Ever since I was 18 and allowed to join, I have been a part of the beach volleyball league that plays at Breakwater Beach from mid-June through August. But, for the sake of trying to narrow it down to write about it, Breakwater Beach it is!! Breakwater Beach, located on the Long Island Sound in Mattituck off of Cox Neck Road to Breakwater Road, definitely holds a special place in my heart when it comes to sunsets. With all of this natural beauty around here, it's really hard to pick one spot that is my favorite place to experience a true North Fork sunset. You may be surprised! Make your own home farm to (vege)table. And take a picture to share your northforkin' food adventure!! And for those of you who haven't been to Wowak Farms yet, I urge you to visit! Get your favorite farm fresh veggies and maybe something new as well or something that you've tried before but haven't liked in the past. So for those of you that are fans of Wowak Farms already, the next time you are there, think of me and maybe try something new. And I actually tried them last year after hating them for about 35 years, and I think I'm starting to take a liking to them!! I'm actually looking forward to another test run this year. My Dad gets like a little kid on Christmas morning when the lima beans are revealed in the late summer. Spinach and other lettuces, beets, radishes, zucchini, yellow squash (summer squash corn chowder!!), cantaloupe, watermelon, butternut squash, broccoli, cauliflower, string beans, peas.the list goes on and on. No dressing or dip needed.īeyond the asparagus, corn and tomatoes I've highlighted, there are so many other delicious finds here. I'll stop by the farmstand just for a couple of pints of them, and three pints later, I'm back at the farm stand the next day. A friend of mine nicknamed these little yellow morsels "Pop 'Ems", because you can't help but keep popping these addictive little bites into your mouth. Another favorite of mine from Wowak Farms is their yellow cherry tomatoes. Serve sprinkled with bacon and green onion for garnish. Stir in salt, black pepper and shrimp simmer 4 minutes or until shrimp are done.
Stir in milk, chicken stock and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Sprinkle flour over mixture and cook for 1 minute stirring constantly.ģ. Add shallots and thyme to drippings in pan sauté 2 minutes. Remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon, reserving drippings.Ģ. Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat 6 minutes until crisp. (It's based on a recipe from Cooking Light.)ġ. And for those of you that know me, know I love to cook, so I've decided to include my favorite recipe for shrimp corn chowder. And when it finally arrives, two of my favorite dishes to make, besides the usual corn on the cob, is a simple watermelon, corn and feta salad and shrimp corn chowder. Sadly, I think about this corn ALL YEAR LONG. When we have been lucky with a warm spring and early summer, sometimes a bit earlier, and when we have suffered with colder temperatures like this year, it was a long awaited arrival. The typical benchmark for these golden and white gems is around the 4th of July.
The next big locally sourced food event for me is when sweet corn is finally in season. For me, as someone who also works with their father (and grew up working with him as well!) and also plans on taking over the family business, this northforkin' family farmstand story is even more special to me. And now as Tom is looking at retirement, the family tradition can continue with Valerie and her husband Kevin fully taking over the farmstand. Tom asked his daughter Valerie if she wanted to open a farmstand with him, and because she had grown up working with him on the farm, it was only natural for her to say yes. The epitome of small town farm living!!īut after many years of potato farming, soon there was little to no money to be made with only growing potatoes, and the changing economy about 15 years ago forced a shift. But some 50 pound bags would be placed outside of the house for sale with just a jar outside the door to collect the money. At first, Tom only grew potatoes, and for years the potatoes were sold mostly wholesale. Tom was born in the United States, and after he decided to start his own farm, his father would help him out as much as possible driving the tractor.
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He had learned how to farm from his father, who lived in Jamesport after coming to the United States from Poland, where he farmed as well. Wowak Farms was started by Tom Wowak in the 1970's.
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