Dominican Sisters at Genesis Farm

Caldwell, New Jersey

Genesis Farm, 140 acres of rolling hills, woodlands, marshes, houses and farm buildings, was bequeathed to the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, New Jersey in 1978.

This providential event followed two decades of a growing awareness of the urgent problems affecting the planet worldwide: a deluge of evidence documenting the pollution of air, water and soils, the demise of small family farms, world hunger, and the deep national rifts created by racism and war. This bequest gave the Sisters an opportunity to act on their profound and ever-increasing concern about these global problems, and the belief that answers must begin locally.

In Genesis Farm, the Sisters have created a practical expression of their commitment to protect and cultivate the earth's ability to sustain life.

• This process began in 1989 when Genesis Farm (GFI) was incorporated for the purpose of maintaining a center for stewardship of our earth.
• Through association with New Jersey Farmland Preservation and Green Acres Open Space programs, GFI has ensured ongoing protection of the Genesis Farm land.
• Since 1986, the farm has fostered a community-supported biodynamic garden, drawing economic support from over 200 shareholders for vegetable cultivation and the creation of an orchard.
• The farm's Ecological Learning Center offers programs, some accredited, in alternative ways to achieve a closer relationship with nature and true human and ecological well-being.

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