Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s

When Crossroads first opened a few years ago, I was very excited, a farm 10 minutes away from us, and thought this is where we would now be loading up on goodies and taking kids for the hay rides and u-​pick. I realize that it takes several seasons to get things in order, but it seems to me that the farm is mostly concentrating on re-​selling produce from other farms instead of growing their own, I have seen very little produce grown on the farm, it was mostly for the sake of appearance. We went to the Oktoberfest event last Saturday and while some of it was fun, it also felt very commercialized:
1. The beer package included souvenir glass and 2 pours for 22 bucks, kind of a rip-​off, there was no option to purchase the beer without the glass.
2. The animal feed was 3 bucks and included a small 2 oz Dixie cup of food, total rip-​off, imagine the fun of dealing with a toddler whose cup ran out on one animal in two seconds.
3. The pumpkin picking was just a bunch of pumpkins laying around, it was not a field where they actually grow, for all I know, the pumpkins could have been bought at a supermarket and thrown around for thrice the price.
4. The prices on produce are exorbitant, don’t give me a BS about it being organic, hand-​grown, I have been to countless farms upstate and while it’s true that produce prices are going to be slightly higher than at the grocery stores, they were not unreasonably so, here, however, they were ridiculous, I strongly attribute it to the fact that Crossroads resells the produce so they already pay higher prices to the original growers and then have to charge a steep markup to the customers.
5. There is no u-​pick concept, again, because they don’t grow anything!

Love that there is a farm so close to my home! The staff was so kind and friendly and the veggies were so delicious!

I found this store on the newspaper and very very excited to visit. And yesterday I finally did. I picked A pie from the sign says «fresh Baked». I was very much excited to have it with my family. I even bought ice cream to go with. After dinner, I opened it and found mold on it.
I know food, especially when it is organic, it is very easy to go bad but I wish they had freshly baked ones as sign says.
Today I went back to the store and showed it to the worker. She refund all money back. But she only said Sorry about that without no emotion. I hope she could be little more sincere. I was very disappointed about the service.
I will never go back to the store.

As the last vestiges of open space in Nassau County have vanished, and Nassau has become one large continuous suburb with no clear boundaries between towns, it is simply a miracle that this small farm has been saved by Nassau County and is transformed into a small operating farm committed to growing food in a sustainable manner. Sure the prices are high, but that is the true cost of food, when you weed by hand, and when you don’t rely on chemical fertilizer and pesticides. At the risk of sounding like an unabashed romantic, just knowing that this farm is there, that it hasn’t been paved over and transformed into a sub division graced with soulless townhouses puts a huge smile on my face, and Malverne still feels like a charming main street, with a small movie theater and a one track railroad running through its center. Long live Crossroad farms, and kudos to the visionaries who have helped preserve this space.

This farm is extremely overpriced and mislabels the price of their products. There was a sign directly hanging above a plant I purchased, when thy charged me more at the register and I pointed it out, they refused to honor their advertised price. Customer service 101, people.
Last time my family or I will be shopping at crossroads. Hope the $ 5 was worth losing 8 clients.

Stopped at the farm with Dad and our lab, Daisy. The kind, friendly staff let us take our pup on a walk through the farm… She even got to meet the chickens!
We purchased a few unique flowers to plant and some delicious tomatoes and kale chips. We’ll be back to buy more produce and goodies as the crops become available.
Well worth the trip to support this local farm and community.

Following a long period of disuse, the farmland at Grossmann’s is once again providing local residents and the community with fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, as well as various plants, flowers, pies and apple cider.
I’m not sure exactly why the farm went unused for so long, but I know there was some debate about what to do with the land. There was talk of razing the land to build an apartment complex, but obviously that option was dismissed in favor of a refurbished Grossmann’s. The powers that be couldn’t have made a better choice. Not only does the farm assist Malverne in holding onto that quaint small town image, it also gives residents another option for buying produce. Rather than traveling to your local supermarket and picking your canned and frozen veggies from the shelf, you can go to Grossmann’s and see the actual food growing from the ground. With all of the mystery surrounding the food industry in America, there is something special and refreshing about going to your local farm and having the opportunity to purchase fresh fruits and veggies that are grown nearby or directly on the premises. This takes away the baffling question: «Where does my food come from?»
Next time you are in the area, make the effort to visit the farm. Definitely worth a trip.