A master planning process is currently underway for the site. Westchester County is partnering with a team of landscape architects, architects, cultural planners, sustainability engineers, and experts in food system equity to create a master plan for a resilient and inclusive Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center. Hilltop Hanover Farm is a place of heritage and communal significance in Westchester County. It has a powerful role to play in the region, particularly in strengthening its foodshed and advancing public knowledge of the issues facing the environment. Programs and projects that welcome community partners will play a strong role in securing the long term sustainability of the farm as a public resource.
The Watershed Agricultural Council (WAC) has prepared a Whole Farm Plan for the farm and continues to implement agricultural best management practices with educational signage throughout the property. Projects include restoration of the riparian buffer (in partnership with the Hudson River Estuary Program Trees for Tribs program) along an intermittent stream on the site, a low impact composting facility and numerous projects to better manage stormwater runoff. The site is also the location of the East of Hudson used by WAC offices and has been used to conduct workshops for farmers on a variety of agricultural best management practices. Visit the East of Hudson WAC.