Farm Update – Mothers Day Weekend 2018

 

  
      

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Our First Food Truck Rodeo of the Season is Fast Approaching!!

 More outdoor fun to be had at Crossroads Farm’s first Food Truck Rodeo of the season. There’s family fun for all including hayrides, corn hole games, a bouncy house and face painting for the kids. Adults have some craft beer and wine while your little ones play and enjoy the outdoor fun.   The food trucks that will be participating for this event: Empanada Queen, Good Eats Grill, Mr. Smith’s Seafood, and Frozen Sin.  

 Tickets for the Food Truck Rodeo may be purchased in advance  at the Farm stand or at the door.

If you’ve volunteered in the past and would like to help out at the Food Truck Rodeo, click the link below:

 


Upcoming Fundraisers in 2018
Mark your calendar and join us for one or all of our fundraisers. There’s something for everyone in our new Barnyard Event Series. We are adding new food and beverage vendors, lots of exciting activities including line dancing, different and fresh local bands and more entertainment. Don’t worry though, some of your old favorites will still be here for you to enjoy!
 
We are excited about our upcoming events and look forward to seeing you back at the farm this season.
 

Creative Gifts from Crossroads Farm Stand for Mothers Day

Get a gift that shows your mother how much you appreciate her.

 For the mom that enjoys cooking we have beautiful and unusual spices from Crimson and Clove,  infused olive oils and balsamic vinegar from Vine & Branches, hot sauce from Rosie’s, and spice rubs and marinades from Wally’s Spotted Dog Organics. For those mothers that enjoy a little pampering we have artisanal soaps, balms and lotions from Karmic Alchemy. For the gardener, purchase some of Crossroads own beautiful organic vegetable starts for the homestead or start your own garden with Crossroads own certified organic flower and herb seeds.  For the mom that loves a little sweet treat, we have pies from Jericho Cider Mill and cookies from Missy’s Baked Goods.  For those mothers that like to decorate their home we have candles, wreaths, and more home decor from Custom Creations. Of course, if she loves to shop purchase Crossroads CSA booklets in $50 and $100 denominations. These are perfect for the thrifty mothers too! You get $55 worth of coupons for your $50 purchase and $110 worth of coupons for your $100 purchase. Plus you get 10% off all your farmstand purchases when using the booklets.

We’ll also have beautiful small and large bouquets available for purchase this weekend!

SPECIAL for Mother’s Day Weekend – Spend $30.00 or more in the farm stand and get a FREE reusable Crossroads Farm Shopping Bag.

Offer good while supplies last. One bag per customer.

If you need local produce and products for your dinner table, we have that too!

This week we have our own  organic baby red Russian kale and spinach.
 
Organic Produce from Other Local Farms: red & green cabbage, yellow onions, snow peas, spring white onions, spring garlic, broccoli crowns, asparagus, parsley, cilantro, large white button mushroom, Cremini mushroom, Shiitake mushroom, baby arugula, baby spinach, mixed baby greens.
 
Also in stock: sweet potato noodles, butternut squash noodles, beet noodles and zucchini noodles.
 

 


 Roses, Hanging Baskets, and Annuals Available Mothers Day Weekend

 Many plants and flowers available at the farm this weekend, purchase  roses, annuals including  impatiens, marigolds, begonias, pansies, and more. Buy annuals by the flat or single cell. We also have a variety of hanging baskets including impatiens, petunias, and geraniums.  Please stop in to purchase these beautiful Spring flowers for your home and garden. They’re a great gift for the mother who gardens or for the mother that just enjoys their natural beauty and fragrance!


Our Next Workshop is Sunday, May 20th – Create Your Own Skin Salve

 

Join us at Crossroads Farm for a workshop on creating a healing skin salve. We’ll walk through the farm and identify and harvest wild plants that have topical benefits. After, we’ll use these plants,and herbs harvested last season to make a skin ointment. Each participant will leave with their own salve and a jar of soaking herbal oil.

RSVP:soulenticement@gmail.com  (RSVP information -Subject line:Salve Workshop and provide your name with how many participants. All ages are welcome.)


Attention Landscapers and Home Gardeners: Compost is 50% Off for the Month of May!

We produce high-quality organic compost at Crossroads Farm in conjuction with the New York Equestrian Center.  Get the composted manure that we use at Crossroads.

 

We have large volumes available at very competitive pricing.   

  • 1 gallon – $2.00  $1.00
  • 5 gallons – $8.00 $4.00
  • 1 yard – $60.00  $30.00
  • 5 yards – $250.00 $125.00
  • 10 yards – $450.00 $225.00
  • Contact us regarding larger volume pricing. No discount on delivery fees.

For inquiries email compost@crossroadsfarmli.org


Support Crossroads Farm and Purchase Your 2018 CSA Booklets Today!

Support your local farm by providing revenue before the next growing season. This revenue goes towards the purchase of soil, seeds, and other farming supplies.

Here’s how Crossroads Farm Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSA) works:

  • Purchase your CSA booklet at $50 and receive $55 worth of coupons.
  • Purchase your CSA booklet at $100 and receive $110 worth of coupons.
  • Use your CSA coupons for purchases in the farm stand.

Additionally, customers using their CSA booklets get a 10% discount on all their farm stand purchases.

You may purchase your CSA booklets on-line by clicking the link below or in the farm stand.


Want to get involved?  Want to make a difference at the farm and in your community?  We have a vibrant and well organized volunteer program.  Maybe this is the year for you to get your hands in the dirt and to help sustain this unique and exciting project.  Without volunteers, we couldn’t get all the work done.  We are truly a community effort! We will be enhancing our volunteer program to increase your knowledge of farming. We’ll also teach you some biodynamic principles to use on the farm and apply at your homestead.

Our next orientation is Sun., June 3rd at 10:30 AM.   At these orientations you will learn about the farm and the different activities and opportunities you may participate in.  Please click the link below to sign up.

If you can’t make this date, we are in the process of creating an orientation video and package that you’ll be able to access via Crossroads website or at the farm. Stay tuned!

 

Please sign up here to join us.


The Farm stand is OPEN!

Store Hours:

Tuesday – Sunday 10 AM – 6:00 PM

 

The Farm stand will be open Monday, May 28th for Memorial Day.



480 Hempstead Avenue – Malverne – NY – 11565 – google map – 516-881-7900 – info@nassaulandtrust.org – Store Hours


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