By Sasha Pezenik
‘Tis the season! Fa la la la la – and pass the greens! Spring’s melting into summer, and all we want is to believe there’s a bounteous garden being tended somewhere, just for us. Short of that – participating in friendly neighborhood farm shares! Community supported agriculture helps us all to buy local, eat fresh and live well! Here’s our roundup of this year’s UWS located CSA’s.
Garden of Eve/ Ansche Chesed CSA
www.GardenofEveFarm.com
Contact: Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht farmer@gardenofevefarm.com
Pickup location: UWS Manhattan Ansche Chesed – 251 West 100th Street (between Broadway and West End Avenue)
Pickup time: Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., every other Wednesday from 5:30p.m. – 7:30 p.m. for Biweekly (half) shares
Farm: Garden of Eve Farm in Riverhead, NY
Season begins: June 8
Season length: summer shares approx. 24 weeks; fall shares TBD.
Cost: $655 for a full veggie share, $345 for biweekly veggies, $300 for weekly fruit, $165 for biweekly veggies, $80 for a weekly egg share, $40 for biweekly eggs, $1200 for a ‘mega combo’, $655 for a biweekly mega combo.
There will also be a “fall share” offered and beginning just after Labor Day, running until right before Thanksgiving (price TBD). Sign up online starting July 1.
Roxbury CSA
www.roxburyfarm.com
Contact: Keri info@roxburyfarm.com
Pickup location: Church of St. Paul &Andrew – 540 West End Avenue on 86th St.
Pickup time: Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Farm: Roxbury Farm in Kinderhook, NY
Season begins: June 9th
Season length: 23 weeks
Cost: $662 for 23 weeks of vegetables; $75 for 18 weeks of fruit; $125 for a winter vegetable share (three deliveries of 30 pounds each); $150 for beef share; $115 for lamb share; $145 for pork share; $130 for chicken share.
Central Park West CSA
Contact: Susan Zizmor Centralparkwestcsa@gmail.
Pickup location: in front of Book Culture on Columbus Ave. between W. 81st and W. 82nd street
Pickup time: every Tuesday between 4 and 7 pm.
Farm: Angel Family Farm in Goshen, in the Black Dirt region of New York State. Veggies grown using sustainable practices and are pesticide free.
Season begins: June 7
Season ends: November 1
Season length: 22 weeks
Cost: $578.00 for a full share, which is equivalent to $26.27/week, typically feeding 3-4 people. A Half Share is $309.00, equivalent to $14.82/week and can feed 1-2 people.
Note: If you pay by Pay Pal prices will be $595.64 for a Full Share and $318.57 for a Half Share. PayPal charges 3% + $0.30 per transaction; we are passing this charge on to members for this convenient method of payment this season.
Corbin Hill Food Project
Contact: Qiana Mickie, Strategic Growth and Operations Manager mickie@corbinhillfarm.com or farmshare@corbinhillfarm.com
Pickup Location#1: Escalera Head Start – 169 West 87th St. (btw Columbus and Amsterdam Avenue)
Pickup Time: Wednesdays 2:30pm-6:30pm. The first distribution at this site will be on July 15th.
Pickup Location#2: Open Door Child Care Center – 820 Columbus ave. (on 100th st.)
Pickup Time: Tuesdays 2pm-6pm, first distribution on Tuesday July 14th, ending November 17th.
Farm: Corbin Hill Farms. Optional egg share comes through Handsome Brook Farms.
Season begins: June 16
Season ends: November 18
Season length: 23 weeks
Cost: $14/week for Summer Staple share, 19 distributions; additional Egg share $4.50/week, 19 distributions; Fruit share $8.50/week, 19 distributions.
The Summer Farm Share comes in one size, which includes 8 -11 types of vegetables along with 1 or 2 types of fruit. The share also features a regular rotation between dried beans and multigrain tortillas.
Offering details:
Summer Staple Produce Share, $14.00 weekly, 19 distributions. (Season in full: $266 minus 2% discount)
Our Summer Staple Produce Share includes between 5 and 7 types of vegetables and fruit (most of the items are vegetables, includes one kind of fruit, and dried beans or multigrain tortillas might be available). Corbin Hill selects produce based on what’s in season on our network of farms.
