Open Workdays
Open Workday Hours
2:00pm — 4:00pm, Fridays and Sundays
Visitors are welcome to join our student team for seasonal farm work. On busy days, tasks may finish early — but you’re always invited to stay, learn, and tour the farm with one of our interns.
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Fall Open Workdays
Friday, September 5 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, September 7 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, September 12 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, September 14 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, September 19 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, September 21 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, September 26 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, September 28 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, October 3 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, October 5 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, October 10 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, October 12 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, October 17 - FALL BREAK, NO WORKDAY
Sunday, October 19 - FALL BREAK, NO WORKDAY
Friday, October 24 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (shorter workday due to Fall Feast)
Sunday, October 26 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, October 31 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, November 2 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, November 7 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, November 9 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Friday, November 14 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Sunday, November 16 - 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Open Workday Guidelines
Everyone, including non-Yale affiliates, is welcome to participate in open workdays on the Yale Farm. No gardening experience is necessary. Just bring a water bottle and wear weather- and work-appropriate clothing. Participants are welcome to drop-in on a come-and-go basis.
Once you’ve arrived, find a student intern wearing a YSFP t-shirt. These interns are in charge of the workday, and they will sign you in and explain the day’s work before assigning you a task. What you’ll do depends on the day and the season. On a fall Friday you might be helping to harvest tomatoes, eggplant, broccoli and kale; an early winter Sunday might find you planting garlic and tulips for spring. Feel free to ask questions of the interns in charge – we want you to learn as well as work!
If you are a group of more than five people, please reach out first to see if and when we can best accommodate your visit. Workdays get very full, and we like to make sure there are enough tools and tasks for everyone. You can call us at (203) 432-2084 or email sustainablefood@yale.edu. If you are coming with fewer than five people, no advance notice is necessary.
Group or School Tours of the Yale Farm
Thank you for your interest in bringing your group at the Yale Farm! Group reservations are accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please reach out to us early in the semester to explore the possibility of a booking. Thank you for your understanding that our capacity is limited.
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We are happy to accept applications for group visits of up to 20 people to the Yale Farm. Visits normally include a farm tour and a specialized farm task, both led by a member of our outstanding student staff.
To register for a group visit, please email jeremy.oldfield@yale.edu. Our staff will do our best to respond to your request within five business days. Because group visits are dependent upon student availability, we’re sorry that we cannot accommodate every request. With rare exceptions, our pizza oven is unavailable for group visits.
Group programing is free of charge for Yale-affiliated groups, New Haven Public Schools, West Haven Public Schools, and Orange Public Schools. All other groups are charged a $25 flat-rate fee. Financial aid is available upon request.
Getting to the Farm
The Yale Farm is located at 345 Edwards Street, New Haven, CT 06511.
From central campus: walk up College Street, and continue north as it crosses Grove to become Prospect Street. At the top of the hill, cross at the cross walk then turn right on Edwards Street. Begin walking down the hill. The Farm will be on your left at 345 Edwards Street; look for the sign at the gate.
Yale Shuttle: Yale’s Blue Line Shuttle (northbound) and Red Line Shuttle (southbound) both serve the Yale Farm at the stop at Chemistry/225 Whitney. Follow this link to see the Shuttle locations in real-time and get the most up-to-date shuttle route and stop information.
Rideshares: Those using a rideshare app to arrive at the farm should ask the driver to pull in to the parking lot at 160 St. Ronan Street, right next to the Farm. You will see a brick building. It is not safe to stop in the middle of Edwards Street.
Parking: During the week visitors may park at the Leitner Observatory, at 355 Prospect Street and walk down the hill to the Farm. On weekends and after 4:30 pm visitors may park at the 160 St. Ronan Street lot next to the Farm. You will see a brick building. Please do not park in the Yale Farm gravel driveway.