{"id":335,"date":"2017-12-01T16:41:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T16:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/?p=335"},"modified":"2017-12-01T16:46:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T16:46:32","slug":"weekend-update-december-1-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2017\/12\/01\/weekend-update-december-1-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Update &#8211; December 1, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"Empty\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><center><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/images\/crossroads_smaller.png\" 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><\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">We Need Your Help: Crossroads Farm&#8217;s Challenge Grant <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ends December 31, 2017!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/farm1.PNG\" width=\"416\" height=\"226\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We need your support today to operate Crossroads Farm tomorrow!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Crossroads Farm is very fortunate to have been offered a $35,000 challenge grant from an anonymous donor. It must be matched by 12\/31\/2017.\u00a0 In other words, every dollar you donate to this effort will be matched dollar for dollar up to $35,000 &#8211; <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">whatever you give will be doubled<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0Anything we raise above our $70,000 goal will be dedicated to our 2018 operating budget. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We receive no public funding and depend on private contributions to meet the farm\u2019s $300,000 annual operating budget.\u00a0 Having raised about $230,000 to date, we need your help to raise the $70,000 balance.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0If you&#8217;d like to donate to to the Challenge Grant, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/farmfundfuture\">here<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Please make your tax-deductible donation today.\u00a0 The challenge grant is an amazing limited-time offer to double the impact of your gift. \u00a0Crossroads Farm is a project of the Nassau Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/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;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/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;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;\">Join in the Fun at Crossroads Farm: Taste of the Holidays on December 9th from 12:00 &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/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\/Taste%20of.PNG\" width=\"588\" height=\"323\" \/><\/span><\/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;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">See What&#8217;s at the Farmstand This Weekend!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/kale.PNG\" width=\"387\" height=\"215\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"font-size: small;\">Crossroads Farm&#8217;s Own Produce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Kale is in season. It tastes best when there&#8217;s a nip in the air, and it\u00a0 can&#8217;t get any fresher than just picked at Crossroads Farm!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From Our Fields<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Kal<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Mizuna Loose Leaf Lettuce<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Arugula<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This Weekend from Other Local Farms:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Vegetables:<\/b>\u00a0Red &amp; yellow onions, green &amp;red cabbage, cauliflower,\u00a0 broccoli, loose red beets, rainbow chard, mini spaghetti squash, butternut squash, Delicata squash, acorn squash, russet potato, sweet potato, crimini mushrooms<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Fruits:<\/b> S<b><\/b>weetie apples, Mutsu apples, Macoun apples, McIntosh &amp; Golden Supremes. Conventional Gala &amp; Honeycrisp apples.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>We also have artisanal foods, pies and cookies, breads, handmade soaps and lotions and toy trains and trucks with Crossroads logo. Just in,\u00a0 a new hot sauce from local vendor &#8211; &#8221; Rosie&#8217;s Hot Sauce&#8221;. <\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>There&#8217;s also plenty of &#8220;Jericho Cider\u00a0 Mills&#8221;\u00a0 apple cider on hand, another local favorite!<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Christmas Trees and Holiday Decorations Have Arrived! New Items Being Added Daily.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Get all your Winter holiday decorations here at Crossroads Farm. We have frsh cut trees and wreaths, white pine roping, kissing balls, evergreen urns, holly &amp; evergreen branches, white birch twigs, and much more. Christmas tree prices are listed below.\u00a0 The farmstand will be open extended hours during this season. See farmstand hours below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Come to Crossroads Farm to make your home beautiful for the holidays!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/christmas%20tree%20prices.PNG\" width=\"634\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Seasoned Firewood Available<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/fire-wood.PNG\" width=\"348\" height=\"329\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">There&#8217;s a chill in the air, time to get \u00a0firewood for your backyard firepits, fireplaces, and wood burning stoves. You may purchase firewood by the cord, 1\/2 cord, 1\/4 cord and bundle. Pick-up at the farm.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Prices:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Full Cord: $175<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Half Cord: $95<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Qtr Cord : $55<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Bundle: $8.99<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"font-size: small;\">Support Crossroads Farm and Purchase Your 2018 CSA Booklets Today!<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how Crossroads Farm Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSA) works:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Purchase your CSA booklet at $50 and receive $55 worth of coupons.<\/li>\n<li>Purchase your CSA booklet at $100 and receive $110 worth of coupons.<\/li>\n<li>Use your CSA coupons for purchases in the farm stand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, customers using their CSA booklets get a 10% discount on all their farm stand purchases.<\/p>\n<p>You may purchase your CSA booklets on-line by by clicking the link below or in the store.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/_p\/prd15\/3487095011\/product\/csa-coupon-booklet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/buynowbutton.png\" width=\"180\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Farmstand Hours<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Farmstand hours are extended this holiday season!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/tree-store%20hours.PNG\" width=\"126\" height=\"162\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Store Hours:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Tues , Wed, &amp; Thurs. 10AM &#8211; 6PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong>Friday &amp; Saturday\u00a0 10AM -7 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Sunday: 10AM &#8211; 6 PM<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Closed Mondays<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><b>Christmas Eve open 10 AM &#8211; 3 PM<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"SmallWrapper\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">480 Hempstead Avenue &#8211; Malverne &#8211; NY &#8211; 11565 &#8211; <a class=\"smalllinks\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=480+Hempstead+Avenue,+Malverne,+NY&amp;aq=0&amp;oq=480+hempstead+avenue,+malverne&amp;sll=42.746632,-75.770041&amp;sspn=7.332503,10.865479&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=480+Hempstead+Ave,+Malverne,+New+York+11565&amp;t=m&amp;z=17\">google map<\/a> &#8211; 516-881-7700 &#8211; <a class=\"smalllinks\" href=\"mailto:info@nassaulandtrust.org\">info@nassaulandtrust.org<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a class=\"smalllinks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/#!farm-stand\/c1fa5\">Store Hours<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"10\" bgcolor=\"#ccff99\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/donate.crossroads-farm.org\">donate<\/a> to make a fully tax-deductible contribution. \u00a0Or click <a href=\"http:\/\/volunteer.crossroads-farm.org\">volunteer<\/a> to offer your time. \u00a0Our success depends on you, our extended farm family!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/volunteer.crossroads-farm.org\">\u00a0<\/a><\/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><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 About Us\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Events &nbsp; \u00a0 We Need Your Help: Crossroads Farm&#8217;s Challenge Grant Ends December 31, 2017! \u00a0 \u00a0 We need your support today to operate Crossroads Farm tomorrow! Crossroads Farm is very fortunate to have been offered a $35,000 challenge grant from an anonymous donor. It must be matched by 12\/31\/2017.\u00a0 In &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2017\/12\/01\/weekend-update-december-1-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Weekend Update &#8211; December 1, 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\/335"}],"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=335"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335\/revisions\/337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}