09.07.2013 Business Real Estate: A restorative approach to farming It’s easier to work with Mother Nature than to fight her, according to some North Fork farmers. These farmers don’t use conventional farming methods – applying synthetic pesticides and...
08.17.2013 Business Local college-age crew a first for Peconic farm Looking out into the fields at Sang Lee Farms in Peconic, a group of local young men can be seen baling hay and stringing up cherry tomatoes. These young...
07.04.2013 News Farmers say local corn crops OK Corn on the cob lovers can breathe a sigh of relief: despite the wet weather of recent weeks, local farmers say their corn crops are in decent shape. In...
05.19.2013 Business Local farmers say they’re not the one with issues North Fork farmers are facing new government regulations they say will lead to too much paperwork — only to fix a problem that exists elsewhere in the U.S. The...
03.08.2013 News Community supported agriculture offers new take on buying produce Over 150 people gathered to hear the benefits of buying a share in a local organic farm at the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York’s Community Supported Agriculture...
07.10.2012 News New fertilizer designed to better protect L.I.’s groundwater Local farmers growing sweet corn will have an opportunity to try a new fertilizer this season designed to better protect groundwater and the Long Island Sound, according to a...
04.15.2012 News Long Island in first severe drought warning since 1999 If the giant wildfire in Manorville, Ridge and Calverton last week didn’t hint at this, the National Weather Service will tell you outright. Long Island is currently in a...
11.01.2010 News Pine Barrens Society files suit against county The Long Island Pine Barrens Society has filed a lawsuit against Suffolk County over the county Legislature’s recent move to allow more development on preserved farmland. In the past,...