FIFTH GENERATION FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
Growing in the Hamptons for over 5 generations, we aim to provide the highest quality produce and nursery stock to the East End and beyond.
Looking to have some fun on the farm? Corwith’s Farmstand is an extension of our wholesale farm and is just down the road offering a full service farmstand, Goat Yoga, pumpkin patch activities and more.
Head over to CorwithsFarmstand.com for more info.
The History of the Farm
The Corwith family set roots in Southampton, NY in the 1660's. After several generations of managing the town, serving in various wars, and running the Water Mill General Store, James Hervey Corwith became interested in farming and purchased 25 acres in the "Head of the Pond" area of Water Mill in the early 1900's. The main farm's operations still take place on Head of Pond Road today. James' son, James Carlton, acquired additional land in the area and expanded the business to include wheat, corn & potatoes (a famously productive crop for the area). JC raised his children, including Richard "Pete" and Paul, on the farm, collecting eggs and tending to the dairy cows. Growing up on a farm, these weren't considered chores - just a bit of exercise. Pete and Paul took over in 1966, following JC's passing. Pete and his wife, Marilyn, had four children: Emily, Lynn, Richard "Dicky" and Bill. Paul and his wife, Norma, also raised four children: Gail, Mark, David and Doreen.
Dicky took to farming at a young age and loved working with his father and uncle, officially joining the partnership as a member. Upon Dicky's father's death in the 1990's, Mark joined, bringing his experience and knowledge of flowering stock and evergreen trees. Mark created Tower Lot Nursery, a wholesale operation, and worked with Dicky until moving to South Carolina. Around the same time, Dicky's son, Richard "Rich", was of age and skill to become a partner. Throughout the turn of the millennium, Corwith Farms tended 600 acres of crops and nursery stock and graded, packed and shipped potatoes for several farms in the area, including their own. Dicky and Rich worked side by side for years, until Dicky's sudden passing in 2015.
Rich continues to carry on the long family history of farming the East End of Long Island, while expanding Tower Lot's nursery operations.