{"id":603,"date":"2019-09-25T20:51:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/?p=603"},"modified":"2019-09-25T20:51:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:51:11","slug":"get-ready-for-oktoberfest-with-crossroads-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2019\/09\/25\/get-ready-for-oktoberfest-with-crossroads-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for Oktoberfest with Crossroads Farm!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Get ready for Oktoberfest<\/span> with Crossroads Farm!<\/span><\/div>\n

\"Oktoberfest\"<\/h1>\n

Are you ready for Oktoberfest<\/span><\/strong> at Crossroads?!\u00a0<\/span>Enjoy food trucks, craft beer, and activities fun for the whole family! Bring the whole family down October 19th, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM. ???<\/span><\/p>\n

Confirmed Food Trucks:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
– Cheezy Pete<\/span><\/div>\n
– Greek on the Go<\/span><\/div>\n
– Neopolitan Pizza\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Confirmed Breweries:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
– Lithology<\/span><\/div>\n
– Gun Hill\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
– Barrier<\/span><\/div>\n
– Flying Belgian<\/span><\/div>\n
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More food trucks and breweries to come.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Bring your own mug raffle!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
If you bring your own mug to Oktoberfest, we’ll enter your name into a series of raffles for drink tickets, store products, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

Call us at (516) 881-7900 if you have any questions, or email us at info@nassaulandtrust.org.<\/span><\/p>\n

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See What’s at the Farmstand this Weekend<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"Field<\/p>\n

Other Produce and Products:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Produce:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

LOCAL honeycrisp apples, local McIntosh apples, local Paula Red apples, local local snapdragon apples, local cortland apples, local macoun apples, local empire apples, spring mix, local baby spinach, local beefsteak tomatoes (limited supply), org yams, org zucchini, org German Butterbal potato, org honeynut squash, org cauliflower, conv red onions<\/span><\/p>\n

Other products:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Jericho Cider Mill:\u00a01\/2 gallon size apple cider,
\n6″ pies – apple, blueberry, apple raspberry crumb, apple cherry crumb, apple cranberry crumb & peach<\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Cat Bakery:\u00a0cheddar pull aparts, onion\/poppy pull aparts, 7 grain batard, small boule, black batard, raisin walnut cranberry batard<\/span><\/p>\n

September Sales<\/strong>:<\/span>
\nCrimson & Clove Spices = buy 2 get 1 free
\nKookaburra Coffee = Decaf ONLY BOGO Free
\nAll hot sauces = 20% off
\nSelected Traditional Medicinal Teas = 20% off<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Carrots\"<\/p>\n

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Young Farmers<\/em> Education Program<\/h1>\n

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Each week, young farmers will work with Education Staff alongside Farm Staff to\u00a0experience what it takes to work on an organic urban farm. Seasonally appropriate activities include seeding, composting, weeding, harvesting and seed saving and more!<\/span><\/p>\n

6-week series meeting on the following dates 10:00 am -11:30 am:<\/span><\/p>\n

September 19th<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

September 26th<\/span><\/p>\n

October 3rd<\/p>\n

October 10th<\/p>\n

October 17th<\/p>\n

October 24th<\/p>\n

Check out our Eventbrite page<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Harvest Volunteers needed next week!<\/b><\/p>\n

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The fields are alive, we could use a hand with harvesting and processing all our beautiful produce!\u00a0<\/span>Come drop in any weekday between<\/span> 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Join us and get your hands dirty at the farm!<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on our volunteer program, check our website’s\u00a0volunteer section<\/a>\u00a0or email volunteer@nassaulandtrust.org.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mark your calendars! Barnyard Event Series 2019<\/h1>\n

\"Barnyard<\/span><\/p>\n

Save the date for our fundraising events this year!<\/span><\/p>\n

All proceeds raised for our events directly support the farm and our ability to carry out our mission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Compost at Crossroads<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

introduces our newest product, compost tea!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Compost<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

– Half gallon container.
\n– Makes 32 gallons of\u00a0tea<\/span>.
\n– Put 2 ounces per gallon or 1 tablespoon for each quart of water.
\n– This is the organic\u00a0compost<\/span>\u00a0leachate from organic\u00a0composted<\/span>\u00a0pine shavings, hay and horse manure.
\n– Contains microorganisms which feed your soil and plants.
\n– Non-acidic\/neutral pH and not treated with lime.
\n–\u00a0Composted<\/span>\u00a0to between 130\u00b0F to 160\u00b0F to kill any weed seed and any potential pathogens.
\n– Approx. 180 ppm of nitrogen<\/span><\/p>\n

Come on by and pick some up to support your fall garden!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Compost!\"<\/p>\n

We offer compost in a variety of ways:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1 gallon for $2.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

7.5 gallons for $8.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One tractor bucket for $25.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

By the yard<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

1 cubic yard for\u00a0$60.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

5 cubic yards for\u00a0$250.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

10 cubic yards for\u00a0\u00a0$450.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For quantities that require tractor use (1 yard plus,) please schedule in advance with our compost manager Joe Castiglia at\u00a0(347) 925 – 3292.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our Store Hours\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW STORE HOURS (now in effect)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

OPEN: Friday through Monday from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

CLOSED: T, W, Th<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get ready for Oktoberfest with Crossroads Farm! Are you ready for Oktoberfest at Crossroads?!\u00a0Enjoy food trucks, craft beer, and activities fun for the whole family! Bring the whole family down October 19th, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM. ??? Confirmed Food Trucks: – Cheezy Pete – Greek on the Go – Neopolitan Pizza\u00a0 Confirmed Breweries: – … <\/p>\n

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