{"id":750,"date":"2020-08-11T19:10:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/?p=750"},"modified":"2020-08-11T19:10:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:10:02","slug":"farm-update-wind-down-fridays-and-fun-in-the-sun-sundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2020\/08\/11\/farm-update-wind-down-fridays-and-fun-in-the-sun-sundays\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Update: Wind Down Fridays and Fun in the Sun Sundays"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wind Down Fridays at the Farm Stand!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Visit our farm stand this Friday for live music while you shop during our extended hours! We will be joined again by the Homebrew Music Collective. Join us for shopping and local musicians! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Join Us for the Fun in the Sun Sundays Series!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Stop by Crossroads Farm on Sunday August 16th from 10am to 2pm to use our sunflowers as the perfect backdrop for your photos! Create family shots, selfies, or anything under the sun with our beautiful sunflowers as your inspiration!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Learn how to create natural colorful dyes using veggies, flowers, and spices from the garden! Using these dyes and tie-dyeing techniques, participants will dye a t-shirt. Bring a white cotton t-shirt and Crossroads will provide the rest!<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here to purchase tickets for this workshop!\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Summer Ed Tie-Dyeing Workshop!\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Join our education department for a natural tie-dyeing workshop for kids! You don’t want to miss it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Purchase tickets to the workshop here!\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Summer Ed at the Farm!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Our Young Farmers drew and painted the beautiful flowers of Crossroads this week! They created masterpieces like “Cool Sunflowers” and “Eruption of Beautiful Flowers.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stop by our farm stand to get the ingredients for Melon Basil Summer Rolls! Use conventional cantaloupe\u00a0and Crossroad’s organic basil to create these delicious treats!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Compost Tea Sale!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sale! Our compost tea is 25% off until 8\/16! Our Organically Produced Compost Tea from Crossroads Farm contains microorganisms and beneficial bacteria which can serve as a great soil amendment to revitalizing indoor and outdoor plants. It provides a good biological environment and a steady flow of nutrients.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All proceeds of the farm stand go towards the operation of Crossroads Farm. Crossroads Farm is operated by the Nassau Land trust, a nonprofit organization. Support small organic farms and the organizations that help to keep them in operation. Your donation and purchases in our farm stand make it all possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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