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Haikus Reflect on Dam Pond Hike
Last weekend's hike of Dam Pond Maritime Reserve with John Turner produced some beautiful haikus. Here are a few.
Criss cross twisting vines
Knitting patterns through the glade
As melody plays
~~Carole Marity
Honey suckle sweet
Downy flicker totem pole
Where grackles call
~~Vivan Eyre
We will be creating a section on our website for reflections from our community on land, land conservation and nature. Please send us your thoughts. We'd love to hear from you! |
Upcoming Connections
Programs
Bridgehampton Barn Tour
Saturday, May 19
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Various locations
The Trust and the Bridgehampton Historical Society honor the agricultural heritage of Bridgehampton with a self-guided tour of 8 local barns. $25/day of tour, $20/in advance, $15/BHHS members. For tickets and information, call 631.537.1088 or email to bhhs@optonline.net
Maximizing Space
in the Vegetable Garden
Saturday, May 19
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Ag Center at Charnews Farm, 3005 Youngs Ave., Southold
Learn how to expand the growing area of your vegetable garden by harnessing vertical space at this hands-on workshop designing and creating trellises,
led by Master Gardener Peter Zwerlein.
$5/person, rain or shine.
 Building Green, Inside and Out Sunday, May 20
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Bridge Gardens
36 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton
Enjoy a panel presentation centered on designing, building and decorating an environmentally responsible home at this final lecture in our Spring Lecture Series. Panelists include: Peter Sabbeth, Carolyn Tierney, Kati Curtis and Ed Krug as moderator.
Space is limited, reservations are requested.
$15/person, Free to Bridge Gardens Members
Plein Air Peconinc Exhibition and Reception
Saturday, May 26
5:00 to 8:00 pm
Sag Harbor Whaling Museum, 200 Main Street
Sag Harbor
Light by the Water: Coastal Landscapes of the Sag Harbor Area, works by the artists of Plein Air Peconic, will go on display beginning May 17 through July 9, 2012.
For more information
or reservations for these Connections programs, please contact Robin Harris at 631.283.3195 ext. 19.
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Get ready
for Summer Planting & Farmers Markets
Branded merchandise from the Peconic Land Trust are great for digging in the dirt and visiting your favorite farmers . . . all while showing your support for the Trust's conservation mission. T-Shirts Baseball Caps Market Bags and more!  | |
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Organic cotton
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Visit our online store for these items and more. Or call 631.283.3195.
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Trust Receives $15,000 Grant from New York State toward Farms for the Future Initiative
The Conservation Partnership Program (CPP) grant, part of the Environmental Protection Fund, is administered by the Land Trust Alliance.
 At the end of April, 53 land trusts across the State were awarded funding through Department of Environmental Conservation's CPP program -- for a total of $1.4 million! The program is designed to assist land trusts with operational growth and project support. The $15,000 awarded to the Peconic Land Trust is in support of our Farms for the Future Initiative.
Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Jr. said in congratulating the Trust on its award: "The East End's beauty and farming heritage, in many ways, can be attributed to the Peconic Land Trust." Thank you to Assemblyman Thiele, State Senator Ken LaValle, the NYS DEC and the Land Trust Alliance for their support of our conservation efforts.
To learn more about the Farms for the Future Initiative, please visit the Trust's website.
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Quail Hill Farm and
Amagansett Farm News
Green Theatre Collective's The Tempest:  Shakespeare will make a return engagement to Quail Hill Farm's Apple Orchard this summer, when the Green Theatre Collective mounts its production of The Tempest, July 18 through 22. Picnics are encouraged. For more info . . .
The Kitchn Series: Can't make it to the farm this  season? Online blog The Kitchn (an online blog devoted to cooking from Apartment Therapy) is running a monthly serial following the 2012 season at Quail Hill Farm. The first episode is now available.
"American Meat" Screening: Scott Chaskey and Balsam Farms' Alex Balsam and Ian Calder-Piedmonte will take part in a panel discussion after the screening of American Meat, a documentary on the changing landscape of agriculture, at Guild Hall on Saturday, May 19th. Also joining Scott, Alex and Ian will be Chef Joe Realmuto and filmmaker Graham  Meriwether. Tickets for the film and panel are $10/advance and $12/door.
After the screening and panel, there will be a separate reception at Nick and Toni's with local food, wine and beer. $25/person for the reception. Click here to purchase tickets for the reception.
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News from the Agricultural Center at Charnews Farm and the North Fork
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Bridge Gardens News
Spring Lecture Series: The final program of our popular series on sustainable design will be on Sunday, May 20 and will feature an amazing panel of design  professionals: Ed Krug, Peter Sabbeth, Carloyn Tierney and Kati Curtis. This will be standing room only, RSVPs required. More details (left column).
Vegetable Gardens: Planted in 2011, this year the vegetable gardens at Bridge Gardens have doubled in  size. Come and see what's new: peas are on their way, beets and carrots are up, and beautiful heirloom Yugoslavian red bibb lettuce is reaching to the sky. Early blooming alliums are also bursting with magenta color.
Bamboo Room: Closed since 2010, the "secret"  bamboo room is open again. Come explore this beautiful and contemplative space -- and see the new bamboo bench and gate built by the Gardens staff and volunteers.
Volunteers: Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers this spring at the Gardens, including John  Witzenbocker, Sam Masters, Amy Young, Joe Lane and Bobby Cohen, all of whom have been helping in readying the gardens and at the Lecture Series. We couldn't have done it without your help! Special Thanks to our Corporate Volunteers and  Sponsors, who've helped us get the Gardens into shape over the winter and spring: Marders, Heirloom Gardens, Mahoney Tree Farm and Macy's. Parrish's Landscape Pleasures Tour: This year, Bridge Gardens will be one of the visits on the tour on Sunday, June 10. Visit www.parrishart.org for more information and to purchase tickets. Weekday access to the Gardens start on May 30! The Gardens will be open Wednesdays through Sundays all summer long. To keep up with Bridge Gardens news, join us on Facebook.
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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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we have over 40 individuals/families taking part in the Agricultural Center's Community gardens -- a sold out program! Stop by to see the diversity of vegetables and flowers being cultivated by your friends and neighbors. 
wonderful and industrious group -- contact 
fields at the Peconic Land Trust Vineyard in Cutchogue.