On the Farm: The Summer Bounty is Here!

"The summer bounty is here," says Lisa Mitten, a consultant for in Malverne.

Customers can now literally reap the benefits of the seeds that have been sown at the farm, which is owned by Nassau County and operated by the non-profit Nassau Land Trust.

Baskets full of cherry and field tomatoes, cucumbers, string beans, peppers, beets, basil, parsley and rainbow chard- all organic and picked from the property in Malverne - are on sale at the Crossroads' farmer's market on Hempstead Avenue.

The farm has even spawned some early spring potatoes, fresh flowers and eggplant that customers can purchase.

Here you'll also find fresh fruit and vegetables grown from farms in Suffolk County. Right now there are blueberries, blackberries, peaches, cantaloupe, plums and tomatoes picked at Wickham's Fruit Farm and red and Yukon gold potatoes from Wesnofski Island End Farm in Peconic. Also, coming from the Peconic are squash and cucumbers, which are currently on sale. 

As always, corn from a farm in Calverton is selling well at Crossroads, along with a special goat cheese from Catapano Dairy Farm in Peconic. There's also beets from Delia Farm, string beans from Fox Hollow Farm in Huntington and green peppers from Krupski's in Cutchogue.

Other items you can expect to find inside the market this week are organic eggs from Riverhead, honey from Kirkwood and potato chips, jams and spreads from the North Fork.

The farm is also looking to hire cashiers to work weekdays in the fall.

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