{"id":277,"date":"2017-08-04T16:27:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T16:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/?p=277"},"modified":"2017-08-04T16:27:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T16:27:54","slug":"weekend-farm-update-august-4-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2017\/08\/04\/weekend-farm-update-august-4-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Farm Update: August 4, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"Empty\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><center><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/images\/crossroads_smaller.jpg\" width=\"145\" height=\"129\" \/><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFarmatG?lang=en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/bc_twitter_logo.PNG\" width=\"39\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crossroadsfarmatgrossmanns\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/bc_facebook_logo.PNG\" width=\"39\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xroadsfarmliny\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/nlt_instagram_logo.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/center><center><center><\/center><center><a href=\"http:\/\/volunteer.crossroads-farm.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/nlt_volunteer_button.png\" width=\"124\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/donate.crossroads-farm.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/nlt_donate_button.png\" width=\"101\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/education.crossroads-farm.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/nlt_learn_button.png\" width=\"84\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 300px;\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #009900;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; color: white;\"><a class=\"mediumlinks\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica; color: white; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/#!about-the-farm\/c1p71\">About Us<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"mediumlinks\" style=\"color: white; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/#!upcoming-events\/cqnr\">Events<\/a> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/events.PNG\" width=\"670\" height=\"242\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mark your calendars! Lots of exciting fundraisers happening at the farm starting in September and going right through the Fall. More details to follow soon.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Friday, September 8 \u00a0&#8211; 7:00 to 10:00 PM &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Civic Wine Tasting<\/span>: hosted by Malverne Civic and Crossroads Farm<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sunday, September 17 (time to be announced)- <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Children&#8217;s Theatre Brunch Fundraiser<\/span> hosted by Crossroads Farm and The Malverne Community Theatre<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Saturday, September 23 &#8211; 1:00 &#8211; 6:00 PM &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Craft Beer Festival &amp; Fundraiser<\/span> \u00a0(rain date Sunday, September 24th)<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Saturday, October 14 &#8211; 1:00 -6:00 PM &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Oktoberfest Fundraiser<\/span> (rain date Sunday, October 15th)<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"color: #008000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Crossroads Farm is operated by the \u00a0all volunteer board of the nonprofit Nassau Land Trust Inc. 501(c)(3). We receive no public funding. We rely solely on your support, farm stand sales, donations, grants, and fundraiser events to keep the operation going with the support of many great volunteers! #togetherwegrow To make a donation or get involved at the farm please visit our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroads-farm.org\">website<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Sunshine Days Summer Program: Now Offering A Daily Drop In Option &amp; Group Discount<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Schedule:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Week 1 &#8211; Aug. 8th, 9th &amp; 10th<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Week 2 &#8211; Aug. 14th, 16th &amp; 17th<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Week 3 &#8211; Aug. 22nd, 23rd &amp; 24th<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/New%20Beat.PNG\" width=\"468\" height=\"624\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Flower Healing Workshop at the Farm on Saturday, August 19th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/flowerhealing%20demo%203.PNG\" width=\"553\" height=\"559\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To register <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xroadsfarmflowerhealing.eventbrite.com\/\">click here.<\/a>\u00a0 You may also register in person at the farmstand.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>See What&#8217;s at the Farmstand This Weekend!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/corn1.PNG\" width=\"83\" height=\"84\" \/>We are fully stocked with corn from Rottkamp&#8217;s Farm in Baiting Hollow. Stop in for the corn and get some of our own and other local farm produce.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Our Fields:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Rainbow Swiss Chard\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Cucumbers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Cherry Tomatoes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Trilogy String Beans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Yellow Summer Squash<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Zucchini<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\n<address><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Squash Blossoms by request &#8211; call our farmstand or drop in<\/span><\/address>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Herbs &#8211; Basil, Rosemary, Sage, &amp; Oregano<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Also available, our own organic lavender and rosemary plants for your home garden.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Our featured Items this week are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">City Saucery Pasta Sauces<\/span> &amp; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fresh Local Burrata Cheese<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"> Purchase either item, and receive a 5% coupon good towards your next purchase.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/sauce.PNG\" width=\"400\" height=\"243\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This Weekend from other Long Island Farms:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Organic Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli, Peaches, Mixed Eggplant, Mini Watermelons, Potato Medley, Beefsteak Tomatoes, Heirloom Tomatoes, &amp; Cherry Tomatoes.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><b>There&#8217;s Still Time to Brighten your Summer Garden with Annuals!<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/flower-basket1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>There&#8217;s lots of beautiful flowers still available for your summer garden!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We have annual flats, large and small hanging baskets, and large and small pots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Varieties include: marigolds, petunias, vinca, geraniums, begonias, celosia and impatiens. Knock-out roses are still available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/volunteer2.PNG\" width=\"419\" height=\"188\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Want to get involved? \u00a0Want to make a difference at the farm and in your community? \u00a0We have a vibrant and well organized volunteer program. \u00a0Maybe this is the year for you to get get your hands in the dirt and to help sustain this unique and exciting project. \u00a0Without volunteers, we couldn&#8217;t get all the work done. \u00a0We are truly a community effort!<\/p>\n<p>Click below for more information and to sign up. \u00a0Our next volunteer orientation is on <strong>Sunday,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Aug 6th at 9:15 AM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/volunteering\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/signupnow.png\" width=\"169\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Farmstand is open for the season!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Store Hours:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Monday: Closed<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tuesday &#8211; Saturday: 10 AM &#8211; 6 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/purple%20flower.PNG\" width=\"35\" height=\"61\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 About Us\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Events \u00a0 Mark your calendars! Lots of exciting fundraisers happening at the farm starting in September and going right through the Fall. More details to follow soon. Friday, September 8 \u00a0&#8211; 7:00 to 10:00 PM &#8211; Civic Wine Tasting: hosted by Malverne Civic and Crossroads Farm Sunday, September 17 (time &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2017\/08\/04\/weekend-farm-update-august-4-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Weekend Farm Update: August 4, 2017&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277\/revisions\/278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}