Oddo announces partnership with Snug Harbor’s Heritage Farm to aid Island’s hungry
Updated May 13, 2021;
Posted May 13, 2021
Heritage Farm at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– Snug Harbor Cultural Center’s Heritage Farm will be doubling its fresh produce donations to local food banks this season.
Thanks to Borough President James Oddo, the 2.5-acre farm will be able to increase its donation of 2,500 pounds of produce to 5,000 pounds between June and October.
On Thursday, May 13, Borough President Oddo announced the partnership in which he has allocated $23,500 for the farm to purchase tools such as a rototiller and bobcat attachment to maintain the soil and increase production.
S.I. Politics: Unions make endorsements; citywide candidates visit borough
Updated 10:00 AM;
Today 10:00 AM
Front row from left: Detective Endowments Association Treasurer Jeffrey Ward, Police Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch, and Mid-Island City Council candidate Sal Albanese join supporters outside Borough Hall, St. George, to announce the city police unions endorsements of Albanese on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Staten Island Advance/Paul Liotta)
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POLICE UNIONS MAKE PICKS FOR CITY COUNCIL
Politicians running for two of the Island’s City Council seats earned endorsements from the city’s police unions over the past week and a half.
Democratic candidate Sal Albanese, a former City Councilman from Brooklyn and candidate for the Mid-Island seat, earned the endorsement Tuesday of the Police Benevolent Association (PBA), Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA), Lieutenants Benevolent Association (LBA), and Detectives’ Endowment Association (DEA).
Tomatoes and Tuscan kale, oh my! A sneak peek at Snug Harbor’s Heritage Farm season
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
Posted Apr 01, 2021
Heritage Farm in the early season, 2021, at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens, Livingston. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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The 2021 season brings Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares on sale.
For 20 weeks of pre-paid shares, farm patrons will receive a supply of what’s growing in the fields over the spring, summer and fall herbs, tomatoes, kale, lettuces and more. The first pick up at the gazebo is planned for June 3 and the program runs through Oct. 14. For the seasons, pricing for a Standard Share is $550. The CSA “Champion” costs $775 and covers an additional half share for a community member in need. The CSA “Community Advocate” plan is $1,100 and includes a Standard share plus a full share for a fellow Staten Islander.