The sign that hangs in front of the famed Lavender By The Bay farm in East Marion has been stolen.

The owners say the sign had been in the family since the farm opened in 2002.

"Just a shock, you know. Why? Why would somebody do that? That's the big question," says Susan Rozenbaum, a co-owner of the farm. "And it was taken, it was like cleanly removed. It wasn't as if it was vandalized and chopped up. It was just cleanly removed and gone, and beyond my understanding why somebody would do that."

The owners are asking anyone with information to contact the Southold Police Department.