About

We are all about growing—whether it’s nourishing the land, strengthening local food systems, or fostering creativity. Rooted in regenerative agriculture, we farm in a way that restores soil health, promotes biodiversity, and sustains the land for generations to come.

We also offer an Artist Guesthouse and Creator Retreats, providing a peaceful, inspiring space for creative people of all kinds to recharge, connect, and create. Whether you’re here for the food, the farm, or the inspiration, we invite you to be part of cultivating a future where land, food, and creativity thrive together.

HISTORY OF RYDER FARM

  • The land now known as Ryder Farm in Brewster, New York was first home to Indigenous peoples known as the Wappingers.

  • The Ryder Family begins to farm the land. Today, Ryder Farm is one of the oldest organic family farms on the East Coast.

  • Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Ryder Farm housed a variety of operations, including a working farm with a general store, a dairy farm, and a leisure farm with a tennis court.

  • In the late 1970s, the Ryders’ farming tradition was reinvigorated by family member Hall Gibson, followed by Betsey and John Ryder. Under their stewardship, the farm became an early adopter of the organic farming movement.

    In 1976 Ryder Farm becomes one of the original participating farms in New York City’s Union Square Greenmarket.

  • SPACE on Ryder Farm was founded with the two-fold mission of providing time and space for artists and innovators to develop new work, while contributing to the sustainability and resourceful preservation of Ryder Farm.

    In 2019, Betsey Ryder retired after 40 years of growing organic vegetables, flowers and herbs at Ryder Farm. SPACE took on the agricultural operations at Ryder Farm.

    In 2024, SPACE put its operations on indefinite hiatus.