10.11.2011 Business A ‘difficult year’ for North Fork grape growers Grape growers on the North Fork have been hit hard by the wet weather of the past few weeks, which damaged thin-skinned white grapes just before they were due...
10.10.2011 Business Photos: North Fork farmers welcome busy pumpkin picking weekend While heavy rain has damaged crops and slowed down weekend crowds in recent months, local farmers were able to smile this holiday weekend as families flocked to the North...
08.30.2011 Business North Fork farmers: We dodged a bullet with Irene Local farmers say corn crops took a hit during Tropical Storm Irene, but grapes appear to have made out fine. In the days prior to then-Hurricane Irene’s arrival, farmers...
08.06.2011 Uncategorized Farm-fresh food and booze at ‘Grown on Long Island Day’ Sarah Osborn poked a finger at a plump heirloom tomato, testing its ripeness before placing it in her bag. The Riverhead resident, who grew up on a potato farm...
07.19.2011 Education Archaeologist needs help for Hallockville dig Corey Hennessey is quite literally digging up history at Hallockville Museum Farm. A graduate student studying archaeology at Hunter College, Ms. Hennessey is seeking volunteers to help with the...
07.14.2011 Multimedia Late Blight fungus spreading north from the South Fork A highly contagious fungus known as late blight has been found on the East End, and researchers say farmers could experience the most severe and devastating case of it...
06.14.2011 Business Local strawberries ripening right on schedule this year Two years ago, 19 days of rain in June ruined much of the North Fork’s strawberry crop, waterlogging and damaging the tender fruit during the one month they’re available...
06.13.2011 Real Estate Stink bug infestation could reach the North Fork Calverton farmer Howard Lewin can handle potato bugs; he fought back with flamethrowers when the pest infested his 70 acres of spud back in the late 1970s. Brown marmorated...