131 results for “farms to the future”
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Leasing and Grant Program Supports Growth of Farms
You can’t have local food without local farmers. Supporting Long Island’s farms and their farmers is a high priority to the Trust, and is the driving force in much of our work, including our Farms for...
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Conservation of Island’s End Golf and Country Club in Greenport is Complete
December 13, 2019. SOUTHOLD, New York. After nearly four years of negotiations, Peconic Land Trust, The Island’s End Golf and Country Club, and the King and Turner families are pleased to announce the...
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A Secret Garden Amid the Farm Fields
Tucked away in the fields of Quail Hill Farm is a Chinese medicinal herb garden. Started in 2003, this little-known project has grown throughout the years from a few transplants to over 30 different s...
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Edwards Farm Update: New Fence for Farming and Natural Access Viewing Area
New Natural Viewing Area in Honor of Joe Townsend
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Peconic Land Trust Acquires 100 Acre Broad Cove in Riverhead
For decades a top local conservation priority, a key step toward the permanent protection of this environmentally sensitive parcel in the Peconic Bay Estuary has been made.
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DEC and Peconic Land Trust announce second preservation of Pine Barrens land critical to protect Long Island’s sole source aquifer
Brookhaven Property Acquisition is Latest to be Approved to Use DEC Source Water Protection Grants The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Peconic Land Trust today an...
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New York State Grants Seeding Programs at Peconic Land Trust
Regional Aquifer Protection Land Acquisition Program Peconic Land Trust is so pleased to receive the Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) funding by the Department of Environmental Conservation (...
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Donor Spotlight | Arthur Beckenstein
For the Love of Nature
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Peconic Land Trust Receives Grant From NYS DEC and Land Trust Alliance to Assist Riverhead Town with the Revitalization of its Farmland Protection Programs
APRIL 29, 2016. SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK. John v.H. Halsey, President of the Peconic Land Trust, is pleased to announce that the Trust has been awarded a grant from the New York State Department of Env...
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New Farmer at Edwards Farm in Orient
The Peconic Land Trust is pleased to welcome Bishudat Jaikaran – Jai – to the five-acre Edwards Farm in Orient. Originally from Guyana, Jai and his wife Sandra have lived in New York for 20 years, rai...
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The Next 40 Years
During 2022, the Trust engaged its board, staff, donors, and stakeholders in a comprehensive strategic planning process to map its future. Mapping the Future sets forth a bold set of goals and objecti...
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Good News for the Environment in the New York State Budget
Earlier this month, we heard the news: Funding for the environment was strong in this year's state budget. The budget includes a historic $400 million in funding for the Environmental Protection Fund ...
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Quail Hill Farm Celebrates its 35th Season
Established in 1990, Quail Hill Farm is one of the first Community Supported Agriculture farms in New York State
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Peconic Land Trust : Major Conservation Legislation Congress passed will have local benefits
SOUTHAMPTON, NY (December 31, 2015) – Peconic Land Trust, a land conservation organization working to protect Long Island’s working farms, natural lands and heritage, praises a bipartisan congressiona...