04.12.2013 News Flooded farms eligible for aid after waiver Earthen dikes in Cutchogue and Orient damaged by superstorm Sandy left 4.5 miles of North Fork farmland vulnerable to saltwater flooding, but the fields were not eligible for any...
03.08.2013 Business Buying a share of a farm for produce Over 150 people gathered to hear the benefits of buying a share in a local organic farm at the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York’s Community Supported Agriculture...
07.29.2012 Business First-time farmers making a splash with shop on Main Road Late last winter, a small wooden box appeared along a stretch of Route 25 between Aquebogue and Jamesport, announcing that fresh organic lettuce was available there. Every morning, there...
07.10.2012 News New fertilizer designed to better protect L.I.’s groundwater Local farmers growing sweet corn will have an opportunity to try a new fertilizer this season designed to better protect groundwater and the Long Island Sound, according to a...