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Join Us at
Theory
in East Hampton
for a special 10/10 Sale to benefit the Trust and get some gardening tips along with a new outfit for Spring!
Saturday, April 23
46 Newtown Lane
Bridge Gardens' Rick Bogusch and Trust volunteer Barbara Frerichs will be on hand from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm to answer your growing questions.
Get 10% off your entire purchase . . . and 10% of the day's proceeds will be donated
to the Trust.
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Aching Shoulders?
On Friday, April 22, get a massage or facial at Naturopathica in East Hampton to celebrate Earth Day and $5 will be donated to the Trust. (There's also a 20% discount on massage and facials that day!)
74 Montauk Hwy
(in the Red Horse Market shopping center).
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Spring is Here!
Did you get your
Bridge Gardens Membership?
Individual: $50
Family: $75
Also, tickets are on sale now for
An Evening of
Wine & Roses:
a celebration of
Bridge Gardens
with special guest
B. Smith
Saturday,
June 18, 2010
Tickets are limited.
$125 a person.
Call Robin at 631.283.3195 or purchase online.
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Spring Egg Hunt
Ag Center at Charnews Farm
Saturday, April 23
1:00 pm
3005 Youngs Avenue
Southold
Bring the kids
(ages 3-8) for an afternoon of
egg hunting
(filled with
chocolate treats) on the grounds of the Ag Center.
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Help Us Spread the Word!
A common misconception is that the Peconic Land Trust is the recipient of funds raised through the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund (CPF) tax -- often referred to as the 2% tax or the Peconic Land Tax.
This is NOT the case.
The CPF is a tax collected by Suffolk County at the closing on a house or land within the five East End towns. The money is redistributed to the Town in which the property is located, and the Towns use the money to fund their land preservation acquisitions and stewardship.
Frequently, the Trust partners with the Towns on conservation. In those cases, the Trust brings private funding to those projects. The Trust's funding is primarily from individuals.
Thank you for your continued support of our work, and please do help us spread the word.
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Peconic Land Trust Announces the Sale of the Hopping Farmland to
Jim and Jennifer Pike
In early April, Trust President John v.H. Halsey announced
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Jim Pike, John Halsey and Jennifer Pike at the closing
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the sale of the Hopping farmland, 7.6 acres on Sagg Main in Sagaponack, to Jim and Jennifer Pike. The Pike's have operated their successful farm stand from there for more than 20 years.
This project was nearly three years in the making, and included the cooperation and funding of many to see it through: the Hopping family, Jim and Jennifer Pike, Suffolk County and the Town of Southampton, the Pew Charitable Trusts Northeast Land Trust Consortium, and the local community.
"We are very grateful to the Trust and the community for helping us with this project and we look forward to continuing to provide fresh produce to our friends and neighbors for many years to come," said Jim and Jennifer Pike.
In the end, the Trust was able to resell the property to the Pikes at an affordable price of $22,000 per acre for farmers through new innovative techniques that will enable productive farmland to be affordable and accessible to farmers over time. To accomplish this, the Trust subjected the property to an overlay easement that requires a minimum of 60 percent of the land to be used for food production and an Affordable Farming Covenant and Resale Restriction that limits its future sale to a qualified farmer based on the initial purchase price plus appreciation tied to the consumer price index and the value of any agricultural improvements. Further, the resale restrictions also require the Trust to repurchase the property as a buyer of last resort if a qualified farmer cannot be found after a reasonable effort is made to market the property.
Today, the average fair market value of protected farmland without additional restrictions is about $100,000 an acre on the South Fork.
"The Hopping acquisition provided the Trust with the opportunity to adapt techniques used in other states to ensure that protected farmland remains in agricultural production and affordable to farmers in the future. If we don't think outside the box, we may not only lose the farmland, but the farmers themselves," said Halsey.
To read more about this landmark conservation deal, please see our press release.
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Peconic Pearls Selected as
Oyster of the Month at
Famed Grand Central Oyster Bar
If your travels take you to midtown Manhattan in the month of April, stop by the Grand Central Oyster Bar (Grand Central Station, 42nd Street) for a bivalve treat: Peconic Pearl
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Karen Rivara, John Halsey, Sandy Ingber and National Grid's Robert Keller at the launch of Peconic Pearls
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oysters. Peconic Pearls are grown at the Trust's Shellfisher Preserve by Karen Rivara of Noank Aquaculture Cooperative.
GCOB's Executive Chef, Sandy Ingber, selects an oyster each month to be featured -- the restaurant serves over 4,000 oysters a day from among the 30 oysters available on their daily menu.
"Peconic Pearls are medium briny," said Ingber. "The meat is tremendously full, and it's a wonderful tasting oyster. Buying this oyster is like putting back what is given to us because part of the proceeds go to the conservation of the estuaries of the Peconic Bay estuary."
A percentage of proceeds from the sale of Peconic Pearls,
whether at GCOB or at other local eateries and seafood shops, are donated to the Peconic Land Trust for projects that benefit the Peconic Estuary. A project committee, comprised of representatives of the Trust, Noank, and the National Grid Foundation, will meet each year
to determine projects to be funded through the program. Projects supported by the program can be in the areas of education, research, resource enhancement, and land preservation related to the Peconic Estuary.
To learn more about the Trust's Shellfisher Preserve, visit our
website . To learn more about Peconic Pearls, visit
www.peconicpearls.org.
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Trust's Tim Caufield Honored by
the East End Disability Associates
On Friday, April 8, the East End Disability Associate honored our very own Tim Caufield for his many of years of service and contributions to this vital community organization.
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Tim Caufield and his family
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EEDA, a grassroots agency, was organized in 1992 by a small group of parents who were active advocates for their children and believed that everyone has the right to fully participate in quality education, medical, habilitation and recreational services. EEDA creates programs of excellence that promote life enhancement for persons with developmental disabilities of all ages.
Today, EEDA provides services to over 650 individuals and continues to be managed by the same group of parents who started the organization.
Tim's involvement with EEDA began in 1992, where he was able to bring his expertise in non-profit management to assist the organization in the establishment of the board of directors and shaping its compliance and governance
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Tim Caufield and John Halsey
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practices. He served as Board president from 1996 to 2003 and is currently EEDA's Board treasurer.
Tim celebrated the evening with family, including his mom, as well as his Peconic Land Trust family. At the event, John Halsey introduced Tim saying: "For over 20 years now, I have had the privilege and honor to work with Tim to conserve Long Island's working farms, natural lands, and heritage for our communities now and in the future. Tim has already left an enduring legacy on Long Island and he's not even done yet. So it is with the love and appreciation of the Peconic Land Trust community, that we congratulate Tim for this recognition of his dedication and passion on behalf of Eastern Long Island, its land and its people."
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Wish List
Do you have . . .
The Trust is looking for donations of the following items to assist us in our stewardship and events work. Please consider a donation during your spring cleaning!
- Kayaks and/or canoes for waterside monitoring
- Gardening tools
- Picnic tables and benches
- Woodworking equipment
Contact Justina Fargiano for more information or to make a donation.
We are also looking for terracotta pots and planters (any size). The more patina the better!
Contact Lisa Pepe for more information or to make a donation.
Thank you for your help!
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Peconic Land Trust Conserves Long Island's working farms, natural lands, and heritagefor our communities now and in the future.
To learn more, visit us online at www.PeconicLandTrust.org or call 631.283.3195.A copy of the last financial report filed with the New York State Attorney General may be obtained by writing to: New York State Attorney General's Charities Bureau, Attn: FOIL Officer, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271 or Peconic Land Trust, PO Box 1776, Southampton, NY 11969.
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