Open Farms

12/19/2025

Santa is coming to Open Farms!

With school out all next week, we know that for many families that also means school breakfast and lunch aren’t in the picture, and kids need a little more to do...so this Monday, December 22, we’re hosting visits to the farm with Santa!

What to expect:

• Santa will be here! (take your own photos🎅🏾)

• Meet the farm animals

• Learn about care farming

• Free hot cocoa

• Free soup

• Outdoor fire space to just be together

• Free pantry items for households experiencing a tight week.

IMPORTANT:
Parking is very limited, so registration is required.

We’re offering one-hour timeslots to make sure as many families as possible can enjoy the day—we kindly ask everyone to stick to their selected time. Carpooling encouraged! Sign-ups are per carload, but spots are limited, so please register soon if you plan to come.

Timeslots: 10:00 AM • 11:30 AM • 1:00 PM

Register here: openfarmswny.org

7512 Genesee Road, Springville NY

If you could use a warm meal, something festive for you or your kids, or just a peaceful hour at the farm, we’d love to see you. And if you know someone who might need this, please share.

You are welcome here. 🌲❤️

12/06/2025

SOUP-ER SUNDAY AT THE FARM TOMORROW!
9am - 12pm

This time of year can feel like a lot. The holidays bring their own mix of joy and pressure, and the cold weather and dark evenings make it even harder to engage with our neighbors. So many of us are carrying more than we let on, and sometimes it helps to have a place to go where you don’t have to perform.

If you need a place to land for a little while—a warm outdoor fire, some cuddle time with friendly goats, or a bowl of soup you don’t have to think twice about—you’re welcome here!

Souper Sunday is simple: free warm soup served, open gates, and a space where you are a part of community. No cost, no expectations. If you're able, bring a can of soup to share with others who may need a little extra this season. And if you could use a few cans to take home, please take them confidently, no questions asked! (The roadside stand will have remaining soup to take this week while supplies last.)

NOTE: Our lot and driveway do require good tires or 4 wheel drive. Very limited accessible parking at the top of the drive, so please park in the lot if able to walk up. Our "lot" is snowy, and needs work, but we promise we are doing our best! ❄️❤️🐐

11/08/2025

Open farming hours: 9 AM–12 PM
Soup Served: 11 AM–1 PM (or until gone)

Open Farms' Sunday "open hours" (9am-12pm) are a time to visit the animals, take a walk, or join in light farm tasks at your own pace. It’s an invitation to spend time outdoors in nature, connect and be part of the rhythm of the farm.

And now, during "Soup-er Sundays," the soup pot is on! From 11 AM–1 PM each Sunday, enjoy a free bowl of warm soup while you’re here, or take a can or two home if you need. (While supplies last.)

If you’d like to give back, bring cans to share for next week’s pot!! Soup donations (cans only) may be dropped at the farm stand all week long. 🙏🏻

No sign-ups, no expectations — just community and care on the farm. 🐐❤️

7512 Genesee Road, Springville 14141

(Park in the front lot near the big mailbox- do not drive onto grass along the driveway or you might get stuck! Very limited parking up top for those with mobility challenges.)

11/04/2025

10/08/2025

We love a good pop up!! Come join our Springville neighbors for a pop-up open house and gift gathering. 🐐❤️ TODAY from 4-7

7512 Genesee Road, Springville 14141

FREE to come and visit with our rescued farm animals and co-farmers. Our needs list below has lots of items that you may already have to share, or grab a bottle of wine or basket item for our upcoming Goat Gala raffle....OR just bring your love for the animals, people and mission of Open Farms!

10/03/2025

It's finally here!! 🐐❤️

The Second Annual GOAT Gala is happening November 6th, and no "butts" about it, this will be an unfor-goat-able evening!

https://www.openfarmswny.org/2nd-annual-goat-gala

Join us as we showcase how your support makes it possible for individuals of all backgrounds and abilities to find balance, resilience, and hope through animal care and farming. Open Farms exists to create a place where people of all abilities can connect with the land, with animals, and with each other. This year’s Gala is more than a fundraiser—it’s a night that helps sustain opportunities for individuals with disabilities and mental health challenges to grow, work, and thrive in an inclusive farm setting. Our rescued goats, donkeys, ducks, pigs and chickens aren’t just adorable—they’re our valued partners in our work to create safe, restorative spaces for healing.

Come for:
🥂 Food + drink grazing stations (vegan options included)
🐐 Goat greetings and photo ops
🎶 Music, raffles, and a wine/cider pull
💛 Inspiring stories from the farm

Every bite, every sip and every story shared helps create more opportunities here at the farm. Check out these photos from last year's gala, and come be a part of our ...Don't miss out on early bird pricing!

📅 November 6, 6–9 PM
🏢 500 Seneca Atrium 🌿

🎟 Tickets are available now (early bird pricing through October 15th!!): https://www.openfarmswny.org/2nd-annual-goat-gala

📸Special thanks to for the amazing photos.
www.aspecialstory.com

08/01/2025

What a day!! See you next year, Goat Fest WNY!!!
❤️🐐❤️🐐❤️🐐❤️

EAST AURORA – On July 26, people came together to connect with nature and celebrate goats, and their role in the environment. Goat Fest, held at Wood Spring Club just off Four Rod Road in East Aurora, showcased how goats can be used for restorative landscaping and invasive species control. When go...

07/30/2025

Happy 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Happy Disability Pride Month for all of July! The Care Farming Network supports farms around the country that actively embrace disability justice in the workplace, in residential and therapeutic spaces, and in the community. You can learn more from our blog post!

07/11/2025

We enjoyed an amazing tour and an all around inspiring visit to Homesteads for Hope, our sister Care Farm in our Sister City of !!! Huge thanks to the Care Farming Network for sponsoring yesterday's gathering.

Their incredible space and truly loving community reminds us of the endless growth opportunities for us here at Open Farms near Buffalo, NY. Nestled along the 219 in Springville, big dreams are taking shape right here at home, and I'm so grateful to have leaders like Jenny Brongo and her team to help us along our path!

Open Farms is a registered 501c3 care farm, serving individuals of all backgrounds as we farm together. Our mission focuses on supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and those living with mental health struggles, but our co-farmers are from so many different backgrounds! We work along-side co-farmers from corporate teams, homeschool groups, and so many more community members who drop in to help care for our animals and gardens. We farm with the goal of healing the soil AND our hearts!

Seeing how far Homesteads for Hope had carried their vision, we are more energized than ever for what Open Farms will do for Western New York!

06/23/2025

We can't thank Viktoria Hallikäär with Spectrum news enough for sharing such a beautiful capture of our farm and programs! We are so glad you're a part of our . 🐐❤️

The Open Farms team very grateful to be a part of a nationwide movement that seeks to connect us all to well-being through farming. You can learn more about this amazing collective work through the Care Farming Network, and of course visit our website at:

Openfarmswny.org

We hope you'll join us in reconnecting to the land, animals and eachother...on the farm! 🐐🌱❤️

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2025/06/13/care-farming--offers-volunteers-a-way-to-work-out-stress--anxiety

Co-farmers know that as much as it's exercise for the body, it's also exercise for the soul.

05/24/2025

It's always better when we're together...(at the farm!) 🐐❤️