Sector
Nonprofit
Organzation
Whitehawk Ecovillage
Address:
Whitehawk Lane
Ithaca, NY, 14850
Telephone
607-330-2609
E-mail
info@whitehawk.org
Website
Mission Statement
We intend to listen to and observe the land carefully as we plan the village, and in our daily lives there. We will be mindful of our land use: it will be appropriate to the land, our own needs, and the needs of future generations. Organically farmed vegetables, livestock, field crops, forest farming, a community orchard, native plants, edible landscaping, and permaculture principles are possible components of an interdependent landscape. Land and home-based businesses will be encouraged and supported. Our methods will use no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, but rely instead on crop rotation, compost and cover cropping to maintain ecological balance. Our agricultural role is that of steward: managing natural processes to provide balanced nutrition for human beings. Farming in this way requires the cultivation of a sensitivity to natural rhythms and forces, with the aim to always grow the highest quality food.
