Kevin Polak and his wife Donna have been selling ramps grown by his brother Billy in Aquebogue. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
I was driving on Main Road in Southold last week when two things grabbed my attention: A farm stand freshly painted the colors of a John Deere tractor and a sign out front that read “local ramps.” (more…)
Wells Homestead in Aquebogue (Credit: Monique Singh-Roy)
Every morning on my way into work, I pass Wells Homestead in Aquebogue.
The red farm stand on Main Road is eye-catching — even more so lately now that it’s filled with beautiful spring flowers.
Several weeks ago, it caught my eye again when I noticed a sign advertising sorrel. (more…)
The outdoor tasting area at Mattebella Vineyards in Southold. (Credit: Vera Chinese)
The temperature might still dip below freezing at night, but the recent openings of these North Fork farm stands and markets remind us that the days of beach permits and boating excursions are drawing near. (more…)
Matt Schmitt with the Holy Schmitt’s Homemade Horseradish. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Fourth generation farmer Matt Schmitt, 30, of Riverhead’s Philip A. Schmitt and Son Inc., watched his grandfather and father harvest the first crop of early spring — the horseradish root. In the 1980’s they grew about 25 acres and sold to wholesale markets distributed in time for Easter and Passover. (more…)
Yoselin Sofia Cortes (left) and Angelina Galvez create bouquets in the Schmitt’s barn Friday afternoon. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch)
Fall is in the air, but the flowers at Schmitt’s Family Farm on Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead haven’t called it quits yet. (more…)
It was anything but a typical day on the farm this August when pop star Katy Perry and a crew of about 50 people came to Schmitt’s Family Farm in Riverhead to shoot the cover art for her new album, “Prism.” (more…)