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Better Farm is a featured overnight accommodation option for our friends at The Lighthouse who are putting on a special retreat at Camp Wabasso Sept. 19 and 20. Click here to learn more!
Visit our Better Festival page for details.
BetterArts presents a free Forest Art Studio for children ages 3-10 at our Better Farm campus Aug. 22 and 23.
We will spend two one-day sessions (10 a.m.-1 p.m. each day) exploring nature, gathering materials (leaves, sticks, plants, rocks, clay, and other found objects), and making art that is age-appropriate and customized.
A gallery reception is slated from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, for visiting interdisciplinary artist Hailey Scheff.
Please join us for a very special fundraising event for Better Radio, Redwood’s first-and only!—radio station.
The second annual "Evening With Better Radio" provides vital support to our 100% volunteer-run and commercial-free station! The night features an open mic, trivia, cash bar, complimentary hors d'oeuvres, and silent auction. The event is hosted by betterArts, a Redwood nonprofit increasing access to the arts and owner-operator of Better Radio.
There is a suggested $10 donation to attend (day-of or in advance) but no barrier to entry. All are welcome!
If you're interested in performing in the open mic portion of the evening or donating an item for our silent auction, please email info@betterarts.org. Poets and storytellers also welcome at the open mic!
If you can't attend, be sure to listen in live night-of at betterradio.airtime.pro or terrestrially at 88.5 FM. You can make a monetary contribution to the cause by clicking here.
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Youth organizations, homeschool groups, and children of all ages are invited to join us at Better Farm as we plant seedlings on the property here, courtesy of New York State’s School Seedling Program.
Join us for a free workshop focused on growing vegetables and small-scale, regenerative production practices. This two-hour course will offer hands-on experience in Better Farm’s gardens and cover companion planting, various sustainable growing methods, compost, and more.
Includes farm tour. Register here.
This workshop will take place on-site at Better Farm, 31060 Cottage Hill Road in beautiful Redwood, NY.
Stop in and make some art at Zoo New York’s Earth Day celebration!
Join us at Better Farm from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, for a 2-mile, off-track snowshoe hike followed by a craft beer tasting. This is a great way to get out in nature for a fun winter adventure! Advanced tickets are required ($15/adult, children free). Get your tickets here!
SAVE THE DATE FOR BETTER FESTIVAL!
Annual fundraiser helping to increase access to the arts in the North Country.
LIVE MUSIC | FAMILY ACTIVITIES | ARTS ‘N’ CRAFTS
ART GALLERY | SILENT AUCTION | FOOD + DRINKS
MORE INFO COMING SOON! Follow our event page here and take part in the discussion on our FB event.
Better Farm has partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extension to bring you an introduction to growing vegetables and general production practices. Topics will include preferred growing conditions and some management practices.
Enjoy some time in Better Farm’s gardens and a farm tour of the 60-acre homestead, animal sanctuary, artist colony, and radio station. Hosted by Nicole Caldwell from Better Farm.
Spots are limited, so register today!
10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025
31060 Cottage Hill Rd., Redwood, NY 13679
Contact Cierra Williams with any questions at at (315) 788-8450 ext. 222 or clw247@cornell.edu. Overnight lodging is available at Better Farm.
Join us at Better Farm from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 for a 2-mile, off-track snowshoe hike followed by a craft beer tasting. This is a great way to get out in nature for a fun winter adventure! Advanced tickets are required ($15/adult, children free) so we can ensure there is enough beer and food. Click here for tickets.
Join us for the total eclipse April 8, 2024!
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
Better Farm will be an official stop along the Tour de Indian River Lakes bike ride Saturday, June 3, benefiting the Indian River Lakes Ambulance Service. The event is in honor of World Bicycle Day and runs from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
The ride kicks off in Philadelphia, New York, laces through Theresa, then tours the back hills of Redwood for the longer, 40-mile loop. Signups are available at: https://runsignup.com/tourdeindianriverlakes. Registration is $55 until March 31 and $65 thereafter.
Calling all writers, poets, musicians and storytellers! Join us for an open mic night performed live and broadcasted/streamed by Better Radio. This open mic night will feature a reading by betterArts resident Alexandra Pearlman.
Free admission, refreshments available at the event. Performers can email info@betterarts.org to sign up.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
BetterArts and CRAFTS Night focuses as much on what you’re drinking as what you’re creating! $40/person (ages 21+) covers all equipment and a flight of delicious, locally brewed beers from an assortment of craft breweries throughout the North Country and Adirondacks.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
This gardening workshop is for children and their caregivers. Join us for hands-on activity stations throughout Better Farm’s garden. We’ll be digging in the dirt, weeding, planting seeds, creating nature crafts, tasting fresh produce, and more! There is something for all ages to enjoy.
30-minute meet-n-greet with the rescued farm animals who call Better Farm home. This is a guided tour where you will have the opportunity to offer treats and scratches to the pigs, interact with the chickens, hand-feed the alpacas, and meet the horses. Guests will be invited inside animal enclosures—we ask that all visitors be respectful of the animals and avoid loud noises or sudden movements.
