Quail Hill Farm
About
Quail Hill Farm, one of the original Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms in the U.S., is located in Amagansett, New York, on land donated to the Peconic Land Trust by Deborah Ann Light. Since it was established in 1990, Quail Hill Farm has grown to 35 acres serving over 250 families.
The community farm also delivers fresh food to local restaurants and food pantries and participates in the Sag Harbor Farmers Market throughout the season.
A central part of our mission at Quail Hill is to educate the public concerning such issues as soil health, our seed supply, food security, and sustainable, organic farming practices.
Life on a farm is always in transition. After over three decades of tending the land at Quail Hill Farm, inspiring generations of farmers and families in the love of land and locally grown food, Scott will be retiring from the Peconic Land Trust at the close of the year (2019). We'll miss Scott's wisdom and generous nature at the farm everyday. It's hard to put into words how much Scott means to all of us, so we will leave it with a simple THANK YOU SCOTT!
Please take a moment to read two recent notes from Scott: "Welcome Layton to the Role of Director of Quail Hill Farm" and "One More Letter."
Sites
Experience Quail Hill Farm at Home
Quail Hill Farm Cookbook! Available for purchase, but you can also click here for a slew of recipes contributed over the years by Quail Hill Farm members and compiled by farm member Jane Weissman!
A Virtual Tour? Check out Alec Hirschfeld’s documentary video, Out Here in the Fields: Quail Hill Farm:
Commitment to the Land
Each year, we sign onto the Farmer’s Pledge of the Northeast Organic Farming Association, New York (NOFA-NY) “to sustain the land in healthy condition for future generations.”
At Quail Hill Farm, we hope to create, in the words of Aldo Leopold, “a state of harmony between man and land.” All are invited to help us to protect, preserve and nourish the good soil of Amagansett.
Quail Hill Farm Through the Seasons: Photos by Michael Halsband
Check out our blog and see all the beautiful moments photographer Michael Halsband captured at the farm over 2017.
Visitor Information
Quail Hill Farm operates a Community Supported Agriculture farm, offering both summer and winter shares. The farm is also the location for educational and recreational events offered by the Trust throughout the year.
Interested in visiting the farm to learn more? Call us at 631-267-8492.
Shareholder Hours:
Summer Hours: Tuesdays & Saturdays, 8 am to 5:30 pm
Winter Hours: Every Other Week on Fridays from 9 am to 5 pm and on Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm
Shareholder Directions: Parking for shareholders and visitors to Quail Hill Farm is on Deep Lane in Amagansett. Please park on the left alongside the fields and walk into the orchard at the dirt driveway across the street or up onto Birch Hill.
Winter shareholders and summer box shares, pickups at the shop, located at 660 Old Stone Highway.
Please be advised, all motorized vehicle access is limited to Quail Hill Farm vehicles only.
Back in the fall of 2010, WNBC-4 New York featured Quail Hill Farm as part of its Green Week. Check out the video here.
Quail Hill Farm
Quail Hill Farm
660 Old Stone Hwy, Amagansett, NY 11930
Things To Do
Birdwatching
Photography
Nature Study
Gardening
Get Involved
Connecting people with land builds a community that will appreciate and support the stability, integrity, and beauty of the bioregion. In addition to the ways to get involved listed below we offer educational programming for school groups and children of all ages to visit Quail Hill to help with seeding, transplanting, and harvesting.
Shop
Seedtime: On the History, Husbandry, Politics and Promise of Seeds
Quail Hill Farm’s Scott Chaskey discusses the history of seeds and their role in our society. A must read for supporters of farming.