Vassar Farm

Vassar Farm

The Vassar Farm has been an asset to Vassar College and the Poughkeepsie community since the college’s founding. The 527.5-acre piece of land is located on the southern side of the Vassar campus, across Hooker Avenue, extending from Zack’s Way across to Cedar Avenue and back to Spackenkill Road. Historically, the land was a working farm providing milk, pork, and vegetables to the college dining halls until 1957. In the proceeding years, the southern portion of the farm was established as an ecological preserve for study and research. The farm currently provides wooded trails, open meadows, sports fields, and space for several organizations. The land hosts a wide variety of activities by members of Vassar and the surrounding communities, and remains one of few open spaces in the City of Poughkeepsie.