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Peconic Land Trust acquires former duck farm property in Aquebogue, securing the conservation of 100 acres

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County announces $100M initiative for farmland preservation

County announces $100M initiative for farmland preservation County Executive Steve Bellone holds up a 1970 issue of Newsday that featured a cover story on the farmland preservation effort that officials now hope to see finished. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) As they celebrate their 20th year farming organic vegetables, fruit and flowers along Sound Avenue in Riverhead, Chris and Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht can’t help but think about the future like so many other farmers. The couple put “their heart and soul” into Garden of Eve Organic Farm and Market on property that was already saved once from development a generation ago. “My dad bought it from a developer in 1977,” Ms. Kaplan-Walbrecht said. “And here we are all these years later and it’s still a farm.”

Senior center welcomes back residents with return of in-person meals program

Suffolk County closes on two deals to purchase farmland, preserve open space in Riverhead

Suffolk County closes on two deals to purchase farmland, preserve open space in Riverhead A parcel of land off Sound Avenue that will be preserved. (Credit: Grant Parpan) Suffolk County has closed on two major farmland and open space acquisitions in Riverhead this week, totaling 140 acres combined, according to Legislator Al Krupski (D-Cutchogue). One is a 93-acre property that stretches from the north side of Sound Avenue to Long Island Sound. It was owned by the estate of Joan Ingham and Gregory Carman of Farmingdale and was purchased by the county for $8.3 million, according to Mr. Krupski.  The address is 4518 Sound Avenue and the property consists of 20 acres of farmland and 73 acres of open space.