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Souper Tuesdays
Every Tuesday in August from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Join us at the Amagansett Farmers Market every Tuesday in August to meet our local Amagansett farmers, feast on delicious soup made from local veggies, and learn more about the work of the Trust. Michael Cinque of the Amagansett Wines & Spirits will offer local wine tastings and the folks from the new Amagansett Food Institue will be there to talk about this exiciting new initiative.
August 2: Amber Waves
August 9: Quail Hill Farm
August 16: Sunset Beach Farm
August 23: Balsam Farm
August 30: ALL
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Family Day at the Agricultural Center at Charnews Farm
Aug 13, 2011
3005 Youngs Avenue, Southold
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Bring your children and a picnic lunch for some fun at the Farm!
The Trust, along with the Southold Mothers Club and 4EC, will host a bushel-full of kid-friendly activities.
~Meet farm animals ~Watch a sheep shearing demonstration
~Take a pony ride
~See and learn about birds of prey
~Enjoy arts and crafts, with face-painting and husk-doll making
~Compete in three-legged and sack races
~Learn more about your food's roots!
Beverages and baked goods will be available for purchase.
Admission is Free! Rain date Sunday August 14.
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Summer at Bridge Gardens
Friday Night Music
Every Friday through September 3
6:00 p.m.
$10/person $20/family of four free for members
Bring your picnic and friends for live music in the Garden!
Savoring the Hamptons - Cooking with Silvia Lehrer
Friday,
August 26, 2011
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
$25/person
Enjoy the presentation of a skilled culinary educator and sample her creations at this demonstration cooking class!
Contact Robin at 631.283.3195 or purchase online. |
Save the Dates
September 3, 10, 16 & 17: 2nd annual
HARVEST East End: Wine Auction and Celebration of Long Island's East End
Wine Salons
Festival Tasting
Gala Dinner & Auction
for more info, visit harvesteastend.com.
Proceeds from the live auction at HARVEST to benefit Peconic Land Trust, East End Hospice and Group for the East End.
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Upcoming Connections Programs:
Evening Paddle of North Sea Harbor
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Aug 15, 2011
Limited space available, pre-registration and pre-payment required.
$50/single kayak, $70/ double kayak. Bring your own kayak or canoe: $10/person.
Join us for what will be a peaceful evening paddle of North Sea Harbor led by Mike Bottini, author of "Exploring East End Waters."
Winemakers Walk at Castello di Borghese
Vineyards
August 19, 2011
3:45p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
$25/person includes tour and tasting.
Reserve early, space is limited.
Plan to join us for a premiere tour and tasting at Castello di Borghese, Long Island's founding vineyard, led by owners Ann Marie and Marco Borghese.
13th Annual Great Tomato Taste-Off
September 10, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
$10 for general public; free for kids under 12 and Quail Hill Farm members.
Sample all varieties of tomatoes, rate them, and vote for your favorites!
5th Annual North Fork Foodie Tour
September 11, 2011
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$25/person, free for children under 13
Choose from 17 locations to enjoy cooking demonstrations by local chefs and culinary experts, tastings, lectures, and behind-the-scenes-tours of several venues!
For more information on programs, visit us online.
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Trust Receives Donation of
Conservation Easement
with Affordable Farming Covenant
on Farmland in Sagaponack
This represents the first time a farmer has voluntarily donated additional restrictions on protected farmland that will guarantee the farmland will be available to farmers in the future.
John v.H. Halsey, President of the Peconic Land Trust, announced the donation of an Affordable Farming Covenant plus additional restrictions on a 20-acre farmland parcel
 on Bridge Lane in Sagaponack by Jeff White. The farmland was
first protected by a sale of development rights to Southampton Town in 1986 but those restrictions did not assure that the farmland would be available to farmers at an affordable price in the future; nor do they preclude the right of a future owner to screen the entire field with a hedge.
In essence, the Affordable Farming Covenant sets the value of the farmland based on the additional restrictions placed on the land. In addition to the prohibition on screening, the Trust has the right to lease the farmland to a farmer if it is fallow for 3 years and is entitled to approve all future sales of the property, which are limited to bona fide farmers as determined by the Trust. Future sales of the farmland will be limited to the value of the farmland defined in the Affordable Farming Covenant as adjusted by the Consumer Price Index over time. Given an increasing number of sales of protected farmland to non-farmers in recent years, the appraised value of such land has risen to about $100,000/acre on the South Fork. Not only does this value represent an added estate tax burden for farmers, but it also may necessitate the sale of protected farmland to non-farmers at a price well beyond the reach of most farmers.
"This piece of property is uniquely positioned to connect farmland protected by the Peconic Land Trust and Southampton Town to the south on the pond and on the horizon to the west," said Jeff White. "It made sense here to strictly limit what was allowed visually as well as agriculturally, while at the same time assuring that it would be used for farming. The Trust is the only local organization that is seeking new ways to conserve land not only for preservation sake but to provide the resource of prime agricultural soil to whoever will be producing food in future generations."
