Strengths Ownerships/Partnerships One of the main key strengths that Zenda Farms contains is their relationship with the Thousand Island Land Trust (TILT). TILT acquired Zenda Farms through the MacFarlane gift in 1997. Ever since then, TILT has dedicated itself to preserving the local wildlife, as well as Zenda’s own buildings and infrastructure. TILT manages over 7,000 acres of land in the surrounding region and has much knowledge about land conservation, and land practices, so they are a powerful support tool for Zenda Farms. TILT even helped Zenda Farms get U.S. grant support, in addition to adding to the Zenda Farms’ land trust. Zenda Farms is currently in a mutualistic relationship with SUNY ESF, who specializes in environmental
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Zenda Farms happens to be situated on the Thousand Islands Wine Trail, which is essentially the center of agritourism in New York’s North Country. Being situated in this location allows for Zenda Farms to have the potential of attracting large amount of visitor/customers from the casino area in Kingston across the Canadian border, as well as people from Watertown and Fort Drum. Local Community Zenda Farms is very active in the community of Clayton, New York, and is considered to be an integral part of the town’s history. The Clayton community greatly supports most of Zenda’s Farms activities and initiatives, like the community garden with which an estimated 25 families use, as well as the picnics and other events hosted at Zenda. Also, because many of the Clayton community is usually so supportive of Zenda Farms, and willing to help them in their endeavors, the community is akin to free laborers because they work for the farm without seeking any real form of compensation in return. Also, if Zenda Farms were to face an extreme external threat and opposition that would potentially ruin Zenda, the Clayton community may be very inclined to prevent any serious blow from …show more content…
For instance, the Clayton community could very well prevent Zenda Farms from being shut down if something that serious were to happen if they all got together. Lastly, the Clayton populace is currently one of the primary consumers of products from Zenda Farms; so the community provides Zenda with almost a direct source of revenue. Conservation About 390 acres of Zenda Farms are open meadows and fields that are under an agreement with the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) to preserve the grasslands areas in an effort to protect the grassland habitat birds, which some of whom are endangered. The agreement prohibits mowing the grasslands until the birds’ nesting seasons are over. The vernal pools at Zenda Farms attract many diverse types of birds and waterfowls, reptiles,
Zenda Farms happens to be situated on the Thousand Islands Wine Trail, which is essentially the center of agritourism in New York’s North Country. Being situated in this location allows for Zenda Farms to have the potential of attracting large amount of visitor/customers from the casino area in Kingston across the Canadian border, as well as people from Watertown and Fort Drum. Local Community Zenda Farms is very active in the community of Clayton, New York, and is considered to be an integral part of the town’s history. The Clayton community greatly supports most of Zenda’s Farms activities and initiatives, like the community garden with which an estimated 25 families use, as well as the picnics and other events hosted at Zenda. Also, because many of the Clayton community is usually so supportive of Zenda Farms, and willing to help them in their endeavors, the community is akin to free laborers because they work for the farm without seeking any real form of compensation in return. Also, if Zenda Farms were to face an extreme external threat and opposition that would potentially ruin Zenda, the Clayton community may be very inclined to prevent any serious blow from …show more content…
For instance, the Clayton community could very well prevent Zenda Farms from being shut down if something that serious were to happen if they all got together. Lastly, the Clayton populace is currently one of the primary consumers of products from Zenda Farms; so the community provides Zenda with almost a direct source of revenue. Conservation About 390 acres of Zenda Farms are open meadows and fields that are under an agreement with the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) to preserve the grasslands areas in an effort to protect the grassland habitat birds, which some of whom are endangered. The agreement prohibits mowing the grasslands until the birds’ nesting seasons are over. The vernal pools at Zenda Farms attract many diverse types of birds and waterfowls, reptiles,