Farmingville Rocks!

Our last Farmer’s Market is Saturday, Aug 13th from 8AM-11AM at the KK Athletics Parking lot!  Check it out and get your fresh veggies, delicious cupcakes, blueberries, blackberries, honey, beautiful flowers, Briermere pies & peaches!

Also on Saturday, August 13, visit the Historic Schoolhouse and experience school in the 1850′s – a great educational experience for the kids!  Also bring a blanket or chairs to Farmingville Hills County Park (across form the FV Post Office) and  listen to local music from Vincent Hoffer & The Scutches, Blind Robbery, and Jack’s Waterwall.

All events are FREE due to the generous contributions of our sponsors including JLC Landscaping & Design, Allstate, The Farmingville Residence Association, Inc, and The Farmingville Historical Society!

First, check out some photos from our last Family Fun Day &  Saturday’s Farmer’s Market.  The last Family Fun day was karate & drumming and the kids & adults had a blast!  The Farmer’s Market this Saturday was a great success and we also had our Songwriter’s Workshop team perform for us!  There’s one more market this Saturday, August 13th from 8AM-11AM.  Otherwise, you’ll need to wait til next year.  We have very FRESH & LOCAL tomatoes, squash (spaghetti, yellow, pampan, etc..), basil, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, and much more! All these veggies come from Hobbs Farm in Centereach – a local, all-volunteer farm that gives most of its produce to local food pantries!   Also check out Patty’s Berries & Bunchies with delicious blueberries and blackberries, honey, & beautiful flowers.  Cupcake Girlz has an assortment of fresh-baked, delicious cupcakes & Briermere Farms peaches and pies are irresistable!

August 13th is also COMMUNITY DAY from 4-8PM in the Farmingville Hills County Park!!  Bring a blanket or chairs and join us to listen to 3 awesome bands, visit the 1850 Historic Schoolhouse and learn about what it was like to go to school at that time, and meet some local craft artisans! Come out this Saturday evening with the family and have some fun in Farmingville!

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Join us on Tuesday, August 2 at 6:30PM @ Farmingville Hills County Park for our LAST Farmingville Family Fun Series Event with Gerard from Ryu Shu Kan Japanese Arts Center in Farmingville!  He will show us some basic karate moves and we’ll do some drumming. And don’t forget to get your stamp so you can get a FREE kids italian ice at Ralph’s Ices in Farmingville.

We have 2 more Farmingville Farmer’s Markets left – Saturday, August 6 and 13 from 8AM-11AM in the KK Parking Lot.  Fresh veggies from Hobbs Farm, pies, fruits & veggies from Briermere, cupcakes from the new CupCakeGirlz store, berries, flowers and honey from Patty’s Berries & Bunches.

Community Day is Saturday, August 13 from 4-8PM in Farmingville Hills County Park. Join us for music in the Park, Food, Italian Ices, & Tours of the Historic Schoolhouse – find out what it was like to go to school in the 1850′s!

Don’t miss out – the Farmingville Farmer’s Market will take place in the KK Athletics Parking lot from 8AM-11AM for ONLY 3 more Saturday mornings - brought to you by the Farmingville Residents Association.

Get your VERY fresh veggies from Hobbs Farm – an all volunteer, non-profit farm in Centereach which donates most of its produce to local food banks.  You can also purchase gourmet cupcakes, cookies, berries, flowers, honey and Briermere pies!  And while you are there, you can check out the Community Mural that is in progress on the side of the KK Athletics building!

IT’S  HERE…The Farmingville Farmers Market will be open THIS Saturday, July 16… 8:00am-11:00am.  You won’t want to miss it! Fresh fruits and vegetables, Briermere’s fruit pies, Patti’s Berries and Flowers, and….the latest addition, gourmet bakery items from the Cupcake Girlz!

Located in the KK Athletics West parking lot, Horseblock Road, Farmingville.  SEE YOU THERE!
REMINDER:  FREE Family Yoga, Tuesday, July 19th, 6:30PM, Farmingville Hills County Park – all are welcome; FREE ICES for kids afterwards!

Guess What’s Going On in Farmingville?

#1:  We’re launching a local Farmer’s Market right here in Farmingville!!  Every Saturday from 7AM-12Noon, beginning June 4th – October 29, 2011, there will be a Farmingville Farmer’s Market, located in the KK Athletics Parking Lot (location to be confirmed shortly).  At the launch on June 4th, we will have local music by Vinny Hoffer, Scutches,  and Poi Arts by Susan Blacklocke.

#2:  Are you a local business owner, non-profit, association or resident?  Then you should consider joining the new Farmingville Hills Chamber of Commerce. The first meeting is on March 2, 2011 at 6:30PM at the Flaming Hearth.  Click here for more information.

#3:  Are you ready to conquer the hills of Farmingville?  Come walk or run with us at the Conquer the Hills 5K on Saturday, March 19 at 8AM to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This is a first-time event for our community – let’s make it a great success!  We are looking for runners, walkers, volunteers, and sponsors. Click here to register or email activ@optonline.net if you are interested in volunteering or sponsoring the event.

#4:  The Town of Brookhaven has adopted an Anti-Graffiti Campaign and our own Farmingville residents have taken the lead on this charge.  We are launching an art mural campaign and are looking to create a mural within the downtown area.  We want to engage the skills of our local young artists.  So let us know if you want to be involved!  More information to follow shortly!

$5:  Our 2011 Summer Fun Series for Kids is in the works…more zumba and fun for kids is coming in July and August!

Farmingville is ROCKIN!!  Get your friends and family involved – get them to join this newsletter to receive updates on all the great Farmingville happenings!