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Look Who’s Leasing with the Trust in 2018
The Peconic Land Trust leases over 200 acres of farmland to over 20 farm operations on Long Island.
The Ag Center at Charnews Farm in Southold and the Light Preserve in Amagansett are providing fertile soils for established and new farmers. Stop by and see what’s growing this season!
The objectives of the Farms for the Future Initiative are to:
- Develop and expand our Farmland Leasing Program;
- Buy, protect, rebuild and resell farms to farmers;
- Explore and refine a new set of conservation tools and techniques that address the issues of farmland accessibility, affordability, and sustainability.
At the Agricultural Center in Southold
- Abe Korman: Herbs and vegetables
- Akio Shoji: Asian Vegetables
- Bantam Creek: herbs, flowers
- Deep Roots Farm: Hogs and Mixed Vegetables
- East End Stems Farm: Karen LaMarsh: Flowers and Bees
- Feisty Acres: Game birds
- Invincible Summer Farm: Stephanie Gaylor: heirloom tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables, CSA program
- Priscilla’s Farm: vegetables
- Sang Lee Farm: Fred & Karen Lee: Asian Vegetables and more, CSA program
- Savannah Calderale: microgreens and vegetables
- The Farm Beyond: Ed & Melissa Henrey: Vegetables, with a focus on foraging
- The Growing Seed: Jeff Negron: Vegetables, with a focus on home gardening
- Tilth & Smoke: Meg Strecker: Flowers and Bees for Honey
and nearby, Peconic Escargot: Taylor Knapp: Snails
At Quail Hill Preserve, Deborah Ann Light & Town Lane Preserves, Amagansett
- Amagansett Sea Salt: salt with local herbs. Local shops and farmers markets.
- Amber Waves Farm: vegetables and grains. CSA, farmers markets.
- Balsam Farms: vegetables, herbs, flowers and more. CSA, farmstand and farmers markets.
- Bee’s Needs: Mary Woltz: honey. Farmers markets.
- Juliana Duryea: Vegetables, Fruit, Chicken (Eggs)
- Oceans to Earth: vegetables, greens and flowers
- Summerhill Landscapes: Trees, plants and shrubs, landscape seminar.
- The Hoppy Acre: Greg Kessler: Organic Hops
- Three Sons Farmers: vegetables.
We are also leasing to Peter Dankowski and the Ludlows in Bridgehampton and to the Noank Aquaculture Cooperative (NoankCooperative.org) at Shellfisher Preserve in Southold.
These are only a few of the farm operations on Long Island — the Long Island Farm Bureau and Edible East End have great resources on farmers markets and farmstands. Check them out!
We wish everyone a bountiful growing season!
Learn more about the leasing program under our Farms of the Future Initiative …
