{"id":871,"date":"2021-02-16T18:47:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T18:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/?p=871"},"modified":"2021-02-16T18:47:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T18:47:55","slug":"farm-update-02-20-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/index.php\/2021\/02\/16\/farm-update-02-20-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Update 02-20-2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/images\/crossroads_smaller.png\" width=\"145\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a><\/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=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/volunteering\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/nlt_volunteer_button.png\" width=\"124\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/annualfund2019\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/nlt_donate_button.png\" width=\"101\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/education\"><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=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/about-the-farm\">About Us<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"mediumlinks\" style=\"color: white; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/upcoming-events\">Events<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"mediumlinks\" style=\"color: white; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.crossroads-farm.org\/\">Blog<\/a> <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shop our Saturday Farm Stand and Farmers Market for locally sourced produce, cheeses, baked goods, breads, treats, gifts and more<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This week&#8217;s food truck is The Happy Pig featuring a vegan and plant based menu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Thank you for your support in Nassau Land Trust and our continuing efforts to operate Crossroads as an open space non profit farm. Please consider purchasing a CSA booklet or making a donation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/donations\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Stay tuned for our weekly email updates, we hope to see you at our upcoming events!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b style=\"font-size: medium;\">Looking for a fun activity for your troop or school group?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/SS%20-%20Ed.png\" width=\"700\" height=\"587\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Contact Delia for more information on seed saving activities<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b style=\"font-size: small;\">delia@nassaulandtrust.org<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Happy Pig food truck will be at Crossroads this Saturday<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/The%20Happy%20Pig%20Flyer.JPG\" width=\"650\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><b>Check out their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thehappypiglet\/\">Facebook<\/a> page<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Crossroads Farmers Market will continue at the farm over the Winter<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shop your favorite Saturday vendors<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We keep it fresh, we support our local producers and will rotate new vendors throughout the season<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/winter-farmers-market%20(2).png\" width=\"750\" height=\"580\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pre-ordering Information for Pick-up on Saturday morning\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fink&#8217;s Farm<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Please note that Fink&#8217;s Family Farm is now taking pre-orders for truck side pickup in the farm parking lot on the next Saturday.\u00a0 They will also have products for browsing but in limited supply.\u00a0 They strongly encourage their customers <a href=\"https:\/\/finksfamilyfarm.com\/\">to place pre-orders<\/a> during the this off-season period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finksfamilyfarm.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"finks\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/finks_logo.PNG\" alt=\"finks\" width=\"250\" height=\"253\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">To place your order, visit their web site:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finksfamilyfarm.com\/\">finksfamilyfarm.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">Little Avenues Farm (microgreens)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LAF\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/catimage3.PNG\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">To Pre-order microgreens from Little Avenues Farm for pickup at the farm this Saturday, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/olshop\">here<\/a>\u00a0and choose the <b><i>Little Avenues Farm<\/i><\/b> category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Shop weekly! Our market vendor coordinator will be bringing in new vendors as our winter spacing allows<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Crossroads Farm store will be open on Saturdays 9am to 1pm, stop in for honey, pantry staples, dry goods and farm gifts&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Online orders can be placed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/olshop\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">And don&#8217;t miss Backyard Bees Odds &amp; Ends Sale\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/BYB%20Odds%20Ends%20Sale.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Long Island CSA Event &#8211;\u00a0We are excited to participate in this upcoming fair, come meet us there, meet other local farmers, learn what\u2019s growing locally\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/CSA%20Fair%202021.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"738\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Purchase of our CSA coupon books are a perfect way to give us a boost<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Crossroads Farm CSA Booklets available for purchase at our farm stand and online<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Orders can be placed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/olshop\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/Content\/Uploads\/4\/CSA%20Holiday%20Promotion.png\" width=\"750\" height=\"1061\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Please remember to follow all NYS and CDC Covid-19 safety recommendations when visiting the farm. The farm is committed to keeping staff, vendors and the community healthy. Masks are required and social distancing is followed.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We thank you for your cooperation when visiting the farm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Winter Hours: Farm Stand Store &amp; Farmers Market beginning January 9th, 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Saturdays 9 to 1 (farm stand and farmers market)\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">With gratitude,<\/span><\/p>\n<address><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"mailto:rwhite@nassaulandtrust.org\">Rick White<\/a>, NLT Chairman <\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"mailto:evamschwartz@hotmail.com\">Eva Schwartz<\/a>, FAC Chairman<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:leonorerussell@gmail.com\">Leonore Russell<\/a>, Education Director<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"mailto:nella@nassaulandtrust.org\">Nella Stranieri<\/a>, Operations Manager<\/span><\/address>\n<address><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p><center><\/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; 516-881-7900 &#8211; <a class=\"smalllinks\" href=\"mailto:info@nassaulandtrust.org\">info@nassaulandtrust.org<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a class=\"smalllinks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/\">Store Hours<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"10\" bgcolor=\"#ccff99\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/annualfund2019\">donate<\/a> to make a fully tax-deductible contribution. \u00a0Or click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/volunteering\">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><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/volunteering\">\u00a0<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/volunteering\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/nlt_volunteer_button.png\" width=\"124\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/annualfund2019\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/nlt_donate_button.png\" width=\"101\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xroadsfarmliny.com\/education\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/campaigns.softwhite.net\/content\/uploads\/4\/nlt_learn_button.png\" width=\"84\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">A stewardship project of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nassaulandtrust.org\/\">Nassau Land Trust<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; 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