The Long Island farm is nestled on two parcels of pristine farmland protected by a farmland preservation program on Long Island’s North Fork, just steps from the beautiful Peconic Bay. We farm with a purpose to grow food to feed our community while nourishing and honoring the land – leaving it to future generations in better condition than we found it. The farm has been scaled back in recent years to better suit farm family life with two small kiddos in tow.

The program flourished and soon expanded to over 2000 weekly shares distributed across Long Island and Queens, making it one of the largest and most successful of its kind in the country.

Maggie Wood, an architect and designer by training, joined Matthew a few years later and together they shifted the farm to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) model, as it promised a reliable market and strong connection to the community. Entirely self-taught, he began farming a small half-acre plot in Southold and soon expanded to the land in Jamesport where the farm is now located. Matthew Kurek, a classically-trained musician and a natural foods chef with a passion for vegetables, left his kitchen in Manhattan in 1993 and returned to his childhood home on the North Fork to try his hand at farming. Why do farmers farm? … always the answer is: “Love. Pioneers in the Organic, Regenerative Farming & CSA movement with a mission to grow beautiful organic produce at a fair price. We’ve been busy growing for our community of CSA members here on the North Fork and across Long Island ever since. We were the very first Certified Organic farm here on the North Fork of Long Island when this was a sleepy little place and organic farming was decidedly uncool. PIONEERING REGENERATIVE CSA FARMING ON THE NORTH FORK. We’ve been committed to the art of Organic & Regenerative farming for the past 28 years. Our farm was the very 1st Certified Organic Farm on Long Island’s North Fork. We grow the highest quality, USDA-Certified Organic produce to feed thousands of families across Long Island through our authentic farm share Community Supported Agriculture program and North Fork Farm Shop. The Golden Earthworm Organic Farm is a small first-generation family farm located on the beautiful East End of Long Island.

Golden earthworm farm shop