Weekdays, July 2 - August 17 - 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Little Sprouts (Ages 3 & 4) and Young Farmers (Ages 5 - 7)
Drop off & pick up at our Farmstand, 21 Manwaring Road
What opportunities and challenges do farmers on Long Island's East End encounter when developing a new farm project? Sara Gordon, AICP, Planning and Conservation Consultant, will share successes from the conservation and agricultural development at Sylvester Manor. We will explore regulatory requirements and land conservation programs that provide the framework for farm planning.
*Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP necessary.
Our first day of the Farmstand season in May 12! Stop by and see what we are harvesting from this year's crop. Click here for more information and hours.
Celebrate the opening of our 2018 exhibition, “A Place in Pictures”, that showcases photographs and paintings from the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm Collection. Read more...
Join us for a cocktail reception on Friday, June 1st, 2018, 6-8 pm. Tickets are $65 per person online or $75 per person at the door.
The 2018 exhibition, “A Place in Pictures”, showcases photographs and paintings from the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm Collection and illustrates the use of images to portray life at Sylvester Manor during the time of the Horsford family in the 19th century through the 20th century when Alice and Andrew Fiske lived at the Manor. Read more...
How did music and dance traditionally fit into Long Island farm communities? What did the old songs and tunes sound like, and how did barn dances knit together villagers and their farms? Join renowned musician and scholar Jeff Davis as he discusses the rich history of fiddle tunes and barn dances on the north and south shores of Long Island, and hear tunes he only recently has discovered in local archives, including tunes like "Setauket", "Stony Brook", "Gardiner's Waltz" and even the "Cricket Sett", which was composed by Sylvester Manor visitor, Ole Bull.
Talk followed by potluck dinner and dance at our farmstand with special guest musicians from across the region.
Bring a potluck dish (& serving utensils) with enough to share for 6 people, along with a beverage. Please RSVP here.
*Free to the public. Please join us.
Learn how Acabonac Farms team of Ranchers uses an intensely managed system of rotational grazing to promote soil health regeneration and carbon sequestration. Participants will get a hands on experience as together we move the cattle on their daily rotation through the beautiful back pastures of Sylvester Manor Educational Farm.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Join herbalist Dawn Petter to explore the native plants that grow wild in our area as we walk the grounds of Sylvester Manor. Read more on our Workshops page.
$65 includes materials
Sylvester Manor celebrates its 7th annual Farm to Table Benefit Dinner. Enjoy a phenomenal culinary experience featuring Sylvester Manor’s meats and farm produce and dance the night away with music that will have the whole crowd on their feet. Read more...
Presented by Dan Gilrein of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, this workshop will discuss common insect and mite pests in Long Island agriculture and management options for commercial production. Emphasis will be on organic-compatible controls including biological controls used in vegetables; some of the work Cornell is doing in other crops will also be discussed.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Bring the kids and stop by our farmstand to hear our local librarian read a farm-related story to the little ones.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
The 2018 exhibition, “A Place in Pictures”, showcases photographs and paintings from the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm Collection and illustrates the use of images to portray life at Sylvester Manor during the time of the Horsford family in the 19th century through the 20th century when Alice and Andrew Fiske lived at the Manor. Read more...
Knowledge about diseases is important for growing vegetables successfully. This includes knowing what diseases can occur and their symptoms. Cultural practices that are the foundation of a management program are based on understanding pathogen biology, favorable conditions and disease cycles. Pathogens differ a lot in key ways such as how they are dispersed to a planting, what crops they can infect, what conditions are favorable, and how they survive. For some diseases there are resistant varieties. Organic fungicides can be an important tool when cultural practices are not expected to be sufficient. There are no cures for plant diseases. Understanding focus is on prevention when managing plant diseases is key to maintaining healthy vegetables.
Bring the kids and stop by our farmstand to hear our local librarian read a farm-related story to the little ones.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
An epic night of music with Inda Eaton, The Nancy Atlas Project and Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks. Read more on our Concerts page.
