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Frank Trentacoste of Bhumi Farms
Hedge funds to hedgerows is a major adjustment.
Farms & Foodshed
Eat, Fall 2013, Farmers, Farmers Markets, Farms, Farms & Foodshed, Foodshed, On Good Land, Online Magazine, People, Producers
8 Hands Farm
A family of four stakes a claim with an Icelandic sheep farm.
SLIDE SHOW: Community ‘Houseman’ Dinner in Orient
Our upcoming issue has a story by Melissa Feldman about a series of community dinners hosted and cooked by Ned Baldwin at Poquatuck Hall in Orient. All the ingredients are local, and the produce came from Latham’s farm.
Championed by Senator Gillibrand, New York Farm Day Hosted on Capitol Hill
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has a track record of supporting New York’s small farmers and food producers. She was the first New York senator to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture in 41 years when she joined back in 2009, and has since been an ally to advocates for sustainable and localized food systems.
Hard Cider Is Creeping in Among the Vines
Hard cider is hard to miss these days. Edible featured Woodside Orchards in this year’s Low Summer issue and Peconic Bay has been making True Believer since last year turning cidre into something as American as apple pie.
Farmer + Brewer = Long Island’s Wet-hopped Beers of 2013
There is a beer-induced buzz on Long Island. The surge of local breweries has heightened a demand for local ingredients, and some farmers have responded with hops.
Escargot Farm in the Works for the East End
Taylor Knapp, the chef at First and South, is starting a new business: the business of snails. He and a former co-worker, Sean Nethercott, will be building a greenhouse on the grounds of a Peconic Land Trust incubator in Cutchogue to grow the only fresh escargot available in the U.S.
Seventh Annual North Fork Foodie Tour On September 8
The Peconic Land Trust’s Ag Center is once again the kick-off point for the North Fork Foodie Tour. Hosted by the North Fork Reform…
The Long Island – Yes, Long Island – Fair
Call for Entries!
We may not be Iowa when it comes to area farmed, but here on Long Island, we have been celebrating agriculture for a long time. And we have our very own county fair to prove it.
Farmers Improve Water Quality in Suffolk County
The American Farmland Trust and Cornell Cooperative Extension aim to eliminate financial risk for innovative farmers while improving water quality for Suffolk County residents.
Heirloom Tomato Tasting With Tomato Goddess Stephanie Gaylor on August 18 at Hallockville
This summer Stephanie Gaylor of Invincible Summer Farm says she has developed more than 100 bullet-proof seeds developed to thrive in the climate and soil of the East End.
Long Island’s First Vertical Ocean Farm
Bren Smith, the owner of Thimble Island Oysters, uses 3-D ocean farming to combat climate change, restore the ecosystem, and create “blue-green jobs” for fisherman.
