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September 28, 2012
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Fall Update
Conservation News:
 Suffolk County Awarded Grant by NYS Dept. of Agriculture for New Farmland Protection Plan. The $50,000 grant, in combination with in-kind services from the County and a $10,000 grant from the Long Island Community Foundation to the Peconic Land Trust, will be used by the Department of Economic Development to identify specific strategies to strengthen the agricultural sector and expand its economic viability while ensuring that farmland and natural resources will be available for future generations. "In furtherance of our efforts to conserve Long Island's working farms, the Trust is honored to assist Suffolk County in updating its Farmland Protection Plan. Our thanks to Governor Cuomo, Commissioner Aubertine, Suffolk County, the Long Community Foundation and the Long Island Farm Bureau for making it possible. We look forward to fulfilling our role in this effort," said Trust President John v.H. Halsey. To read the press release issued by Suffolk County on this award, click here.
Swain Farmland, Mattituck: Also conserved recently is the Swain farmland, located in the North Fork hamlet of Mattituck. After working closely with family members and the Town of Southold, the Trust was able to facilitate the sale of the development rights on over 13 acres of farmland and convey the protected land into the hands of another local, farm family, continuing the growth of an assemblage of working agricultural lands in the Mattituck community.
Partnership News
Growing Farmers at the Hamptons International Film Festival  A new documentary on the Trust's work with farmers on Long Island will premier at the Hamptons International Film Festival on Sunday, October 8 at 11 am in East Hampton. Growing Farmers, directed and co-produced by Michael Halsband, with co-Producer Hilary Leff -- and in conjunction with the Trust -- looks at the issue of affordable farmland on Eastern Long Island, and the role of the Trust's Farms for the Future Initiative in assisting new farmers in establishing their own agricultural operations. The film features interviews with John v.H. Halsey, Scott Chaskey, Chef Joe Realmuto, Amanda Merrow and Katie Baldwin of Amber Waves Farm, Alex Balsam and Ian Calder-Piedmonte of Balsam Farms, Fred Lee of Sang Lee Farm, Chris Browder of Browder's Birds, Stephanie Gaylor of Invincible Summer Farms and more. Tickets are available online through the HIFF box office. And join us on Monday, October 8 at 10 am at for a roundtable discussion at Rowdy Hall, as part of the HIFF Rowdy Speaks signature series, moderated by local chef and author Laura Donnelly with Michael Halsband, Hilary Leff, Joe Realmuto and Scott Chaskey. Limited seating, free admission. In the Fields
Plant & Sing Festival at Sylvester Manor 
October 6 & 7 For the second year, the Trust thrilled to support Sylvester Manor Educational Farm's fall festival, Plant & Sing. This annual event celebrates the culture of food: growing, cooking, eating, writing and singing. A full weekend of programs are available for the whole family, including:
- an amazing Musical line-up of local and nationally acclaimed musicians, headlined by Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
- Literary events with notable writers and performers including The Greenhorns, Silvia Lehrer, Scott Chaskey and Christian McLean.
Kids & farm activities, pony rides, kayacking, nature hike, puppet show, films, tours and a Contradance round out a wonderful weekend on Shelter Island. The Full Schedule and Tickets available at www.PlantAndSing.com. Tickets are $10 for Students, $25 for adults (in advance, or $30 at the gate) and free for kids under 7.  Roots Program Update: Scott Chaskey, director of the Trust's Quail Hill Farm, attended the official opening and benefit of the Stony Brook Heights Rooftop Farm on September 10 -- one of 10 gardens established across Suffolk County by the Stony Brook Community Roots Project, a New York State Department of Health grant program. Scott has provided assistance to the program's leaders -- Dr. Josephine Connolly-Schoonen, Executive Director of the Nutrition Division at Stony Brook University School of Medicine and Iman Marghoob, Community Gardens Coordinator and Manager of the Rooftop Farm -- in establishing the community gardens throughout the County over the last three years. The Stony Brook Heights Rooftop Farm, located at Stony Brook University Hospital, has produce this year more than 400 pounds of food that supplements the nutrition and food offerings to hospital patients. To learn more about this wonderful project, click here or email Scott at SChaskey@PeconicLandTrust.org.
Also this fall . . .join us for:
September 29: Sustainable Turf Management with Tamson Yeh of Cornell Cooperative Extension, 10 to 11:30 am at Bridge Gardens. $5/person. Rain or Shine.
October 6: Guided Nature Walk at Sylvester Manor, 10 am to noon, with Peter Priolo. $5/person. A special pre- Plant & Sing Fall Festival walk. Rain cancels the walk, but not the Festival, which opens at noon (see above).
October 13: Tracks, Scat & Pathways: Reading Signs Along the Trail with Callie Velmachos, 10 am to noon at Quail Hill Farm. $5/person. Rain cancels.
October 20: Planning Ahead, Fall Gardening with Rick Bogusch at Bridge Gardens, 10 to 11:30 am. $5/person. Rain cancels.
Call for your reservations today! For more info, visit
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Plein Air Peconic VII at the South Street Gallery in Greenport
September 21 through October 22
Coffee with the Artists on
Sunday, October 14 from 11 am to 1 pm
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Peconic Land Trust conserves Long Island's working farms, natural lands, and heritage for our communities now and in the future.
Financial Disclosure Statement: A copy of the last financial report filed with the New York State Attorney General may be obtained in 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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