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Anker: Buy Local at the Rocky Point Farmers' Market

Legislator urges community members to support local farmers.

The Rocky Point Farmers' Market began on May 13 and continues to grow entering its third month. Suffolk County Legis. Sarah Anker recently voiced her support of the market and urged those in the area to support their local farmers and merchants at the market.

“Long Island has the largest farming community in New York State,” said Legis. Anker. “By providing a venue for selling directly to our community members, farming is strengthened for the family-owned farms that are living and working here on Long Island. Come support our local farmers and artisans. Get to know them and learn where your food comes from.”

According to Joan Sele, a Rocky Point Civic Association board member, the market is growing each week with local farmers and other vendors. The Rocky Point Artisan Brewers recently updated their facebook page saying "We hope to be filling growlers at the market in the next couple of weeks (we're just waiting for our permit to come in)."

In the meantime, the brewers are selling glassware and hoping new t-shirts will be in for next weeks market. The civic is always looking for volunteers to help out as well, and Sele said those interested can stop by the community tabl represented by the North Shore Beach Property Owners Association, Rocky Point Historical Society and the civic.

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MP Majority May 17, 2013 at 01:41 pm
Spoken like a true teacher. Did you know that the average school teacher is only paying 15% of theRead More actual cost of health care premiums for themselves and their families, when Medical healthcare insurance premiums are rising at an alarming 17% per annum? Do you realize that teachers are paid an additional stipend if they work more than 3 consecutive periods in a day? Are you aware that teacher pensions were protected during the stock market crash of 2008, when the average person's 401K was totally at risk? Perhaps if teachers realized how good they have it - look at the BIG picture and outside of their bubble - then they would complain less. Oh and yes, we need our loftily-paid Administrators to kick in some of the salaries, to help pay for stuff. Hard to believe the school districts' mantras that "it's all for the kids".