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08.24.2026 Agriculture

Catapano Dairy Farm acquires nearly 7 acres of farmland from Peconic Land Trust

More room for grazing! Catapano Dairy Farm has purchased ‍‍‍‌6.88 acres of farmland from Peconic Land Trust for $245,000. Owners Erin and Connor Burke had already been leasing it...

07.27.2026 Agriculture

Federal lifeline opens for North Fork farmers after devastating April freeze

North Fork farmers who saw a spring freeze damage budding crops now have a federal lifeline. Suffolk County was included in a U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster declaration covering...

06.30.2026 Agriculture

North Fork farmers can apply for New York tariff relief program

Financial relief is on the way for some North Fork farmers squeezed by rising expenses tied to federal trade policies. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that applications are open...

03.12.2026 Agriculture

Laurie McBride, a familiar face at Wickham’s, takes helm of Long Island Farm Bureau

On busy weekends at Wickham’s Fruit Farm in Cutchogue, Laurie McBride can often be found answering customers’ questions about what’s in season or helping run the farm stand. Now,...

03.11.2026 News

‘Forever chemicals’ found in vegetables from Long Island farm stands: study

“Forever chemicals” known as PFAS — cancer-causing pollutants already found in Long Island groundwater — have been detected in vegetables purchased from farm stands across the North and South forks, according to a new...

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09.29.2025 Featured Story

North Fork farmers adapt crops, schedules to climate change impacts

The conversation around climate change often feels abstract, but for North Fork farmers, its effects are measured in tangible...

11.21.2024 Agriculture

Farms for the Future helps Army veteran give back

From the war-torn deserts of Afghanistan to a tranquil field at Charnews Farm in Southold, Tim Curry is the...

09.23.2024 Agriculture

CSAs help keep area farmers in the green

Bunches of broccoli, vibrant flowers, succulent berries and green cardboard boxes of freshly picked yellow squash are part of...

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06.17.2024 Agriculture

ReWild relaunches farm compost program with area residents

With composting being a simple way to make a positive impact on the environment, ReWild Long Island recently resurrected a pilot compost program that began in Southold Town pre-COVID-19....

04.12.2024 Agriculture

Workforce housing tackled on site at local farm

Near the middle of the Wickham farm in Cutchogue, an old bungalow is being remodeled for workforce housing. Two new bathrooms are being added, along with new bedrooms, heating...

11.13.2023 Environment

The American chestnut makes a comeback

The American chestnut tree makes a Long Island comeback after four billion trees were wiped out in early 1900s. Hope and history are being revived at Salt Air farm...

11.10.2023 Agriculture

After six wet weekends, the apple farmers are hurting

In the lower section of an old barn at Wickham’s Fruit Farm in Cutchogue, apple farmers store crates overflowing with apples in a cooler. On a fall morning last...

10.03.2023 Agriculture

Local groups work to stop the spread of invasive plant species on the East End

For thousands of years, plants and pollinators on the North Fork have evolved together, and their relationship has been mutually beneficial. But in the last few centuries, some of...

06.01.2023 News

Southold Town and Greenport Village boards explore new ways to protect the vital village waterfront

Greenport’s new mayor and Village Board members held their first joint meeting with the Southold Town Board Tuesday to discuss how the governing bodies could work cooperatively to address...

05.23.2023 Agriculture

Guest column: Fifty years making ‘beautiful wine in a beautiful place’

In 1973, when Alex and I came to the North Fork looking for a place to plant grapes, make wine and start a family, we wanted to make beautiful...

05.01.2023 News

Peconic Land Trust’s offer to sell 135 acres of ‘future farmland’ on Oregon Road gets multiple bids

The Peconic Land Trust’s offering of four parcels for sale on Oregon Road in Cutchogue as part of its future farmers preservation program has met with success. The offering...

03.17.2023 News

Greenport Village election campaigns head into the final stretch

With the Greenport Village elections scheduled for next Tuesday, March 21, the candidates for mayor and two open trustee seats both faced off in final debates that served to...

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