Additional Egg Share, $4.50 weekly, 19 distributions. (Season in full: $85.50 minus 2% discount)
Optional egg Shares consist of one dozen brown eggs, delivered each week along with a regular produce share. The eggs are farm-fresh NY state brown, antibiotic and hormone free.
Additional Fruit Share, $8.50 weekly, 19 distributions. (Season in full: $161.50 minus 2% discount)
Optional fruit shares are delivered each week along with regular produce shares. It will consist of two fruit items per week, delivered to the pick-up site along with produce shares. The fruit is grown by New York State farmers using sustainable farming methods.
Special info: All produce grown in New York State using sustainable farming methods.
Merchant’s Gate CSA
Registration is now closed, but if you’d like to try and elbow your way in, contact them at merchantsgatecsa@gmail.com if their produce {hyperlink https://merchantsgatecsa.org/produce.html } looks particularly enticing!
Special info: they’re partnered with NOFA-NY certified organic Norwich Farms
Lancaster Farm
CSA not launched this year. But they say stay tuned for next year!
Rutgers CSA
Contact: csa@rutgerschurch.org or Benjamin Shute, Farm Manager benjamin@heartyroots.com or farm@heartyroots.com
All shares for the 2016 season have been sold – 115 shares up from last year’s 78! – and so the share requests are now closed; even pro-rated shares are unlikely due to the high volume interest. It’s likely you’ll have to wait until next year! Reach out to get on the 2017 season list at rutgerschurchcsa@gmail.com.
Pickup location: Rutgers Church at 236 W. 73rd st. between Broadway and West End
Pickup time: every Wednesday from 4:30pm -8:30pm
Farm: The vegetables and eggs are from certified NOFA-NY organic Hearty Roots Farm, certified. The fruit is from neighboring Mead Orchards (except for some melons, produced at Hearty Roots). *Mead Orchards is not a certified organic orchard*
Season begins: June 15
Season ends: October 26
Season length: 20 weeks
Cost: Joining for the season costs between $275 and $540, depending on frequency of pickup and location. That said, specifically:
$335 for a weekly vegetable share
Fruit share add-on: $85
Egg share add-on: $115 (1 dozen eggs / week) or $57.50 (1 dozen eggs every other week)
A Weekly Farm Share is designed for a medium-sized household. Members can expect to receive 6-8 varieties of produce per week (a total of 5-14 lbs /week).
Hearty Roots is also kind enough to mention that these shares are designed for small households, with fewer vegetables (hence a lower price) than some other CSA shares. They say, “If you cook a lot, or have a larger household, we suggest that you reserve two shares.”
Special info:
-The vegetables are packed in re-useable cloth bags. Please be sure to return your empty bag from the previous week when you pick up your next share.
-New from 2015!
CSA at MSC
They are now directing interest to the CPW CSA instead, as they also partner with the Angel Family Farm. You can also find Angel Family Farm at the 97th st Greenmarket (and reach them at 929-263-8104!)
West Harlem CSA
https://westharlemcsa.wordpress.com/how-it-works/
Contact: Cynthia Doty, Coordinator wharlemcsa@gmail.com
Pickup location: 61 W. 114th st. at Broadway Community Inc.
Pickup time: Tuesdays from 5:30pm-7:30pm
Farm: Windflower Farm in Taconic Hill, NY
Season begins: June 7
Season Ends: November 1
Season length: 22 weeks
Cost: Sliding scale based on income; ranges from $554 to $150 for full vegetable share, $278 to $75 for half vegetable share; $718 to $200 for full vegetable and full fruit share, $361 to $100 for half vegetable and half fruit share.
Additional share options, available for purchase here https://windflowerfarm.wufoo.com/forms/mr0bko30jorzox/ and listed below:
Flower Share: 10 weeks of organic bouquets for $128
Egg Share: 22 weeks of farm fresh pastured eggs
-$66 for 1/2 dozen eggs /week
-$126 for 1 dozen eggs / week
-$252 for 2 dozen eggs /week
Coffee Share: Delivered monthly.
