COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Cab Franc Forward Inaugural Event

We had so much fun at the Cab Franc Forward event on February 4th in NYC. Did you know that NYS has seven recognized wine regions? From the Finger Lakes to Long Island, NYS grows a wide variety of grapes, but our terroir is especially well-suited to growing Cab Franc, a red grape noted for its elegance, complexity and versatility. It has become the most widely planted and sought after red wine grape in NYS with almost 638 acres grown here.

SFEE is proud to help spread the word about this robust red grape and the importance of wine making to our state and East End economy. Over the last two years we have begun to recognize local winemakers with our Snail of Approval awards for soil practices, fair business models and community engagement. Macari Vineyards, Channing Daughters and Bedell Cellars have received our first SOA awards for winemakers.

We are happy to report that the East End was well represented at the tasting event with: Bedell Cellars, Bridge Lane Wine, Clovis Point Wines, Onabay Vineyards, Macari Vineyards, McCall Wines, Old Sound Vineyards, Paumanok Vineyards, Raphael Vineyards, RGNY, Roanoke Vineyards, Suhru & Lieb Vineyards, and Wolffer Estate Vineyard. Cheers to all the winemakers for creating a wide range of delicious wines with Cab Franc grapes, we hope our followers check out these wineries to taste for themselves. For more information about local wines, check out LI Wine Country.

To celebrate the night and encourage exploring the East End, we put together an East End Weekend Escape raffle that included Cab Franc wines, a stay at the Harvest Inn, dining at Noah’s Restaurant and at Main Road Biscuit Co. and handcrafted Disset Chocolates. Thank you to these amazing local businesses for your donations and congrats to the lucky winner!

Flour Power Mid-Winter Bake

For their mid-winter social, our Flour Power bakers turned on ovens to share home baked loaves and love to help the Shinnecock Nation celebrate their Mid-Winter Potluck Social. For thousands of years, this indigenous community has honored and farmed the lands and waters of the East End of Long Island. It’s heartwarming that our power bakes make it easier for us to connect with our neighbors and support our mission of bringing communities together through food.

Thanks to all of our bakers, and to the Shinnecock team, especially Adrienne Terry, for organizing.

If you want to be part of our Flour Power team or sponsor an upcoming event, send us an email at slowfoodeastend@gmail.com. 

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People, places and things you should know about on the East End

• 8 Hands Farm – Snail of Approval award winner located in Cutchogue; open all year. With a cafe helmed by Fyr & Salt, a butcher shop with their own grass fed and pasture raised meats and prepared foods to-go – its a must-stop.

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SAVE THE DATE!

April 19th, Rain Date April 26th, Riverhead location

We are looking forward to hosting our 4th Annual Earth Day Celebration, a day our community comes together in honor of protecting and preserving our natural resources. We have proudly brought together a unique mix of vendors including growers, activists, chefs, artists, artisans, booksellers and more for a day filled with family fun, great food, education and community building. We look forward to sharing more details soon.

If you want to get involved, we’d love to hear from you. Fill out our form to let us know if you’d like to volunteer, donate or be a vendor. 

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Let’s nourish our connections and connect our food ways together.

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