• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Mission and Vision
  • Volunteer Leadership
  • Professional Staff
  • Work With Us
• Get Involved
  • Ways to Give
  • Become a Member
  • Farms and Food Businesses
  • Supporters
  • Partners
• How We Support
  • Apprentice Matching
  • CRAFT Farmer Training
  • Shared Commercial Kitchen
• How We Promote
  • Virtual Farmers Market
  • Cafe
• How We Advocate
  • Farm to Community
  • Culinary Medicine
  • Food Systems Research
  • East End Food Hub
• News and Events
  • Latest News
  • Events Calendar
• Resources
  • COVID-19
  • Farms & Food
    • Farmer's Markets
    • Member Farm Stands
    • Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
  • Opportunities

Become a Member

Supporting East End Food Institute means joining a community of growers, producers, and consumers working to cultivate a more sustainable and equitable food system on the East End of Long Island. Learn more about our membership levels below. If you have questions, please call us at (631) 632-5129 or email info@eastendfood.org.

Individuals, Families & Supporting Members

Individuals, families, and other supporters can join the local food movement with a donation of $50 or more per year to support our programming. As a member, you will enjoy the following benefits: 

• Email newsletter highlighting a variety of local food events and workshops.
• Discounted pricing for tickets to our hands-on culinary workshops.
• Social and networking events with a group of caring and passionate local food enthusiasts.
• Volunteer and internship opportunities to build your knowledge of farming and food production.
• For gifts of $250 or more: Contact us to access our cafe space as an event venue.

BECOME A SUPPORTING MEMBER

Farms & Food Busines

Our Business members include farmers, fishermen, vintners, brewers, food and beverage entrepreneurs, chefs, restaurants, institutions, distributors, and more. Learn more about the benefits below. 

For a donation of $150 per year, businesses receive the following benefits:

• Networking opportunities with collaborators in the local food community.
• Discounted workshops focused on a variety of farming, food production, and business practices.
• Access to information on relevant farming and food policy as well as loans and grants.
• Access to EEFI's private label line of value-added food products.
• Opportunity to sell products through our virtual farmer's market.
• Apprentice Matching services.

For a donation of $250 per year, businesses receive the above benefits, PLUS:

• Featured profile on our website and promotion via email newsletter and social media accounts.
• Access to our shared commercial kitchen for the production of your own food and beverage products.*
  
• $100 credit toward use of the shared commercial kitchen to produce food and beverage products.*

*Note: Business must meet all license and insurance requirements before accessing the kitchen.

BECOME A BUSINESS MEMBER