The Soil Beneath Sagaponack 🧺, Travel Cards & Offers - Wonder Shuffle
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It Starts with the Soil
People always ask – though sometimes they hesitate – how do your vegetables taste so good? And the truth is, it starts with the soil.
Generations in the Ground
Foster Farm's been in our family since 1870, and even longer if you count before the main homestead. We’re still here because we’ve always taken care of the land, and the land’s taken care of us.
The Rhythm of Renewal
What makes our approach different is how we keep the land healthy over time. That means:
* Cover cropping to build nutrients back into the soil
* Rotating crops, no tomatoes in the same spot more than once every 3 to 4 years
* Green manures, which we grow and then plow back in
* Regular soil tests to track pH, nitrogen, and balance.
It’s a rhythm. One that changes every season, and one we learned from the generations before us.
The Beauty of Long Island
Long Island’s geography helps. We stick out into the Atlantic, so we’re warmer than the mainland, a little more like Southern Jersey. The land is flat, which means less erosion. It’s part of why this place was once full of farms – and why some of the oldest farms in the country are still here.
And of course, here at Foster Farm, we have 100% Bridgehampton Loam.
Why This Land Lasts
My brother likes to say, If you take care of the land, it takes care of you. That’s the key. We were a big potato farm once. When that changed, we adapted. We shifted our crops, refined our methods, and kept the connection alive. That’s what farming is – not just using the land, but maintaining and improving it.
Inside Tip 🪄
Come to Marilee's Farmstand to test the soil yourself.
When you bite into one of our tomatoes or pick up a bunch of greens, you’re tasting years of soil work. It’s not just what’s on top – it’s what’s underneath that makes it sing.
Contact
The Soil Beneath Sagaponack 🧺
698 Sagg Main St, Sagaponack, NY 11962, USA
About
This card was written by Marilee Foster, a sixth-generation farmer, artist, and author, deeply connected to the soil and the environs of Sagaponack, New York. She runs Marilee’s Farmstand and co-owns Foster Farm and the Sagaponack Farm Distillery with her brother Dean.
