Things to Do


Forest Fringe Farm is a place for unstructured time and sensory engagement. Activities here invite you to slow down, notice and participate at your own pace.

Explore the Land
Walk the meadows, forest edges and informal paths. Notice changes in elevation, water flow, plant life and light. Wandering without destination is encouraged.

Rest & Reflect
Sit on the activities deck in the shade of the trees or along the forest edge. Read, journal, nap or simply listen. The farm supports restoration as much as productivity.

Harvest
During growing season guests may participate in light harvesting such as blueberries or simple land care activities when appropriate.

Creative Practice
Use the land as a studio. Write, draw, record sound, make music or work quietly on an ongoing project. Many visitors come to think, process and create without interruption.

Shared Meals & Gathering
Prepare food in the field kitchen, eat outdoors and share meals when programming invites it. Evenings often gather people together sometimes formally, other times spontaneously.

Observe Wildlife & Ecology
Birdwatching, listening to frogs at dusk and noticing insects and plant succession are central experiences.

Do Nothing
Perhaps most importantly, allow yourself to do very little. Forest Fringe Farm is a place where stillness and presence are valued.






Forest Fringe Farm
Jim Stephenson & Behr Rd 
Bethel, New York 12720

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