{"id":607,"date":"2019-10-11T23:15:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T23:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/?p=607"},"modified":"2019-10-11T23:15:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T23:15:04","slug":"one-week-until-oktoberfest-at-crossroads-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/11\/one-week-until-oktoberfest-at-crossroads-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE WEEK until Oktoberfest at Crossroads Farm!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Get ready for <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Oktoberfest<\/span> with Crossroads Farm!<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/Screen%20Shot%202019-10-09%20at%204.15.45%20PM.png\" alt=\"Oktoberfest\" width=\"650\" height=\"326\" \/><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Are you ready for <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Oktoberfest<\/span><\/strong> at Crossroads?!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Enjoy food trucks, craft beer, and activities fun for the whole family! Bring the whole family down October 19th, 12:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM. ???<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Confirmed Food Trucks:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Cheezy Pete<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Greek on the Go<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Neopolitan Pizza\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Teriyaki Plus <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(new)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Confirmed Breweries:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Lithology<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Gun Hill\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Barrier<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Flying Belgian<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #ff6600;\">Prices:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"color_32 font_8\">\n<li><span class=\"color_32\" style=\"font-size: small;\">Adult entrance: $5\u00a0online, $10\u00a0at the door<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"color_32\" style=\"font-size: small;\">Child ticket: $22 online, $25 at the door (this entitles the child to all activities except the pony ride)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"color_32\" style=\"font-size: small;\">Pony Ride per child: $8 online, $10 at the door<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"color_32\" style=\"font-size: small;\">Family ticket: $50 online, $60 at the door (this ticket admits 2 adults and includes up to 4 child tickets)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"color_32\" style=\"font-size: small;\">Online sales will end 10\/17\/19 at 1 PM. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/upcoming-events\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to buy tickets<\/a>!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #ff6600;\">Bring your own mug raffle!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If you bring your own mug to Oktoberfest, we&#8217;ll enter your name into a series of raffles for drink tickets, store products, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Call us at (516) 881-7900 if you have any questions, or email us at info@nassaulandtrust.org.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">See What&#8217;s at the Farmstand this Weekend<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/photo4974333068580071444.jpg\" alt=\"corn\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966; text-decoration: underline;\">Crossroads Farm Produce<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Beans\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Cabbage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Collards<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Dahlia Singles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Eggplant (Ping Tung, Traviata)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Garlic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gourds (Ornamental &amp; Edible)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Ground Cherries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Herbs (Parsley, Thyme, Sage, Oregano)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Onions (yellow &amp; red)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Peppers (Bell, Jalape\u00f1o)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Potatoes (Fingerling, Dark Red Norland, Yukon Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Squash (Summer, Cucuzzi)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Swiss Chard (Rainbow)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tomatoes (Cherry, San Marzano, Nepal, Streaked Lightning, Purple Cherokee, &amp; other heirloom varieties &#8211; limited supply)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #4da75d;\"><strong>Other Produce and Products:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #4da75d;\"><strong>Friday:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: small;\"><em>Produce:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">LOCAL Honeycrisp apples, LOCAL gala apples, LOCAL McIntosh apples, LOCAL Paula Red apples, LOCAL snapdragon apples, LOCAL Cortland apples, LOCAL Macoun apples, LOCAL empire apples, LOCAL blondie apple, LOCAL lady apples, local baby spinach, local baby spring mix, org German Butterball potato, org sweet potatoes, org honeynut squash, org spaghetti squash, org acorn squash, org butternut squash, org cauliflower, org broccoli, org Brussel sprouts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: small;\"><em>Other products:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1\/2 gallon size apple cider, apple cider donuts (limited supply),<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">6&#8243; pies &#8211; apple, blueberry, apple raspberry crumb, apple cherry crumb, apple cranberry crumb &amp; peach<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tom Cat Bakery: cheddar pull aparts, onion poppy pull aparts, 7-grain bread, raisin walnut cranberry batards, boule, pugliese and black batard<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #4da75d;\"><strong>OCTOBER Sales<\/strong>:<\/span><br \/>\nCrimson &amp; Clove Spices = buy 2 get 1 free<br \/>\nKookaburra Coffee = Decaf ONLY BOGO Free<br \/>\nAll hot sauces = 20% off<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: large;\">Harvest Volunteers needed next week!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/Volunteer%20Call.png\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The fields are alive, we could use a hand with harvesting and processing all our beautiful produce!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; color: #4da75d;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Come drop in any weekday between<\/span> <strong>9:00 AM &#8211; 12:00 PM.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Join us and get your hands dirty at the farm!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For more information on our volunteer program, check our website&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/volunteering\" target=\"_blank\">volunteer section<\/a>\u00a0or email volunteer@nassaulandtrust.org.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Mark your calendars! Barnyard Event Series 2019<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/Screen%20Shot%202019-08-30%20at%203.20.10%20PM.png\" alt=\"Barnyard Series Updated Event Flyer \" width=\"450\" height=\"611\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Save the date for our fundraising events this year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">All proceeds raised for our events directly support the farm and our ability to carry out our mission.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 2em;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Compost at Crossroads<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">introduces our newest product,<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <em><span style=\"color: #4da75d;\">compost tea!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 2em;\"><em><span style=\"color: #4da75d;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/photo5096186324469262349.jpg\" alt=\"Compost Tea\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8211; Half gallon container.<br \/>\n&#8211; Makes 32 gallons of\u00a0<span class=\"il\">tea<\/span>.<br \/>\n&#8211; Put 2 ounces per gallon or 1 tablespoon for each quart of water.<br \/>\n&#8211; This is the organic\u00a0<span class=\"il\">compost<\/span>\u00a0leachate from organic\u00a0<span class=\"il\">composted<\/span>\u00a0pine shavings, hay and horse manure.<br \/>\n&#8211; Contains microorganisms which feed your soil and plants.<br \/>\n&#8211; Non-acidic\/neutral pH and not treated with lime.<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Composted<\/span>\u00a0to between 130\u00b0F to 160\u00b0F to kill any weed seed and any potential pathogens.<br \/>\n&#8211; Approx. 180 ppm of nitrogen<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Come on by and pick some up to support your fall garden!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/photo5060325709779675200_02.png\" alt=\"Compost!\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">We offer compost in a variety of ways:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1 gallon for <strong>$2.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">7.5 gallons for <strong>$8.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">One tractor bucket for<strong> $25.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\">By the yard<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1 cubic yard for\u00a0<strong>$60.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">5 cubic yards for\u00a0<strong>$250.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">10 cubic yards for\u00a0\u00a0<strong>$450.00<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">For quantities that require tractor use (1 yard plus,) please schedule in advance with our compost manager Joe Castiglia at\u00a0(347) 925 &#8211; 3292.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 2em;\">Our Store Hours\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NEW STORE HOURS (now in effect)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">OPEN: Friday through Monday from <strong><span style=\"color: #4da75d;\">10:00 AM &#8211; 6:00 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> CLOSED: T, W, Th<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8211; 5:00 PM. ??? Confirmed Food Trucks: &#8211; Cheezy Pete &#8211; Greek on the Go &#8211; Neopolitan Pizza\u00a0 &#8211; Teriyaki Plus &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/11\/one-week-until-oktoberfest-at-crossroads-farm\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ONE WEEK until Oktoberfest at Crossroads Farm!&#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\/607"}],"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=607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":608,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions\/608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}