Our Practices
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Composting
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Vermi Composting
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Mulching
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Soil Testing
Filling Mineral Deficits
Through Soil Testing
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Proper Irrigation
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No-Till Methods
A Transition to No-Till
Farming Methods

HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED
At Early Girl we plant a highly diversified offering of vegetables, flowers, fruits, and herbs that keep our customers and our soil happy!

THE BFA
We learn everything through Dan Kitteridge and the Bio Nutrient Food Association. To find out more about the BFA click here.
Patty Gentry
Early Girl Farm Founder
Patty has been working in the food industry for over 30 years. Before becoming a farmer she worked as a professional chef alongside some of the most prestigious Chefs and restaurateurs in the industry including Sohui Kim, Ann Rosenzweig, Rebecca Charles, Lidia Shire and Missy Robbins. She partnered with Gary and Isabel MacGurn to open and run The Hampton Chutney Company in Soho, NYC and has worked as a private Chef.
Patty traded her apron for a pitchfork in 2006 when she apprenticed and rented land at Ecco Farm in East Hampton. Her beloved Early Girl Farm sprouted in 2010.
Meet Our Staff

Katrina Rose Udle
Greenhouse & Field Manager

Marco Tocay
Field & Production Crew

Schuyler Hadaway
Field & Production Crew

Denise LaBelle
CSA Pick-Up Manager
Field & Production Crew

Eleanor Cunniffe
Field & Production Crew

Meghan Labelle
CSA Pick Up Star
Farm Stand Crew

Claire Orsino
Volunteer

Amy Sacks
Volunteer
Mama Farm
Founded in 2013
Mama Farm is overseen by executive director, Elettra Wiedemann. It was founded in 2013 by actress Isabella Rossellini. Mama Farm aims to foster the next generation of environmental stewards.
They do this through education and preservation of biodiversity which come to life through their CSA (community supported agriculture), and one-of-a-kind programming such as avant-garde films, theater, workshops and children’s activities.