Single Origin medium roast share: $9.39/12 oz bag (that’s $56.34 for the 6 delivery share)
Dark Roast Share: $8.59/ 10oz bag ($51.54 for a 6 delivery share)
Decaf Share: $9.39/12 oz bag ($56.34 for the 6 delivery share)
Lewis Waite Monthly Farm Share: partnered with the West Harlem CSA for additional artisanal options. This is the third year Lewis Waite Farm is offering a monthly share program. This year’s options include: The Carnivore ($240), The Vegetarian ($240), The Omnivore ($300), The Cheese Lover ($180), The Challenger ($60), and The Bread Lover’s Share ($80). Delivered once a month on: June 21st, July 19, August 16, Sept 13, October 11, November date TBD. To order your share, visit https://www.csalewiswaitefarm.com/ or contact the farm (518.692.3120 or farmoffice@csalewiswaitefarm.com) for more information. You can also request a registration link via the Lewis Waite “contact” page.
Special info: this CSA operates on a sliding scale thanks to a now 9-year running partnership with Hunger Free America.
Cream of the Crop CSA (formerly Chubby Bunny CSA)
Contact: Bernie DeLeo bernie@2behealthy.com
Pickup location: Church of St. Paul and Andrew – 540 West End Avenue (at 86th Street)
Pickup time: every Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Farm: Hepworth Farms in Milton, NY
Season begins: June 14th
Season length: 24 weeks, ending on November 17th, 2015
Cost: $660.00 for large vegetable share; $438.00 for a small share
Optional weekly shares for 2016 also offered:
-Fruit
-Eggs
-Raw Milk
-Mushrooms
-Goat and Cow Cheeses
-100% grass-fed beef products
-Pastured Lamb, Chicken and Pork
-Organic Kosher Milk
-Organic Turkey and Chicken Breasts
B’nai Hazorim
www.bj.org/social-justice/taking-action-through-direct-service/csa
Contact: Larissa Wohl lwohl@bj.org
Pickup location: 270 W. 89th street between Broadway & West End, right inside the Community House.
Pickup time: Tuesdays from 4:30pm -7:30pm
Farm: Free Bird Farm, Kriemhild Dairy and other neighboring (many certified organic) farms.
Season begins: June 7
Season Ends: November 1
Season Length: 22 weeks
Cost: There is a per season $20 membership fee for BJ Members ($30 for non-BJ Members) to help cover the cost of marketing materials, distribution tools, administrative costs, and other operating costs.
Veggie Shares
$520 for a Full Veggie Share and includes 8-11 types of the vegetables in season each week, such as “kale, carrots, onions, leeks, salad greens and so much more!” and generally feeds 4 people/week.
$385 for a Partial Veggie share, which includes 5-8 items. It generally supplies enough vegetables for “a veggie-loving single person or couple-on-the-go” and “may not include all of the items that are in a full share each week.”
$260 for a Half Veggie Share. Only available to members, to be picked up every other week or split each week.
Egg Share
Full Share is $95 for one dozen egg; Half Egg Share: $50
Fruit Shares
Due to recent months’ bipolar temperature swings quite cruel to Northeast stone fruit farmers, prices have dropped, and will only include blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, melon, watermelon, apples and pears.
$110 for full fruit shares
$220 for double shares
Butter Share
$55 for 11 weeks of Kriemhild Dairy’s kosher sweet cream butter. Shares include 8 oz containers of either salted or unsalted sweet cream butter. Pickups will be every other week throughout the season.
IF YOU HAVE LINKS TO OTHER LOCAL CSA PROGRAMS, LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS.
This is so incredibly helpful, thank you! I have been wondering which CSA to choose. I do Quinciple now, but find it very overpriced for what they provide. I would be thrilled to find a reliable CSA that is delicious.
I have worked with Garden of Eve for 10 years and can absolutely vouch for their quality and variety of produce. Our pickup on Wednesday was simply fabulous.
I’ve participated in several of the CSAs listed a total of 10 seasons. I love them but sometimes found it difficult to use all of the share or needed to supplement in order to make a salad etc. I’m loving Farmigo which is an online farmers market. You place your own order once a week and pick it up at your chosen location once a week. For those of you on the UWS near 92nd Btwn Columbus and CPW join 7w92farmigo and get 20% off your first order with code local20.
If you’d like to consider starting your own location go to https://www.farmigo.com/start?ref=7w92farmigo@gmail.com and check I out.