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Name of the event Farm Hack Gathering & Meal at the Schumacher Center
Organizer(s) Farm Hack,  Schumacher Center for New Economics
Place Schumacher Center for a New Economics, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Date(s) September 28, 2025
Purpose To host the third in a series of Farm Hack gatherings designed to connect farmers, engineers, researchers, and community organizers in participatory dialogue about open-source agricultural innovation and community resilience. The gathering aimed to deepen collaboration, reflect on a decade of Farm Hack experience, and co-create pathways for future work aligned with regional and global agroecological movements.
GIAA organization(s) involved Farm Hack (core member of GIAA), OpenTEAM, Schumacher Center for a New Economics, and broader GIAA-affiliated networks
Short writeup of activities and outcomes The Farm Hack Gathering at the Schumacher Center offered a day of reflection, shared learning, and co-creation among long-standing and new collaborators in the open-source ag tech and agroecology movements. Participants explored key community questions—how they define, love, and sustain their agricultural communities, their challenges, and sources of hope—through facilitated discussions and a communal meal prepared by chef Hannah Black using Hudson Valley farm ingredients. The setting of the Schumacher Library, rich with the intellectual heritage of ethical economics, fostered thoughtful dialogue about the intersections of technology, community, and commons-based innovation. The event strengthened cross-institutional relationships and identified actionable collaborations for the next phase of Farm Hack’s evolution.