Kinship Farm has been hosting annual Harvest Dinners in support of our neighbors and partners since 2019. Dinners have been smaller and larger, indoors and outdoors. Know of an organization who works in two out of the three of our SRE focus areas who we can collaboratively support through hosting a future harvest dinner? Contact us through our Connect page.

Schedule

• 3:00 p.m. Registration and social gathering for students, faculty, staff, and other guests at the Center for Belonging. Light refreshments, give-away items, and kid-friendly art activities will be available during this time.
• 4:00 p.m. Optional guided tours of trails and the green roof patio, led by Chris Wood of Heirloom Tree and Shrub Care. The trail walk will focus on trees of interest and the historical markers along the way. Endicott's Green-Roof Patio located on top of the Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts.
• 5:00 p.m. Dinner seating and service
• 5:30 p.m. Inspirational and informational presentations and interactive discussions with speakers and all guests. Kinship Farm's Founder, Susie Jostyn, and Endicott's Interfaith Minister and Chaplain, Gail Cantor will begin the presentations with a blessing. Both will offer insights on their respected roles on and off campus. The Acord Food Pantry will share how they significantly contribute to the wellbeing of our North Shore community and residents in need. Additionally, Anne Sargent, Director of Sustainability, and the Endicott Environment Society will present their contributions on and off campus.
• 7:00 p.m. Dessert served during ongoing interactive discussions, mingling, and closing remarks.
• 8:00 p.m. Departures

This year's Harvest Dinner is by invitation to Endicott's students, faculty, and staff. Kinship Farm invites Our partners interested in attending.

Space is limited so please contact us promptly and by Thursday, September 18th at: info@kinshipfarm.org

Warning: Please be advised that the food being provided may contain these ingredients: milk, eggs, wheat, soybean, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, and peanuts. You are responsible to ask and advise all servers of any allergies. 

Disclaimer: By participating in the event, attendees grant permission to the rights of their image, likeness and sound of their voice in any audio, video, or photographic recording of the event, which recording may be edited, copied, exhibited, published or distributed, without payment or any other consideration. Attendees waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product where their likeness appears. If you would like to opt out of being recorded in any way, please let us know.

Harvest Dinner 2024

For our 2024 Harvest Dinner, held on Saturday, September 28, we highlighted and supported our neighbors at the Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, and took place on their campus.

It was an inspiring afternoon and evening filled with campus tours, food literacy and 4H talks, networking, dining, and family-friendly outdoor activities. We showcased the remarkable work of students and faculty engaged in various farming, aquaponics, food security, and environmental initiatives. People came to learn, connect, and celebrate their outstanding efforts.

Before dinner, there were guided walking farm tours, lawn games, and other activities. During a savory dinner and dessert, Speakers Maggie Nowak and Colleen Kielbania presented information about food literacy activities and funding, 4H and other national student agricultural involvement, and invited attendees to share their own insights related to the intersections of farming, relationships, and the environment. In support of all attendees, quieter, self-serve, family-friendly activities remained available throughout the afternoon and evening, including during the optional, one-mile, 45 minute walking tour.

3:00 p.m. - Registration for family-friendly guided farm tours and other activities 

5:00 p.m. - Buffet dinner served by Culinary Arts students, in Main Cafeteria

6:00 p.m. - Presentations and interactive discussions with speakers, faculty and students

7:00 p.m. - Dessert served by Culinary Arts students, with ongoing interactive discussions

7:30 p.m. - Closing remarks and mingling until 8 p.m. departures

They presented a case study titled, "Entangled Earthlings: the Spirituality of Environmental Justice and Conflict Transformation" and invited attendees to collaboratively generate ideas about how to respond to environmental changes.

We invite you to view a few photos from the 2023 Harvest Dinner below and hope you enjoyed the video above.

Please visit our SRE sound bite page. The Environmental Justice sound bite features a portion of Professor Copeland's presentation which may be of interested to you.