Place Corps’ main learning campus is located on the Hawthorne Valley farm in Ghent, NY. Growing Radical residents spend most of their time around campus and in the surrounding area. On campus, you can create in the ceramics or dance studio, walk the fields, visit the farm store and cafe, swim in the lake, or bike the hills. Around campus, you can enjoy hiking and mountain biking in the Catskill Mountains, or swimming in local watering holes and waterfalls. After the workshops of the day, seek a private spot under a tree in the fields or forest to read a book, or challenge a new friend to a card game. Sit back and enjoy a movie on the outdoor projector, make some music around our campfire, or stargaze in the garden. Come enjoy summer in the Hudson Valley!

Place Corps’ campus is uniquely situated between the Hudson Valley and the Berkshires, with each area offering rich cultural histories, beautiful landscapes, and diverse learning institutions that are an endless source of inspiration.

Some of the places we may visit include…

Art Omi
Hudson Hemp
Basilica Hudson
Appalachian Trail
Bard College
Tanglewood
Hudson River
High Falls Conservation Area
Olana
Schumacker Center
Mass MoCA

The Hudson Valley is our living classroom. We explore local farms working in regenerative practices, intentional communities, local towns, sculpture parks and art museums as well as waterfalls, hikes, and trips to the riverfront. Discover the Hudson Valley with Place Corps!

The Berkshires offer a vibrant, world-class cultural and arts scene that Growing Radical residents are able to participate in with excursions to local farms, markets, learning centers, hikes, and waterfronts.