Comments on: May 4 Farm Visit http://www.astoriacsa.com/2008/04/24/may-4-farm-visit/ Astoria Community Supported Agriculture Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:37:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: stacey http://www.astoriacsa.com/2008/04/24/may-4-farm-visit/#comment-2511 stacey Thu, 01 May 2008 00:56:13 +0000 http://www.astoriacsa.com/2008/04/24/may-4-farm-visit/#comment-2511 I had a bad experience a long time ago trying to take a bike on the LIRR, so I did some research in case people want to try this. Apparently, they've made the process more user friendly. The trains our folks would have to use are special bike-friendly trains that can take over the normal limit of one bike per car/8 bikes per train. They would still need to get a pass, but this can be purchased in Penn Station for $5, and maybe from the conductor on the train, though I'm not 100% on this. I don't believe it's available from Woodside Station. The trains that I found are 9:16 am from Penn, arriving in Riverhead at 11:20 am. And for the return, 6:53 pm from Riverhead, arriving back at Penn at 8:59. Too long for me. Ticket prices for EACH WAY are $20 onboard, $15.25 from the ticket desk or machine in station, and $14.49 online. Whew. I had a bad experience a long time ago trying to take a bike on the LIRR, so I did some research in case people want to try this. Apparently, they’ve made the process more user friendly. The trains our folks would have to use are special bike-friendly trains that can take over the normal limit of one bike per car/8 bikes per train. They would still need to get a pass, but this can be purchased in Penn Station for $5, and maybe from the conductor on the train, though I’m not 100% on this. I don’t believe it’s available from Woodside Station.

The trains that I found are 9:16 am from Penn, arriving in Riverhead at 11:20 am. And for the return, 6:53 pm from Riverhead, arriving back at Penn at 8:59. Too long for me. Ticket prices for EACH WAY are $20 onboard, $15.25 from the ticket desk or machine in station, and $14.49 online. Whew.

]]> By: stacey http://www.astoriacsa.com/2008/04/24/may-4-farm-visit/#comment-2501 stacey Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:19:50 +0000 http://www.astoriacsa.com/2008/04/24/may-4-farm-visit/#comment-2501 Hi, I have a car and would be willing to drive two or three other people to the farm visit -- non-smokers willing to share the cost of the tank of gas. Email Julia Mucci at juliebuzz (at) earthlink (dot) net Hi,

I have a car and would be willing to drive two or three other people to the farm visit — non-smokers willing to share the cost of the tank of gas. Email Julia Mucci at juliebuzz (at) earthlink (dot) net

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