Read the press release to find out more about the property, the Affordable Farming Covenant and Resale Restrictions.
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Please Join Us
Through Farms and Fields 2011
Country Supper
Sunday, August 7
Limited Number of Tickets
Still Available!
 Through Farms and Fields has become a signature event for the Peconic Land Trust -- a unique Sunday Country Supper set within spectacular settings on the East End. This year is no exception, as we return to Ray & Lynn Wesnofske's lovely Ocean View Farm, the site of their historic 19th century dairy barn on August 7, starting at 4:30 p.m.
Once again, Lloyd Gerard will be our auctioneer for the live auction, which will feature some memorable experiences. Check out the slideshow for information about this year's fabulous auction items! Works by the artists of Plein Air Peconic of conserved landscapes will also be on display and available to purchase. A percentage of sales from works sold by Plein Air Peconic will benefit the Peconic Land Trust.
 After eating a delicious meal, guests will dance to the tunes of the The Lone Sharks, our featured band playing live. Guests will also enjoy a special dessert buffet sponsored by Tate's Bake Shop and lattes by the Hampton Coffee House! There are still tickets left; don't miss the chance to take part in this special evening. To purchase, call 631.283.3195 or visit our secure online store. To learn more about Through Farms and Fields, contact either Yvette DeBow-Salsedo or Lisa Pepe at 631.283.3195.
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Quail Hill Farm: The Roots Project
Quail Hill Farm and SUNY Stony Brook are partnering on THE ROOTS PROGRAM, a two-year old initiative that takes good nutrition out of the classroom and brings it to people in need within Suffolk County through community gardening.
Acting as a consultant to the program's founder -- Dr
Josephine Connelly, Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine -- Quail Hill Farm Director Scott Chaskey has provided transplants to the eight gardens now in production. Closest to QHF are gardens at the Tuckahoe School and on the Shinnacock Reservation. Each garden, where families grow their own food in raised beds, has a coordinator who works with Iman Marghoob who manages the overall program.
Not only has Scott visited the gardens offering his advice to the coordinators and gardeners, but the coordinators have also visited Quail Hill, as have their dietician interns to better understand the  growing process, help seed and transplant. Following a recent visit to Quail Hill, Dr. Connelly wrote Scott: "To watch and listen to you go about the daily/seasonal activities with such purpose and liveliness and excitement is thought provoking and really inspires me to want to do more in this area - connecting people with land and growing food for their health, for their emotional well-being, and sense of connectedness to each other and for taking care of the land itself. Our partnership is really making a difference in the lives of people and I really look forward to our continued work together!"
adapted from Quail Hill Farm's eNews, written by farm member Jane Weissman.
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The Tuesday Crew:
Volunteers Making a Difference
A group of volunteers have been helping non-profit organizations with carpentry jobs for about 20 years. The men, ranging in age from 70 - 88, look forward to meeting every Tuesday to work on different projects. They call themselves the Tuesday Crew and said they do this because they enjoy their time together, the camaraderie, and the fact they are able to give back to deserving people.
Currently, the Crew is working at the North Fork Stewardship Center for the Peconic Land Trust. They built a sliding  barn door and are finishing the installation. In the past they have built buildings for animals, restored and built several other buildings, some dating back to the 1700's for museums, restored a train caboose from 1924, and much more.
Crew member David Higbee has kept track of all the work they have done in a document that has grown to 16 pages. Higbee is also responsible for planning what projects the Crew does after being contacted by organizations asking for help.
There are only two members from the original group, Charles Ley and John Anderson, which started when a meeting was called for those who were interested in helping save a ship from 1908, the Regina Maris, years ago in Greenport. After funding ran out for the restoration of ship, the group wanted to continue volunteering and offering their help to non-profits. While doing different projects throughout the years, the group continues to find new recruitments. Today, along with Ley, Anderson and Higbee mentioned above, the members of the Tuesday
Crew include Don Cutler, Peter Young, Otto Schoenstein, and Fred Koke.
In 2003 they were awarded Man of the Year as a group from The Suffolk Times. Their names can be seen on plaques near restored buildings and objects alike in various museums and communities on Long Island. They said they have received many awards and recognition for what they have helped organizations accomplish.
After the Crew is done working with the Trust, they will continue to help others in need; they are constantly receiving phone calls for jobs. They only take a break a few times a year, usually for holidays or when it is just too hot to work.
"We get together, we have our coffee break, we never have an argument," said Ley. "We have looked forward and will always look forward to every Tuesday," added Cutler.
-- written by Alyssa Sargent, marketing intern
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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!
- 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.
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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