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May 2019
Starting a Kitchen Garden with PLT at the Agricultural Center at Charnews Farm
Small is beautiful…and easy. Thinking of growing your own vegetables and herbs this year? Now’s the time to get started. Senior Manager of Stewardship Denise Markut will share her expertise on selecting and sourcing quality and unique varieties of seeds/transplants, best practices for prepping a garden, when to plant, improving soil, and tips on growing in a raised bed or small garden space for a productive, long season of fresh food. Reservations requested. Rain or shine.
Find out more »Volunteer Day for Downs Farm Preserve Herb Garden
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HERB GARDEN! (CUTCHOGUE) Saturday, May 4 (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) Join Group For The East End and local herbalist, Heather Cusack, for a few hours at Downs Farm Preserve to revitalize the herb garden. Learn about herb gardening and help us clean up this pollinator friendly space with new herbs! Space is limited. For reservations or more information, please contact Taralynn Reynolds at treynolds@eastendenvironment.org or 631-765-6450 ext. 219.
Find out more »NFAS “Introduction to Native Plants and a Selection Preview of our Annual Plant Sale” at Peconic Lane Community Center
Want to improve your native plan knowledge and get a jump on your native plantings this Spring? Join us on Friday, May 10, 7:30 pm at the Peconic Lane Community Center for an "Introduction to Native Plants and a Selection Preview of our Annual Plant Sale" This presentation will walk you through the ABC's of Native Plantings and give you an overview of what NFAS will be selling on Memorial Day weekend at the Red House.
Find out more »Square Foot Gardening Workshop at Bridge Gardens
Think you don’t have the space or time to manage a vegetable garden? Think again! Learn simple and versatile options to grow your own food using about 20% of the space of a conventional garden. Led by Square Foot Gardening Foundation’s Certified Instructor and Master Gardener, Reese Michaels, you’ll learn how to lay out and construct your garden to maximize production and minimize space, select and plant seeds and seedlings, all with virtually no weeding required! Workshop offers hands-on learning,…
Find out more »Spring Flower Tour at Bridge Gardens
It’s National Public Gardens Week, and the perfect time to explore Bridge Gardens! Please join us for a guided walk led by Garden Manager Rick Bogusch and Master Gardener Nancy Gilbert. You’ll visit the four-quadrant herb garden, expansive vegetable garden, rose roundel, water garden, our community garden plots, and more. Get tips on growing native plants, selecting well-behaved perennials, implementing low-impact practices to protect drinking water, and ways to keep your vegetable garden producing through autumn. Space is limited, reservations…
Find out more »Stewardship Day at Quail Hill Farm
Come join in the fun at this annual workday as we help transplant this year’s seedlings from the greenhouse. Work side by side with Acting Director Layton Guenther and move tender seedlings into the fertile soils at the farm. Help your children gain new appreciation for tasty fresh vegetables as they dig in the earth and plant this year’s vegetable and herb crops. Please park on Deep Lane, reached via Town Lane or Side Hill Lane, and join us at…
Find out more »Why Preserve? A Conversation About Our Future at Peconic Landing
Since the inception of Suffolk County’s Farmland Preservation Program in the mid-1970s, over 12,000 acres of farmland have been preserved by the County. Nearly 4,000 acres are in Southold alone, along with over 1,200 pre-1900 historic structures, 7 historic museums and two historic districts. With development pressures stronger than ever, how can we continue to preserve and sustain the rural economy and character of our region? Come to listen and add your voice to the discussion. Speakers include Peconic Land…
Find out more »North Fork Audubon Native Plant Sale at Inlet Pond County Park
A Native Plant Sale, Memorial Day Weekend Help Birds, Pollinators and North Fork Audubon Saturday May 25th and Sunday May 26th. 8 AM - 1 PM Both Days Red House Nature Center 65275 Route 48 Greenport NY 11944 Join North Fork Audubon over Memorial Day weekend for our 3rd Annual Native Plant Sale from 8 am to 1 pm on Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th. This event will take place at the historic Red House at Inlet Pond County Park in…
Find out more »June 2019
Film & Talk: “Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf” at Parrish Art Museum
In collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest. Part of Landscape Pleasures 2019. Followed by a conversation with film director Thomas Piper and Parrish director Terrie Sultan. After completing a feature documentary on New York’s High Line, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Piper met the inspirational designer and plantsman, Piet Oudolf, and the idea for a new project was born. The documentary, FIVE SEASONS: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, immerses viewers in Oudolf’s work and takes us inside his creative process, from his beautifully abstract sketches, to…
Find out more »Annual Spring Tea at Hallockville Museum Farm
June 14 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - $35 Please join us for a lovely afternoon of delectable savories, sweets and assorted teas. Featuring beautifully handmade auction items. Don’t forget to wear your favorite spring hat! Reserved Seating — $35 per person – Tickets will go on sale early May! Reserve early–space is limited! Call 631-298-5292 or email: megan@hallockville.com
Find out more »October 2019
It’s Garlic Time! Stewardship Day at Quail Hill Farm
Come to the farm and learn all you need to know about planting and growing garlic! Also known as the stinking rose, this versatile vegetable needs to be planted now for harvest next summer. Take part in this stewardship day and help prepare cloves for the soil. Led by Farm Director Layton Guenther, you’ll enjoy work songs as you help us get this garlic project done. All hands are welcome! Please park on Deep Lane and meet us in the…
Find out more »Food Truck Derby at Hallockville Museum Farm
Food Trucks at the Farm Kids are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to *Truck-or-Treat* during the Derby! Food Truck list coming soon! *Rain Date: October 27th* $7 per person, $20 for 4, Kids under 12 free!
Find out more »Autumn Open House at Bridge Gardens
Celebrate the season at our fun, family friendly open house. Plant and bring home bulbs with Summerhill Landscapes, channel your inner creativity with Aaron Goldschmidt of Shine, join the scavenger hunt for holiday recipes throughout the gardens, create a pine cone bird feeder, and so much more. Refreshments all day. Donations appreciated. Reservations requested. Rain or shine.
Find out more »October 2022
HAH Lecture: Outstanding Trees for the Home Garden with Lois Sheinfeld
This lecture will focus on a choice selection of beautiful Japanese Maple cultivars and several resplendent, fragrant flowering trees that have been time-tested and flourish in Lois's organic garden. Included will be tips on organic plant care and successful natural methods of pest/disease/weed control. A long time member of HAH, Lois as been an environmentalist, educator, and organic gardener - on both coasts - for over 40 years. She served on the Environmental Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association…
Find out more »March 2023
ReWild Long Island Zoom Program: “Our Spring Garden: Best Methods to Benefit Birds, Bees and Other Wildlife”
ReWild Long Island's East End chapter hosts a Zoom presentation by Anthony Marinello on "Your Spring Garden: Best Methods to Benefit Birds, Bees and Other Wildlife" on Wednesday, March 29 from 7 to 8 p.m. The login info will be available at https://www.rewildlongisland.org/events. Anthony Marinello started his company, Dropseed Native Landscaping, to give Long Islanders the plants, guidance and skills they need to transform our surroundings into a life-sustaining native plant environment for people and wildlife. Anthony studied biology at…
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