Suffolk County last Thursday officially preserved its 50th farm and Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy received a Leadership Award from the Long Island Farm Bureau for his preservation efforts.
In presenting the award to Mr. Levy, Suffolk Farm Bureau President Bob Nelson described him as “a true friend of agriculture.”
Mr. Levy commented that “preserving active farms is essential to our agricultural and tourist-based economies on the East End. Additionally, we are maintaining what has been a way of life for generations of East End families.”
The 58-acre Warner nursery property on Sound Avenue in Riverhead was saved as agricultural property on Thursday, September 11, through the county’s Farmland Preservation Program. The Town of Riverhead contributed 30 percent of the $5.2 million price tag.
Preservation was accomplished by the purchase of the “development rights”... more
In presenting the award to Mr. Levy, Suffolk Farm Bureau President Bob Nelson described him as “a true friend of agriculture.”
Mr. Levy commented that “preserving active farms is essential to our agricultural and tourist-based economies on the East End. Additionally, we are maintaining what has been a way of life for generations of East End families.”
The 58-acre Warner nursery property on Sound Avenue in Riverhead was saved as agricultural property on Thursday, September 11, through the county’s Farmland Preservation Program. The Town of Riverhead contributed 30 percent of the $5.2 million price tag.
Preservation was accomplished by the purchase of the “development rights”... more
