About
Forest Fringe Farm is an artist-led argoecological rural site for retreats, research intensives and outdoor creative gatherings.
Set across 8 acres, the farm operates as a working cultural landscape designed to support experimental artistic work outside the constraints of traditional venues.
We believe deeply in the power of ecology to transform how people exist in relation to themselves, each other and the wider living world. The root of ecology translates to “house” reminding us that Earth is a shared, interconnected home.
Nestled in Bethel, New York the farm spans meadows, forest edges and wetlands. The terrain is rugged, lush and alive, changed by seasonal water, natural overgrowth and ongoing ecological intervention.
We steward this land through permaculture principles using organic growing methods and sustainable off-grid systems including rainwater catchment, compost toilets and low-impact structures.
Forest Fringe Farm works primarily with artist-run collectives, experimental festivals and cultural organizations seeking private, non-institutional space for convenings, development labs and multi-day programs. Bookings are limited each season to ensure quality, care for the land and meaningful support for each group.
Forest Fringe Farm is best suited for groups who value intention over spectacle and stewardship over extraction. The site exists to make space for work to unfold, for ideas to develop and for organizations to gather with purpose.
Mission
Forest Fringe Farm exists to steward land as a working context for creative production, collective thinking and organizational use by offering artists and cultural organizations a place to experiment outside institutional constraint while remaining grounded in care, clarity and responsibility.
Vision
Forest Fringe Farm envisions a future in which land-based creative infrastructure is sustained, where artists and organizations can work with autonomy, time and context, and where rural sites are treated as places where culture is actively shaped.
Leadership
Forest Fringe Farm is led by artist and land steward Kamra Sadia Abdul-Hakim. Kamra founded Forest Fringe Farm as a response to the lack of viable, flexible spaces where artists and cultural organizations can gather, work and experiment outside the constraints of traditional venues.
With over a decade of experience designing and producing artist residencies, retreats and site-responsive programs, Kamra brings a deep understanding of how creative work unfolds across timelines, budgets and collective processes.
How We Operate
Forest Fringe Farm operates as a stewarded site. Bookings are limited each season to ensure quality support and care for the land. We prioritize clarity around use, scope and logistics so that groups can focus on their work once on site.