Hitchcock Harvest 2026
Hitchcock Harvest: A Celebration of Sustainability
Harvesting hope for more than 60 years – one petal at a time!
Sunday, October 18, 2026
3 PM – 6 PM
Rain or shine at Hitchcock Center
The Hitchcock Center has been sowing seeds of change and educating for a healthy planet in the Valley for more than 60 years. Come together in community to enjoy local food & libations in our Brew Garden & wander through interactive stations themed around the petals of the Living Building — Place, Water, Energy, Health & Happiness, Materials, Equity, and Beauty. See what local innovators, and Hitchcock Center, are doing to show what it means to shape a hopeful, resilient future.
Follow the petals of possibility at each petal station — learn about each petal in practice; respond to a prompt at each petal station and add your reflections to the collective art project, collect all 7 stamps at each station and get a full drink & be entered into a raffle!
Hitchcock Harvest Tickets
Choose the ticket level that’s right for you — your ticket helps cover not just your attendance, but also supports supports environmental education and free community programming for children and families.
Community Supporter Ticket: $60
Harvest Friend Ticket: $75
Steward Ticket: $100
Sponsor tickets: $250+*
*Enjoy the full evening and help us go a step further in making our programs accessible for all! Become a sponsor of the event and get special details included with your ticket.
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The mission of the Hitchcock Center for the Environment is to educate and to inspire action for a healthy planet. Instead of simply teaching about climate change, HCE helps people develop the skills needed to create climate solutions and foster climate resilience by helping them learn from nature’s efficient systems, develop a problem-solving mindset, and share a positive vision for the future.
Our annual Hitchcock Harvest, a celebration of sustainability, brings community members together to enjoy harvest foods and libations from local brewers, and to see what local innovators, and Hitchcock educators, are doing to shape a hopeful, resilient future. Then, attendees contribute to a collective art project focused on hope and resilience. You can sponsor this event at Suporting, Seed, Sprout, Growth, and Harvest levels to help us make this event possible.
Event schedule:
3:00 – 5:00 PM | Beer/wine/cider/kombucha tasting, yummy foods, mingling and visiting petal stations (collect your stamps!), & silent auction (inside)
4:00 – 5:00 PM | More Food in the Nest; continue visiting stations
5:00 PM | Reflections on Hitchcock by Executive Director Billy Spitzer, members of the Hitchcock Center Board, and special guests, and dessert, in the Nest
5:30 PM | Silent Auction Closes
Your support has a huge impact. To give a gift that helps the Hitchcock Center develop hopeful, creative problem s
olvers who can take on the challenges of climate change, please donate any amount.
Hitchcock Harvest Auction
A major highlight of our annual Harvest celebration is the silent auction. This October, bid on passes to Amherst Cinema, free services at Amherst Tire, gift baskets from Tommy Car and Patagonia, gift cards to local restaurants like Gombo in Northampton and Greathorse in Hampden, wares from local artists, gifts crafted and baked by Hitchcock Staff members, and much more.
We’re taking auction donations this summer! If you have an item to share, please email Kim or Shelly.
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