QUAIL HILL FARM E-NEWS - Peconic Land Trust
QUAIL HILL FARM E-NEWS - Peconic Land Trust
QUAIL HILL FARM E-NEWS - Peconic Land Trust
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EVENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
POT LUCK SUPPER: July 21, 2007<br />
<strong>QUAIL</strong> <strong>HILL</strong> <strong>FARM</strong>'S 4TH ANNUAL POT LUCK SUPPER<br />
A Thank You From the Quail Hill Farm Committee<br />
We would like to thank all who came to the Pot Luck Supper last Saturday evening. Your<br />
food was glorious, your children and guests enchanting and the smore's divine!<br />
If you missed it, try to come next year and partake in some of the magic of belonging to a<br />
CSA farm community. Thanks also to the <strong>Peconic</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Trust</strong> for donating the libations and<br />
to our outstanding interns who worked all day, joined us for dinner and cleaned up after<br />
we all went home. There have been requests for copies of the recipes of the dishes served<br />
at the dinner. If you are so inclined, email Linda Lacchia lles@optonline.net and we will<br />
circulate them to members who request it. Some will be published in the next edition of<br />
this newsletter.<br />
“The Real Dirt on Farmer John”, Saturday, August 1<br />
A superb, award winning documentary about an Illinois farmer whose home farm has been<br />
transformed into a dynamic CSA and learning center will screen at the Sag Harbor Cinema.<br />
Scott has traveled with this colorful character and recommends the experience!<br />
For the real dirt on Farmer Scott tune in to WLIU, 88.3, Wednesdays at around<br />
8:30 a.m., “In the Morning” (Nature: news and views).<br />
TOMATO TASTING: September 1, 2007<br />
the 10th annual<br />
GREAT TOMATO TASTE OFF<br />
Saturday, September 1, 2007: 9-12 in The Apple Orchard<br />
Taste and rate the 50 varieties of tomatoes grown at Quail Hill Farm. Cherries, paste,<br />
standard. Red, pink, yellow, orange, purple and green. This year, the farm has planted 21<br />
new varieties. Let's see how they stand up to our favorites.<br />
A fact sheet with descriptions of all the varieties will soon be at the farm stand.<br />
Volunteers are needed!<br />
To harvest on Friday and run the event on Saturday!<br />
Watch the farm stand for a sign up sheet.<br />
Or contact Jane: urbecoart@aol.com, 212.989.3006<br />
To help offset event costs and to generate revenue<br />
(which helps keep share prices down) we are charging:<br />
$10 nonmembers<br />
$5 members (suggested contribution),<br />
Free: kids under 12