Holy Forest Farm sits on 80 acres of mostly forested agri-land with a spring-fed pond that stretches 1 acre and land along Kinderhook Creek. It exists on the Sovereign Indigenous Nation and ancestral land of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans. We grow and gather in deep reverence for their spirit and their generations of stewardship.

At the heart of HHF is a commitment to sustainable, chemical-free and pesticide-free farming practices that honor people and honor the land. We draw upon traditional African wisdom, principles of ecological farm design and regenerative techniques in order to create thriving ecosystems that nourishes both people and the planet.

Through sustainable, regenerative farming practices, education and advocacy, we strive to create a more just and resilient food system that honors the inherent dignity and worth of all people.

Originally from The Gambia, Diana is a contemporary Visual Artist and Farmer. Diana’s maternal grandmother was a vegetable farmer and market woman, selling traditionally crafted goat’s milk yogurt and beautiful pyramids of deeply flavorful, heirloom tomatoes she’d cook down into bright, naturally zestful tomato paste for market and her community.

Always drawn to the ways in which nature's presence and absence shapes us, Diana became ever more curious about the inextricable link between food and ecology after moving to rural, upstate NY. Thousands of miles away from her homeland, she felt compelled to connect with her grandmother’s wisdom by placing her hands in the soil to touch the roots of her knowing, the knowing within us all. A ritual and meditation that continues to inform her art practice.

Holy Forest Farm (HFF) has evolved to become more than an environment where we grow food in partnership with the natural world. It is a sanctuary outside of the industrial food system for those seeking a connection to land—one that fosters resilience, restores dignity and food sovereignty amongst diasporic communities, empowering individuals to become stewards of their own futures.