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PHOTOS: 'Celebrate Grown On Long Island Day'
Scores turned out for the largest farmers market on Long Island.
Sunshine and blue skies set the stage for scores of residents who turned out to taste the best produce Suffolk County has to offer and enjoy a day of family fun in Yaphank on Friday.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone hosted "Celebrate Grown on Long Island Day," where Long Island farmers gathered for the largest farmers market on Long Island — and fun for the entire family.
The event featured wagon rides, tours, locally produced food and wine, Long Island's largest farmers' market, family activities, and farm animals.
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In addition, top Long Island chefs faced off in a local seafood "throw-down."
Bellone was joined by farmers, the Long Island Farm Bureau, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the Long Island Wine Council, the Peconic Land Trust, Island Harvest, J Kings. Food Service, Harbor View Foods, Inc, and Farm Credit East.
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