[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] The East End of Long Island has a rich tradition of painting out of doors. Wickham’s Fruit Farm is proud to spotlight Plein Air Peconic, a group of local artists who continue the tradition of painting en plein air. Visit the Facebook Page here. [/xf_textblock]
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Blueberry Net
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] This netting helps keep the birds away from the blueberries. [/xf_textblock]
offset disc mower
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] We cut down on herbicide use by using this thin-profile offset disc mower that gets in between the trees. [/xf_textblock]
View Across Orchard
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] This time of year, the density of the foliage makes each row of the orchard seem like an impenetrable, mysterious world of its own. At the end of this view across the orchard, you can see a tractor doing some work. [/xf_textblock]
Irrigation Pipe
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Laying irrigation pipe with the pipe trailer. [/xf_textblock]
Nectarines
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Easternglo nectarines are now on the stand. These nectarines are the freestone yellow type, with dark red skin. [/xf_textblock]
Day-Neutral Strawberries
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Our day-neutral strawberries. [/xf_textblock]
Bushels Of White Corn
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Bushels of white corn on their way to the fruit stand. [/xf_textblock]
Crabs
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Crabs. [/xf_textblock]
Douglas Moore
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Wickham’s Fruit Farm commemorates the life of Cutchogue composer Douglas Moore, whose music is an important part of the cultural legacy of the North Fork. [/xf_textblock]