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Upcoming Programs

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Starting Your Organic Vegetable Garden

Sold Out – ~~Saturday, March 18, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.~~

Additional Date – Sunday, March 19, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Ag Center at Charnews Farm, 3005 Youngs Ave., Southold

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Now is the perfect time to begin your vegetable garden. This workshop in the barn, led by Renato Stafford of Homegrown Organic Food, will cover everything from creating compost, selecting, and starting seeds, transplanting seedlings, and garden layout, to harvesting and using vegetables in the kitchen. You will plant some seeds to take home to get your garden started for the season!

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$10/person, space is limited, reservations required, rain or shine.

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Click Here to Register

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Starting Seeds at the Farm

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Saturday, March 25, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Quail Hill Farm, Deep Lane, Amagansett

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Extra hands are needed for the Peconic Land Trust’s annual seeding workshop! Meet at the greenhouse and work side by side with Farm Director Layton Guenther to plant a variety of seeds in the growing trays. Learn about the importance of healthy soil and methods for making and using compost. All participants are invited to return on May 20 to help transplant the seedlings into the fields.

Free! Space is limited, reservations required, rain or shine.

Click Here to Register

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Build-A-Bat-Box Workshop

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Saturday, April 15, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Ag Center at Charnews Farm, 3005 Youngs Avenue, Southold

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Join us in the barn to build your own bat nesting box. Bats are voracious mosquito and insect eaters, consuming over 1,000 insects every hour! Help attract them to your landscape by building and installing a nesting box early in the season. This step-by-step workshop, led by carpenter Brian Kennedy, includes all materials needed to create your own bat box to take home.

$30.00/kit. Space is limited, prepaid reservations are required, rain or shine.

Materials sponsored by Riverhead Building Supply.

Click Here to Register

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Earth Day Beach Cleanup

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Saturday, April 22, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Iron Pier Beach, End of Pier Avenue, Riverhead

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Join us in honoring our planet this Earth Day! Working in partnership with Surfrider Foundation Eastern Long Island Chapter, help us remove debris from the Long Island Sound waterfront starting from Iron Pier Beach, located near the Trust’s Granttham and Reeve Preserves. Help ensure a healthy marine environment for wildlife and humans alike. Parking passes available for non-residents of Riverhead. Bring your water, work gloves and enthusiasm!

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Free! Reservations required, rain cancels.

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Partner Program

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East End Food Market

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Saturday, April 8, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

139 Main Road, Riverhead

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The East End Food Market run by the East End Food Institute is open every Saturday. Visit to enjoy local farm, food, wine, and craft vendors as well as music and activities.

The Peconic Land Trust thanks the East End Food Institute for inviting us to be a part of their non-profit corner at the market.

Stop by on Saturday, April 8th, say hello, and learn more about our ongoing projects.

Bridge Gardens

Have Your Purchased Your

Bridge Gardens Membership for 2023?

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Help the Garden Grow!

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2023 memberships are now available!

Memberships to Bridge Gardens start at only $75 for the year. Or consider providing the garden with extra support by purchasing an enhanced membership starting at $125.

Already renewed your membership for 2023? Consider gifting one to a friend! Membership to Bridge Gardens makes a great gift for a gardening friend or for someone who needs some inspiration for their landscape.

Become a 2023 Member today!

As a member, you receive free or reduced price admission to Bridge Gardens’ educational programs and workshops, enjoy 3 Members-Only Music Nights, plus free admission and discounts at over 345 participating gardens nationwide through the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admission Program. Your membership allows us to offer educational programming and supports Garden enhancements we strive for every year.

For more information on becoming a member, please visit our website. For details on how to become a 2023 sponsor of Bridge Gardens, or for any other questions, please contact Amanda Abraham.

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Quail Hill Farm

Summer 2023 CSA Shares are Now Available

Join Today!

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Join one of the original Community Supported Agriculture farms on the East End and be a part of Quail Hill Farm‘s unique pick-your-own CSA– including unlimited flowers!

Enjoy farm events throughout the season, like our annual Plant Sale, midsummer Potluck, Tomato Taste-Off, and many educational events too!

Summer Shares begin in early June through October, with picking days on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Over two hundred “summer share” families come to the Farm to harvest from the fields that include over 500 varieties of vegetables, fruits and flowers planted each year.
Single, Family, and Box Share Options are offered.

For more information on becoming a member, please visit our website, call 631.283.3195 or email QHF@PeconicLandTrust.org.

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