07.13.2020 Government Proposal submitted for Wells Farm to be preserved The children of the late Lyle Wells have offered to sell the development rights to their family farm on Phillips Lane in Aquebogue so it will be preserved as...
07.29.2019 Agriculture Program in memory of Lyle Wells to benefit start-up farmers The Peconic Land Trust has rolled out its new Lyle Wells Farm Equipment Co-op, a program developed to meet some of the equipment needs and capital challenges faced by...
02.06.2019 Agriculture Grant honoring Lyle Wells available for innovative LI farmers The late Lyle Wells’ passion for furthering the farming community has inspired a grant aimed at helping the future of Long Island agriculture. The Wells family established the Lyle...
12.12.2018 Agriculture The late Lyle Wells receives NY Farm Bureau’s highest honor The late Lyle Wells was honored posthumously by the New York Farm Bureau last Wednesday, Dec. 5, when he was one of three farmers to receive its highest honor. ...
02.02.2018 Editorials Editorial: We love their farms, but their work is dangerous Most of us on the East End have the luxury of enjoying all that local farms have to offer from a distance — a safe distance, if you will....
02.01.2018 Community A packed barn of family and friends says goodbye to Lyle Wells A standing room only crowd packed into a barn at Martha Clara Vineyards Thursday morning to celebrate the life of Lyle Wells, the iconic and enterprising Riverhead farmer and...
01.31.2018 Government Zeldin remembers Lyle Wells in Washington, D.C. Congressman Lee Zeldin paid tribute to Lyle Wells, who died in an apparent farming accident last Thursday, while on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
01.29.2018 Obituaries Services set for Lyle Wells; memorial scholarship started in his name While family and friends prepare to say their final goodbyes to Lyle Wells, his children have created a scholarship fund in his name to help carry on his legacy.
