Wheatley Farms

A person supported by AHRC Nassau looks at the science station at Wheatley Farms & Arts Center

AccessSTEAM Comes to Wheatley Farms & Arts Center

Thursday, March 12, 2026

People receiving Day Services explored Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) during an interactive workshop from Great Neck South High School Design Expo, Entrepreneurship, and Consumerism Association (DECA) club students at Wheatley Farms & Arts Center (WFAC) on Feb. 18. The workshop was part of AccessSTEAM, a DECA club initiative designed to introduce STEAM concepts to children and adults with special... Read More

Inclusive Volunteer Project Delivers Meals to Over 200 Long Island Families

Friday, February 20, 2026

Wheatley Farms & Arts Center hosted Eta Theta Lambda (ETL), Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members for an inclusive volunteer event alongside people supported in Day Services. Together they created meal kits for community partner NOSH Delivers! supporting increased food access for Long Island families. On Monday, February 16, ETL chapter members, including Stanfort Perry, CEO,... Read More

Tracey Zhang in front of green plants at her job Wheatley Farms

Celebrating Joy and Employment Success with Tracy Zhang

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Over the summer, Tracy Zhang picked up her trowel and dug it into the dirt for the first time as a Gardening Assistant for Wheatley Farms & Arts Center’s (WFA) Big Tree Greenhouse & Gifts retail shop. She was hired in August and couldn’t be... Read More

AHRC staff members sit on a bench in Nanette's Garden

Where Love Took Root: Opening Nanette’s Garden in Celebration of a Life That Helped Others Grow

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Nearly two years after her passing, friends, family, and colleagues of Nanette Muzante, the beloved horticulturist of AHRC Nassau, gathered at Wheatley Farms and Arts Center on June 1 to celebrate her life and lasting legacy. Whether Nanette was driving her golf cart across campus... Read More

Four members of North Woodmere/Valley Stream Auxiliary in the garden that their donation helped build.

New Sensory Garden Blossoms Thanks to North Woodmere/Valley Stream Auxiliary of AHRC Nassau

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables await to delight the senses at the new sensory garden at the Wheatley Farms & Arts Center in Brookville. Opened on May 21, Wheatley Farms’ Outdoor Learning Garden was made possible by a generous $15,000 donation from the North Woodmere/Valley... Read More

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