The Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm is pleased to announce the hiring of Carol Lake as the new Director of Education at Hilltop Hanover Farm. Most recently working as a sustainable agriculture consultant in Fairfield and Westchester Counties, Carol founded and was the executive director of two educational farms in NH. In the environmental education and sustainable agriculture field for over 25 years, she has started and managed several biodynamic and organic grass fed dairies, and has worked extensively with rotationally managed, pastured livestock operations.

The Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm is pleased to announce the hiring of Carol Lake as the new Director of Education at Hilltop Hanover Farm. Most recently working as a sustainable agriculture consultant in Fairfield and Westchester Counties, Carol founded and was the executive director of two educational farms in NH. In the environmental education and sustainable agriculture field for over 25 years, she has started and managed several biodynamic and organic grass fed dairies, and has worked extensively with rotationally managed, pastured livestock operations.

Carol brings her enthusiasm and vast farming knowledge to Hilltop and has been working hard over the last couple of weeks on revamping our school educational programs.  Our new school farm field trips will launch this fall with a focus on STEM Education through Sustainable Agriculture.  Our revamped K-12 programs are aligned with NYS Standards for Mathematics, Science and Technology, as included in the core curriculum resource guides and the NYS Common Core Learning Standards for ELA, Math and Literacy. Along with our new field trips, Hilltop Hanover Farm will also be offering an exciting In-School Visit program, “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food”.

In addition to our K-12 school programs, Hilltop Hanover Farms offers programs for College Visits, Volunteer Groups, scout tours and professional development courses for educators.  Visit the website to learn more about our new Director of Education and wonderful new classes.  Last year we had over 2,000 children visit the farm to make sure your class is one of them this year  book now!