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Gael Roots Community Farm Educational community farm located between Livingston Manor and Youngsville NY

It’s a bittersweet time! Today is our last farm stand of the season, it’s crazy how time flies. Come get some veggies (w...
10/03/2026

It’s a bittersweet time! Today is our last farm stand of the season, it’s crazy how time flies. Come get some veggies (we have some delicious baby lettuce heads). We are also hosting an open studio with 2026 Fiber Artist-in-Residence Diana Eusebio from 11am-12pm. And the sheep are in the front yard for folks to pet and learn about their wool. It’s been such a wonderful farm stand full of community, veggies, and Saturday fun. We are excited to finish the 2026 season with lots of creative fiber arts inspiration and yummy fall vegetables! See you today between 10-1!🧶

An abundance of fiber arts activities!We are delighted to have our 2026 fiber artist in residence  on the farm as the mo...
10/02/2026

An abundance of fiber arts activities!
We are delighted to have our 2026 fiber artist in residence on the farm as the mountainside is turning vibrant fall colors. So many exciting fiber things happening….bundle dying, spinning, indigo dyeing, a meet and greet with fiber artists, good conversations about fiber arts in the fine arts world, wool processing washing and carding, pets with sheep, harvesting wild and cultivated dye plants, wool to shawl conversations in fiber barn, and more!

will be hosting a open studio tomorrow (11am) during farm stand for folks to learn more about her work. And we will be hosting a talk at Catskill Art Space at 4pm on Saturday as well! Some of Diana’s larger pieces are on display just for the CAS talk tomorrow!

We are grateful to our donors and volunteers who help make this Fiber Arts Residency possible each year! Here’s to fostering more Fiber Arts in our region of the Catskills 🐑

Fiber Arts Meet & Greet Tonight! We’re throwing a Fiber Artists Meet & Greet during our 4th Annual Fiber Arts Residency ...
10/01/2026

Fiber Arts Meet & Greet Tonight! We’re throwing a Fiber Artists Meet & Greet during our 4th Annual Fiber Arts Residency this year, and we invite you to join us. Bring some fiber arts you’re working on (if it’s portable) to share with others, meet our resident artist Diana Eusebia, and enjoy good company and good food. We’ll have refreshments (feel free to bring a dish or a beverage, but no pressure).

There’s a nominal fee (sliding scale $5-$20) which goes to support Gael Roots Farm’s fiber arts programming, which includes workshops, school programs and the annual Fiber Arts Residency.

Please register if you’re coming, so we know how many people to prepare for!

And if you’d like to learn more about Diana Eusebio and her work, please see our website. The residency runs from September 27th through October 4th, and Diana will give a studio tour at 11am during our farm stand and a free public presentation of her work at Catskill Art Space (CAS) on Saturday, October 3rd at 4pm.

Wes Gillingham from Wild Roots Farm, and Alana Zinninger from Beaverkill Nursery will be here during our weekly Farm Sta...
09/24/2026

Wes Gillingham from Wild Roots Farm, and Alana Zinninger from Beaverkill Nursery will be here during our weekly Farm Stand to talk all things apples. The Farm Stand will be open from 10am - 1:00pm, and Wes will talk and answer questions from 11am-12pm, and Beaverkill Nursery will be tabling with trees from 11am-12:30pm.

Wes has spent over 60 years planting, grafting, pruning, picking, and eating apples on Cattail Road. He’ll have a selection of apples from Gael Roots and Wild Roots farm available for tasting and discussing.

Beaverkill Nursery is a family business in Livingston Manor, NY, which specializes in native and edible perennial plants, native seeds, and locally adapted annual seeds. Some of the apple trees at Beaverkill Nursery came from scion wood at Wild Roots Farm. They are varieties that Wes originally bartered from John Bunker in Maine 30+ years ago. Beaverkill Nursery will have apple trees available for purchase, and is available to answer your apple growing questions.

Some of the heirloom, experimental, and other tree varieties available include: Black Oxford, King, Northern Spy, Erwin Bauer, Howgate Wonder, Burgundy, Brite Mac, Golden Lights, Honeycrisp, Benoni, Dudley Winter, NY 35, Golden Russet, Gilpen, and Beacon. 🍎

We hosted spinning lessons at the farm stand Saturday! The crisp autumn weather and fall veggies is really making us fee...
09/21/2026

We hosted spinning lessons at the farm stand Saturday! The crisp autumn weather and fall veggies is really making us feel the seasonal change. With the cooler weather we always feel a draw towards fiber arts and we are looking forward to our 2026 Fiber Arts Residency that starts in a week. Mark your calendars for an open studio tour at 11am Oct 3rd on Gael Roots and a talk by the artist in residence Diana Eusebio at Catskill Art Space at 4pm the same day. We will be sharing more details soon! We also have a email newsletter going out with upcoming events (including a special gathering for fiber artists in the region) so keep your eyes open for that hitting your inbox🧶

Join us for a free spinning demonstration and learn simple spinning techniques  🧶Saturday, September 19th 11:00 - 12:30G...
09/18/2026

Join us for a free spinning demonstration and learn simple spinning techniques  🧶

Saturday, September 19th 11:00 - 12:30
Great for all ages!

Amy Gillingham from Wild Roots Farm, will be here during our weekly Farm Stand to show how she spins the fleece from sheep into yarn, and teach visitors how to spin themselves (using a simple hook and wool roving).

Amy has been raising sheep and spinning wool for almost 30 years. She’ll show how she uses her spinning wheel, and will offer visitors an easy way to learn a spinning technique, using wool from Gael Roots Farm!

Amy will have wool available for purchase, for all those looking for a winter project.

Pictures from our lovely Tea With The Sheep event 2 weeks ago! We had our biggest sheep event turnout yet! 45+ folks cam...
09/17/2026

Pictures from our lovely Tea With The Sheep event 2 weeks ago! We had our biggest sheep event turnout yet! 45+ folks came to pet the sheep and enjoy a crisp September morning on the farm! It was beautiful 🐑

All About Fall Fiber! Join us for a free Spinning Demonstration & Learn Spinning Basics  🧶Saturday, September 19th 11:00...
09/17/2026

All About Fall Fiber! Join us for a free Spinning Demonstration & Learn Spinning Basics  🧶

Saturday, September 19th 11:00 - 12:30
Great for all ages!

Amy Gillingham from Wild Roots Farm, will be here during our weekly Farm Stand to show how she spins the fleece from sheep into yarn, and teach visitors how to spin themselves (using a simple hook and wool roving).

Amy has been raising sheep and spinning wool for almost 30 years. She’ll show how she uses her spinning wheel, and will offer visitors an easy way to learn a spinning technique, using wool from Gael Roots Farm!

Amy will have wool available for purchase, for all those looking for a winter project.

What a delightful herbal tea making workshop we hosted! We love sharing easy tea recipes and ideas with community. One o...
09/10/2026

What a delightful herbal tea making workshop we hosted! We love sharing easy tea recipes and ideas with community. One of the things I realized while starting Gael Roots was how a simple workshop can bring people together. Where neighbors can meet, and everyone can go home with little tips on how they can grow their own herbs or make nutritious teas. We live in a time when herbal teas cost more and at the same time we can all use a good tea for our nervous systems. Thank you to everyone who came out to learn and taste some delicious herbal flavors!

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734 Cattail Road
Livingston Manor, NY
12758

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