Business Incubator

The Calverton facility includes offices, conference rooms, and laboratories with both fresh and salt-water access, and houses the satellite office of the Small Business Development Center at Stony Brook. More...
Agriculture Consumer Science

The agricultural industry represents 5% of the Long Island economy, provides 6-8,000 jobs to the local economy, boasts an annual gross income of $250 million, and produces 500,000 cases of wine annually. More...
Open House Kitchen

Open House Kitchen, located within the Agriculture Consumer Science Center of Stony Brook University’s Calverton Business Incubator, is a shared-use, small-scale food processing center that allows More...




In the Food Industry developing new ideas, and expanding our way of thinking is the only way to stay in business. In a harsh economy, time and money is of the essence. Enter Independent University, an affordable and efficient program for the Independent business. Our curriculum is designed to help the local Independent food business get the training they need to raise their awareness and expand their knowledge base of the information that has been proven to generate successful businesses.