Saturday, June 24th
10:30am/11:30am/12:30am/1:30pm
Green Thumb Farm
2 Rose Hill Rd (and Montauk Hwy)
Water Mill
For more info:
631-726-1900 (call between 9:30am and 4:30pm)
Directions: give yourself about 1 ½ hours to get there (you
can always check whatever GPS system you use…we’re fans of WAZE), and go past
the Green Thumb Farm farm stand (if you’re headed east), make the first right
and the first driveway to the right is the path to the farm tour. Park along
the road and walk down the path and there should be a check-in table right
there.
We’re invited to visit our farm twice a year so this is one
of them (next one not till October). It’s a one hour walking tour of a small
section of the farm (it IS 100 acres) that ends with us getting set loose in
the Strawberry patch to pick Strawberries! Everyone that comes is given a quart
basket to fill. The event is rain or shine.
We also get a 10% discount on everything purchased at the
farm stand.
It’s for CSA members and immediate family only. If you’re sharing a CSA share, the way people usually work it out is one person/family goes in June and the other takes October, as your share partner isn’t recognized as a CSA member by the farm, but they are with the CSA.
Suggestion for somewhere to eat before or after your Green
Thumb Farm visit…Bay Burger in Sag Harbor (not far, and everyone I’ve sent
there so far has liked it). The unheralded star of this place are the 2 veggie
sides (from local farms). They may have local beef, sometimes there’s a grass
fed option, TWO veggie options (Black Bean and Falafel) and the best fish
sandwich…ever. These people bake their own burger buns. There’s also locally
made ice cream from Joe & Liza, and craft local beer. There’s also a separate
room if you have younger kids that has kid friendly tv.
I’ll probably also try to make Briermere Farm on the way
back to get some more fruit (not organic but IPM so they use the least amount
of pesticides possible and they don’t spray any of their berry crops) and maybe
something from their bakery (not organic but local).
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