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... the artisans behind Under the Tree, and the farmers behind Under the Tree Farm. We are both Cornell-grads-turned-multi-disciplinary-artist-farmers who take delight in working with our hands, learning new skills, and making beautiful handmade objects. Scott puts his natural resource degree to work through his farm work, and Crystal puts her Communications degree to use in marketing and photography for Under the Tree.
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We live and work on our beautiful fruit farm in the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes region of New York State. During the growing season, we are farmers by day and craftspeople by night. Our life is our art, which takes shape in growing the living sculpture that is our farm, and the tangible hand crafted goods we produce.
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Crystal learned leatherwork through an apprenticeship with the late Jacques Coco Reboh starting in winter 2009. When Crystal & Scott started Under the Tree in 2013, they became a creative team, designing and producing handmade leather goods together.
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Scott & Crystal both learned farming techniques by hands-on experience working on farms in the Finger Lakes Region of NY. Crystal also participated in Groundswell's New Farmer Training Program in 2011.
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In June 2023, Crystal learned tintype photography at a four-day workshop with John Coffer, an accomplished alternative process photographer and teacher in Dundee, NY.
tintype by Craig J. Barber
Our mutual love of working with our hands and our dedication to high quality craftsmanship ties us together. Old tools, old methods, and new ideas are our passion, and we hope the joy we experience in our work shows.
We make our objects entirely by hand as a testament to our humanness. It is fulfilling to continue the tradition of creating quality goods that will last a lifetime. We want you to use them for years and years, and hope you pass them on down the line.