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Tag Archives: Fruit Farm
The Magical Asparagus
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Asparagus is a zero-fat food. It has no cholesterol and is low in sodium. Asparagus is capable of growing six inches in 24 hours given the right climate conditions. Asparagus is also an aphrodisiac. [/xf_textblock]
East Hampton Farmer’s Market
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Wickham’s Fruit Farm will be at the East Hampton Farmers Market on Friday May 27, 9AM to 1PM. The East Hampton Farmer’s Market is located in the parking lot of Nick & Toni’s in East Hampton and is open rain or shine. Don’t miss the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9AM. …
International Voluntary Services
[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, …
Water Buffalo: Draft Animals
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] Here is a video of some young Americans trying their hand at steering a pair of water buffalo while plowing a rice paddy in Cambodia. Water buffalo are widely used in Southeast Asia as draft animals because they find the water congenial, and because they are relatively docile …
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
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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. …
Black Plastic Mulch
[xf_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” animation_type=” animation_duration=’0.5′ animation_delay=’0.5′] We are laying black plastic mulch with drip irrigation tape underneath it in preparation for planting field tomatoes. Black plastic mulch not only enables the tomatoes to grow to harvest size sooner, but it also conserves water by cutting down on water loss from evaporation as the water …