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What's New

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Check back often to see the latest news regarding land conservation on Long Island.

Conservation Updates

UPDATE: Amagansett Farmers Market (East Hampton): The opening date for the 2009 season will be announced shortly. For more, see the press release announcing the transaction.

Hopping/Pike Farm Stand (Sagaponack): The Trust is pleased to report that the Hopping family has signed a contract of sale with the Peconic Land Trust for this 7.6-acre parcel that is home to the Pike Farm Stand on Sagg Main in Sagaponack. The purchase price is $8.23 million. The Trust expects the total cost of the acquisition, with the addition of fundraising and transaction costs, to be about $8.4 million, which the Trust is beginning to raise from public and private sources. If you are interested in learning more about this project and the fundraising effort, please call or email Rebecca Chapman at 631.283.3195 or rchapman@peconiclandtrust.org.

Update: April 2009: We have great news to report! Suffolk County has made an offer to purchase the development rights on the Hopping property from the Peconic Land Trust as contract vendee! This offer is contingent upon approval by the Suffolk County Legislature, the availability of funds, and at least a 30% match by the Town.

In the meantime, the Southampton Town Board has recently approved partnering with the County, subject to the County’s full approval of the acquisition, the County’s participation at 70%, and the availability of Community Preservation Funds. Read more . . .

Special Events

The following special events have been scheduled for 2009! We hope to see you. For more information, see our Upcoming Events Calendar.

June 27: Quail Hill Farm Breakfast

June 6: Peconinic

August 2: The 7th Annual Through Farms and Fields Country Supper
Late August: The Common Table at Quail Hill Farm
Labor Day Weekend: The Tomato Taste-Off at Quail Hill Farm

Plein Air Peconic Exhibitions:

March2-29: Rogers Memorial Library, Southampton. Artists reception on March 7, 2-4pm

June 12-July 6: The Clinton Academy, East Hampton. Artists reception on June 13 and July 3 from 5-7pm

August 1-30: Cutchogue-New Suffolk Library. Artists reception on August 7, 5-7:30pm

On the Radio

Wednesday mornings, check out Nature News & Views with Bonnie Grice on WLIU (88.3 FM) . Quail Hill Farm's farmer/poet Scott Chaskey is a featured commentator twice a month.

PLT in the News (2009):

Check out the Suffolk Times online (date: April 30, 2009) for a video on Global Youth Services Day at Charnews Farm.
Check out the Sag Harbor Express online for a video on the opening of Bridge Gardens as well as April Gonzales Earthly Delights column in Dan's Papers (May 1, 2009); also check out the Southampton Press and East Hampton Press Residence section cover (April 29/30, 2009) for a photo announcing the opening weekend.
Check out hamptons.com and the Hampton Jitney Magazine, On the Jitney (issue #20), for articles on Plein Air Peconic.

Upcoming Connections Events:

For more Connnections events . . .

Click here for the May/June 2009 issue of Connections

The Peconic Land Trust's calendar of recreational & educational events.

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