Tickets: $45 in advance / $50 at the door | Gates open at 4 p.m.
Bring the kids and stop by our farmstand to hear our local librarian read a farm-related story to the little ones.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Calling all young audience members! Come and join Perlman Music Program members under their blue tent at our farmstand and try a small sized string instrument at the "instrument petting zoo". All welcome and free of charge. No experience required.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Are you Team Capulet or Team Montague? This year, our Shakespeare at the Manor performance is the classic love story, Romeo and Juliet. Bring your beach chair and a picnic and enjoy a beautiful evening in the open air theater.
Tickets are $18 per person. Kids under 10 are free.
Are you Team Capulet or Team Montague? This year, our Shakespeare at the Manor performance is the classic love story, Romeo and Juliet. Bring your beach chair and a picnic and enjoy a beautiful evening in the open air theater.
Tickets are $18 per person. Kids under 10 are free.
Bring a blanket or beach chair and lounge under the stars while enjoying the family-friendly flick Ratatouille, outside at the Manor House. Click here to watch the trailer.
Popcorn, snacks and beverages will be available for purchase.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required. Presented in partnership with the Shelter Island Public Library.
Bring the kids and stop by our farmstand to hear our local librarian read a farm-related story to the little ones.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Bring the kids and stop by our farmstand to hear our local librarian read a farm-related story to the little ones.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Participants will learn how to build healthy soils for sustainable vegetable production, the importance of soil testing and how to take a soil sample, and will learn about basic soil chemistry and soil fertility.
Presented by Sandra Menasha, Vegetable/Potato Specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension — Suffolk County.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Bring the kids and stop by our farmstand to hear our local librarian read a farm-related story to the little ones.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Our end-of-season Creekside Concert series features a bluegrass performance by Flatt Lonesome. Read more on our Concerts page.
$35 in advance / $40 at the door | Gates open at 4pm
Bring the kids and stop by our farmstand to hear our local librarian read a farm-related story to the little ones.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
Bring a blanket or beach chair and lounge under the stars while enjoying the family-friendly flick Coco, outside at the Manor House. Click here to watch the trailer.
Popcorn, snacks and beverages will be available for purchase.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.. Presented in partnership with the Shelter Island Public Library.
Bring the kids and stop by our farmstand to hear our local librarian read a farm-related story to the little ones.
* Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP required.
The 2018 exhibition, “A Place in Pictures”, showcases photographs and paintings from the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm Collection and illustrates the use of images to portray life at Sylvester Manor during the time of the Horsford family in the 19th century through the 20th century when Alice and Andrew Fiske lived at the Manor. Read more...
Permaculture & Regenerative Design: A method of creating the built environment using the most environmentally benign practice possible.
This lecture / workshop will engage participants in an interdisciplinary and hands on experience demonstrating how to create a resilient agro-ecology and architectural system that integrates with the surrounding biotic community and collaborates with natural processes. Learn more...
$50 includes materials
The 2018 exhibition, “A Place in Pictures”, showcases photographs and paintings from the Sylvester Manor Educational Farm Collection and illustrates the use of images to portray life at Sylvester Manor during the time of the Horsford family in the 19th century through the 20th century when Alice and Andrew Fiske lived at the Manor. Read more...
We are offering a Shelter Island Seed Collection in collaboration with the Shelter Island Library. Come check out our collection and 'borrow' seeds at the library - free!
As many irreplaceable seeds near extinction, Seed: The Untold Story reveals the harrowing and heartening story of passionate seed keepers as they wage a David and Goliath battle against chemical seed companies, defending a 12,000 year food legacy. If you eat, this movie's for you.
The grounds at Sylvester Manor will open for the season on April 2.
We are partnering with Eastville Community Historical Society to present Life Every Voice: A Celebration of Music, Culture & Tradition. Learn more about the program here.
$15 in advance/$20 at the door
New CSA memberships will be accepted beginning February 16.
Questions? Please email Jocelyn Craig or call 631-749-0626.
