[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] International Voluntary Services was an American private volunteer organization that existed in the middle years of the 20th century and was a precursor to the Peace Corps. IVS sent many young Americans overseas to do agricultural service work with local farmers in various countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, Algeria, Laos, …
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Mama’s Kitchen
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Wickham’s Fruit Farm recommends Mama’s Kitchen, a family-owned home-cooking restaurant in Jackson, MS. Mama’s Kitchen has the juiciest, most tender fried chicken, catfish, and bread pudding. As Central Park’s annual Mississippi Picnic in the Park has been canceled this year, we encourage you to visit Jackson, MS and …
Wickham’s Fruit Farm’s Honey
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] We now have our honey on the stand. Wickham’s Fruit Farm’s honey has a unique flavor that comes from the vegetation and climate of the East End, where the honey bees spend their time. [/xf_textblock]
Hand-Drawn Artwork
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Some hand-drawn artwork from one of our brochures from the mid-20th century. [/xf_textblock]
Transplanting Tomato Plants
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] This week we are transplanting tomato plants into the field. We grow these tomatoes on land that has been preserved as open space in perpetuity. Wickham’s Fruit Farm supports the community by maintaining the traditional rural character and open space that characterize Cutchogue and give it its personality. …
Northport Farmer’s Market
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Visit us at the Northport Farmers Market, located right on scenic Northport Harbor. We will be there opening day, Saturday June 4, 8AM to noon. The Northport Farmers Market is known for such high-quality and eclectic offerings as specialty meats, Asian vegetables, coffee, and smoked salmon. [/xf_textblock]
An Interesting Soil Map
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] An interesting soil map of the East End of Long Island from the US Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Cornell University Experiment Station, 1972. The sandy loam soils of the East End are comparatively rare in the United States and are a major reason why the area’s farms, …
Gary Brown’s Truck
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Look at this early Ford pickup of our friend Gary Brown. What year-model do you suppose this immaculately-restored pickup is? [/xf_textblock]
Coming Soon To Wickham’s Fruit Farm
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Coming up on the Wickham harvest calendar: strawberries around June 1, raspberries and cherries and more in July. Currently at the stand: asparagus, rhubarb, and tomatoes. Everybody seems to have a special recipe and menu partner for our tomatoes; we would welcome receiving yours and sharing them with others. …
Bees & Honey
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Wickham’s Fruit Farm hires a professional beekeeper to supply bee hives every year to replace those that don’t survive over the winter. Bees pollinate the flowers in our apple trees, a critical step in producing apples, and we extract and sell the all-natural honey in the fall. [/xf_textblock]