this spring in our garden area and see the urban food forest project the ReGen Teens have been nurturing this past year. We will have a market with seedlings that we have started from seed to purchase (for those looking to start their home garden) and we’re working on some offerings dried teas, fresh herbs and seasonal beverage!

A special food pop-up by Tommy and Shirley bringing a yummy menu with possibly some seasonal offerings from our garden. Menu details coming soon!

Open to all ages. BYOB (Bring your own blanket if you desire).
Monday, May 25th 12- 3pm
Kite’s Nest, 58 N. Front St. Hudson

*A percentage of proceeds from Enoki’s food sales will be donated to Kite’s Nest in support of their youth programs. All market sale proceeds go directly to support the ReGen Teens.

Slide 2 — ReGen Teens seeding in the greenhouse.
Slide 3 — Building willow obelisk trellises with Jes Clark from in our beds.
Slide 4&5 — Last summer in our food forest hugelkultur beds.

Kite’s Nest is looking for a part-time, seasonal Program Driver to join our team. Learn about the position and how to ap...
05/08/2026

Kite’s Nest is looking for a part-time, seasonal Program Driver to join our team.

Learn about the position and how to apply at kitesnest.org/join-our-team, or see link in bio!

In April, SJLA teamed up with Regen and visited the Schomburg in Harlem to explore two powerful exhibits celebrating 100...
05/06/2026

In April, SJLA teamed up with Regen and visited the Schomburg in Harlem to explore two powerful exhibits celebrating 100 years of Black archival history. Through “The 100,” we experienced the legacy of preserving Black stories, movements, and culture, while reflecting on what our own archives might hold. “Guarinex,” a youth interpretation of Arturo Schomburg’s “The Negro Digs Up His Past,” challenged us to think about how young people reclaim history and shape how it is remembered. Prior to the trip, SJLA spent time reading “The Negro Digs Up His Past” and brought in young pictures of ourselves, to begin imagining how people might be remembering us already.

Sharing this experience with Regen reminded us that the work we do today deserves to be documented, protected, and honored. From sweet ice pops on Harlem streets to family style dinner at , we left grounded in the lessons of the past and inspired to preserve our futures!! The future is bright ✨

Summer SJLA is open for enrollment!This year, Social Justice Leadership Academy is all about being ROOTED and ROUTED. We...
04/28/2026

Summer SJLA is open for enrollment!

This year, Social Justice Leadership Academy is all about being ROOTED and ROUTED. We’re grounding ourselves in the power, lessons, and legacy of 1960s movement work, learning from those who organized, resisted, and reimagined before us. But we’re not staying in the past. As youth organizers, we’re getting rooted in right now, in the urgency, the possibilities, and the realities of this moment. From that foundation, we’re charting new paths forward. Together, we’ll build routes that honor what exists, strengthen what’s working, and mobilize around what’s missing. We’re not here to recreate, we’re here to radically reimagine. Rooted in history. Routed toward the future.

WHAT: SJLA (Social Justice Leadership Academy)
WHERE: 58 N. Front Street, Hudson
WHEN: July 14-Aug 6 | Tues-Fri, 10am-3pm
Free program, ages 12+

Link in bio to learn more and apply ✨

⭐️ A limited number of paid positions are available for teens, ages 15+. Teen staff join one week earlier for training for a total of five weeks. DM us for the application for a paid youth position.

04/24/2026

What can we learn from mushrooms about our unique contributions to the world? 🍄‍🟫🌎

Mycelium is the underground network made up of hair-like threads called hyphae. In the right conditions the hyphae gather to form the fruiting body that we call mushrooms.

These fungal networks break down organic debris, transport information and resources to plants and trees throughout the forest, and bring nutrients to the soil!

The daytime crew took some time to engage with mycelium through a Shiitake and Oyster mushroom Inoculation project and talk about what they learned from the wisdom of mushrooms! 🍄

During Spring Break week, the ReGen Teens joined Greenagers for two days of Trail Management Training to support the res...
04/22/2026

During Spring Break week, the ReGen Teens joined Greenagers for two days of Trail Management Training to support the restoration of the trail at Oakdale Lake in Hudson. We assisted the team in building new retaining walls and spread woodchips to fortify the pathways. The youth learned how to debark wood with drawknives, and use equipment such as timberjacks and griphoists to move logs. On the second day, we spent time with forager and horticulturalist Annabel, to work on the forest restoration project in Oakdale Park identifying and removing invasives for the native tree and shrub understory to thrive. We had a moment at lunch to try garlic mustard pesto that Annabel made with garlic mustard we helped to remove! 🌳🪵👣

We hope you take a beautiful walk moment into Oakdale to enjoy the sweet emergence of spring. We saw a white swan and a family of turtles in the lake while working on trails and feeling this as a reminder and blessing on the restorative work we can do with our hands and in our everyday lives. 🐢🦢🏞️💦🌊

Thank you to the Greenagers Team for having us take part in trail management and supporting our local community spaces and ecology.

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It is a joy and a gift to announce two new additions to our core team! After receiving a flood of extremely impressive a...
01/16/2026

It is a joy and a gift to announce two new additions to our core team! After receiving a flood of extremely impressive applicants, we are truly delighted to welcome ⭐️ Vanessa Baehr and Claire Cousin ⭐️ into full-time roles at Kite’s Nest. Vanessa will be stepping into our newly created Operations & Admin Coordinator role, assisting our Operations Director and our broader team to bring our visions to life through daily care and structural support. Claire will be joining us as Director of Youth Power, overseeing our SJLA program and overall youth organizing strategy.

Vanessa and Claire are long-time members of the Hudson community and have even worked at Kite’s Nest in various roles in the past. Fun facts: as a young person, Claire co-founded the SJLA program she’s now returning to lead and Vanessa helped create our community garden! These two know many of our youth and families - *and maybe even you* - extremely well. They are experienced, thoughtful, trusted advocates within our community. We feel a lot of gratitude that they would choose to join us, and so much excitement for what new things become possible as they each bring their unique abilities, relationships, and passions to this work.

Please join us in welcoming Vanessa and Claire!

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58 North Front Street
Hudson, NY
12534

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+15189458445

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