Pick up your fruit and vegetable shares this Thursday from 5:30-8:15pm at St. Marks.
Vegetable Share
Strawberries – 1 quart
Rhubarb – 1 bunch
Arugula – 1 bag
Baby Bok Choi – 1 bunch
Red Kale – 1 bunch
Japanese Salad Turnips – 1 bunch
Fruit Share
Strawberries
Milk Not Jails
Will have samples and will be signing people up!
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
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 – $574.60
Fruit Share – $180.50
Herb – $51.84
Subsidized Vegetable A – $374.92
Subsidized Vegetable B – $224.90 (wait list only)
Registration is closed for the 20012 season.
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!
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
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
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/
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.
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes – 1 pint
Basil – 1 bunch
Long Green or Bell Pepper – 1 piece
Baby Leeks – 1 bunch
Cucumbers – 2 pieces
Red Tomatoes** – 5 pieces
Baby Arugula – 1 bag
Zucchini – 3pieces
Surprise Item!
Click on each item for tips & recipes from Golden Earthworm.
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.
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