Sustainable Farming Education Building

Studio ST Architects designed a new building for the sustainable farming education center for the Adamah Foods program at Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center. This program invites adults and children to learn about sustainable food and sustainable farming. Adamah Foods provides and grows kosher food for Isabella Freedman on the 10-acre farm, as well as source ingredients from local, organic and fair-trade companies.

Located near the existing greenhouse, the proposed farming education center provides a dedicated space where people can gather, learn, work, and rest—all for the love of food. The upper level of the building houses a kitchen that is open to the adjacent dining and gathering space. The lower floor serves as a casual hang out space, as well as storage for coats and tools, plus tractor parking. The architecture encourages a connection between the outdoors and indoors by flanking the upper-level kitchen and gathering space between an outdoor entry deck and a screened porch. A line of windows offers picturesque views of the serene landscape. Photovoltaic panels on the roof provide energy to the building, reinforcing Isabella Freedman’s value in sustainability.

Client:
Hazon
Adamah

Published:
Inhabitat, January 2023
Rethinking the Future, December 2022