AMAGANSETT—Katie Baldwin and Amanda Merrow are making waves again. The young farmers who started the Amber Waves farm in Amagansett last year are getting ready to harvest their first wheat crop—a feat they first attempted last year and one which most East End farmers have shied from over the last half century due to bacteria that is prone to attack wheat grown in this area.
“There hasn’t been wheat here for many years,” said Scott Chaskey, director of Quail Hill Farm and member of the board of trustees for the Northeast Organic Farming Association, which donated a resistant strain of wheat seed to Amber Waves. “This is really a wonderful thing and NOFA is happy to be on board.”
On June 30, Ms. Baldwin and Ms. Merrow hosted the event “Wheat Three... more
“There hasn’t been wheat here for many years,” said Scott Chaskey, director of Quail Hill Farm and member of the board of trustees for the Northeast Organic Farming Association, which donated a resistant strain of wheat seed to Amber Waves. “This is really a wonderful thing and NOFA is happy to be on board.”
On June 30, Ms. Baldwin and Ms. Merrow hosted the event “Wheat Three... more
It's nice to see a working farm, in lieu of a ridiculous "home"...
I must say I laud them, and wish them luck.
Keep up the good work Amber Waves!
Southampton = 1 word, 1 "h"