registration for summer 2012 is now open to new members!

02/15/2012 //

Welcome to our 7th Season of bringing organic, local, sustainably farmed vegetables and fruit to Jackson Heights!

The details:
26 weeks, starting Thursday, May 31, 2011.
Distribution will be Thursdays, 5:30 – 8:15 pm

Vegetable Share – $555.10
Fruit Share – $173.09
Herb – $51.84
Subsidized Vegetable A – $374.92
Subsidized Vegetable B – $224.90

Sign up now, as prices will go up March 15th! And registration closes April 15th.

Click here to complete easy and secure online registration and payment.

We are only accepting payment by electronic check this year. This is the least expensive and most efficient way for us to receive payment. It is safe and secure and easy to do. Let us know if you have any questions.

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Just Food Conference 2012

02/16/2012 //

Friday, Feb. 24 8:30am – 7pm & Saturday, Feb. 25 8am – 6pm
Food and Finance High School 525 W. 50th St. NYC

5 members of Farm Spot can get a 25% discount on tix by using promotion code CSADISCOUNT

The CSA with the highest proportion of members attending will win a prize of a free canning class!

For more information, go to http://www.justfood.org/events

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2012 registration now open to returning members

01/27/2012 //

We are now open for registration for returning members for Farm Spot Summer 2012. The first 60 shares to sign up will only be required to do 2 hours of volunteering (instead of 4)! Members should have received an e-mail with sign-up instructions. Registration for new members will open February 15th, so check back then for instructions. Or to be added to our mailing list, e-mail us at farmspot@gmail.com.

The details:
26 weeks, starting Thursday, May 31, 2011.
Distribution will be Thursdays, 5:30 – 8:15 pm

Vegetable Share – $555.10
Fruit Share – $173.09
Herb – $51.84
Subsidized Vegetable A – $374.92
Subsidized Vegetable B – $224.90

There will be no garlic share this year.
A plum tomato share will be offered by the farm directly to CSA members once the season has started.

Composting will be offered again and we will be working to bring vendors back to our distribution. If you have any thoughts about possible vendors email us back and let us know!

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end-of-season letter from Golden Earthworm

11/29/2011 //

Dear Friends,

So it’s finally the end of the season…and time for the end-of-year synopsis. We usually try to write a comprehensive midseason update, but frankly, we were too busy trying to keep the season afloat to sit down and type you a letter.

How was the farming year you ask? Well, I would say it was the most difficult and unsatisfying one yet.

The beginning was actually pretty nice, with a lot of anticipation for a good season. April, and the first part of

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winter share sign-up deadline extended to November 30th

11/14/2011 //

Winter Vegetable Share $155
from Golden Earthworm Organic Farm
Approximately 15-18lbs of mixed root crops and greens which may include any of the following: Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Beets, Potatoes, Watermelon Radish, Kale, Spinach & Arugula and maybe some other surprises…

Winter Apple Share $23
from Briermere Farms
3lbs mixed apple varieties per distribution

Winter Cider Share $20
1/2 gallon fresh-pressed cider per distribution

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carve for farms: a benefit & food festival for farms devastated by hurricane irene

10/19/2011 //

Sunday, October 23 The Warsaw 261 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222 4pm-8pm / All Ages

Suggested donation: $10 kids / $12 adults

For more information go to: http://greenpointcoworking.com/2011/10/13/carve-for-farms/

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honey festival in queens september 17

09/01/2011 //

Brooklyn Grange, the roof-top farm on Northern Boulevard in LIC, is putting on New York City’s first annual Honey Festival in the Rockaways. It looks like a lot of fun with tastings, contests, music, and more. Check it out at here.

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more great reasons to support our local farmers

08/23/2011 //

EnvironmentalWorking Group has interesting information on the health and environmental impact of the food we eat. For more information, go visit the EWG web site.