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.
Set under a tent on the picturesque lawn surrounding the windmill, Shelter Island’s 18 Bay Restaurant will provide an inspired array of passed hors d’oeuvres showcasing the freshest of our local markets, including our own Farm. The Rolling in Dough Bar Carts will join Croteaux Vineyards Rose on the Run Truck to complement the food as well as the delicious bites of the King Andrew Cheese Wagon.
Tickets are $125.00 per person.
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
Have you ever wanted to conserve seed of your favorite varieties on your farm or garden or learn how to improve a variety to thrive in your local environment? Join Organic Seed Alliance and farmers at Sylvester Manor and learn basic plant breeding and seed stewardship skills through classroom and field-based interactive activities. This workshop is designed for market and CSA growers, hobby farmers and experienced gardeners.
Suggested donation of $10 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...
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.
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.
This summer we are offering Plein Air (in the open air) Painting at Sylvester Manor! This workshop will take place on five Monday morning sessions and will be held on the beautiful grounds of Sylvester Manor. This painting workshop is open to beginners to experienced students, ages 15 and up. $425 for Sylvester Manor members/$440 for non-members. Read more...
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.
This summer we are offering Plein Air (in the open air) Painting at Sylvester Manor! This workshop will take place on five Monday morning sessions and will be held on the beautiful grounds of Sylvester Manor. This painting workshop is open to beginners to experienced students, ages 15 and up. $425 for Sylvester Manor members/$440 for non-members. Read more...
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.
DUE TO EXPECTED RAIN, MOVIE NIGHT WILL BE THURSDAY, JULY 26.
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.
This summer we are offering Plein Air (in the open air) Painting at Sylvester Manor! This workshop will take place on five Monday morning sessions and will be held on the beautiful grounds of Sylvester Manor. This painting workshop is open to beginners to experienced students, ages 15 and up. $425 for Sylvester Manor members/$440 for non-members. Read more...
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 18 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 18 are free.
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.
This summer we are offering Plein Air (in the open air) Painting at Sylvester Manor! This workshop will take place on five Monday morning sessions and will be held on the beautiful grounds of Sylvester Manor. This painting workshop is open to beginners to experienced students, ages 15 and up. $425 for Sylvester Manor members/$440 for non-members. Read more...
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.
Knowledge about diseases is important for growing vegetables successfully. This includes knowing what diseases can occur and their symptoms. There are no cures for plant diseases. Understanding focus is on prevention when managing plant diseases is key to maintaining healthy vegetables. Presented by Margaret McGrath, Associate Professor, Cornell University, Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center
*Free to the public. Please join us. No RSVP necessary.
This summer we are offering Plein Air (in the open air) Painting at Sylvester Manor! This workshop will take place on five Monday morning sessions and will be held on the beautiful grounds of Sylvester Manor. This painting workshop is open to beginners to experienced students, ages 15 and up. $425 for Sylvester Manor members/$440 for non-members. Read more...
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...
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.
Instruments courtesy of Laurinel Owen of House of Strings, Bellport, NY
* 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.
Come share a meal with like-minded folks as we host a Community Potluck with Slow Food East End. Slow Food inspires individuals and communities to change the world through food that is good, clean, and fair for all. Open to all, the potluck will benefit Slow Food East End's Agricultural Community Outreach Initiative which provides support to young farmers on the East End.
Slow Food Members: $15 per person; Non-Members: $20 per person.
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.
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...
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
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.
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.
Potluck dinner followed by talk and contra 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 Sylvester Manor & CSA members. $10 at the door for non-members.
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...
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.
