Just a reminder that the first delivery of the season will be next Thursday, June 2nd.This is due to a slow start with some of the crops because of cold and rainy weather earlier this month – and the farm wants to ensure that our first box of the season is bountiful! 🙂
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
See you next week.
Cheers,
The Core Group
Hey Farm Spot,
If you haven’t signed up for Summer 2016, today is your absolute last chance to sign up.
(Here’s the link! http://csa.farmigo.com/join/farmspot/summer2016 )
There are still some spots available for the Summer 2016 CSA season! The first pick up is June 2nd and the season runs for 26 weeks, with the last pick up on December 1 (no delivery on Thanksgiving, November 24th). There are just a few days left to sign up for an organic vegetable share, and/or a non-organic fruit share. Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, May 25th. sign up here!
Any questions? Contact us as farmspot@gmail.com
Hey Farm Spot!
We’re currently looking to fill a few different volunteer positions in our core group – Treasurer, Events Coordinator, and an Assistant Coordinator (some of the duties of these positions may overlap depending on the member’s skill set). If you are interested in any of these positions please email us at farmspot@gmail.com.
Thanks!
The Farm Spot Core Group
We heard from Matt and Maggie that this year’s rainy, cold spring has slowed down the plants. Everything is on schedule with the seeding and transplanting, but it’s just been SLOW GROWING! So, they decided to postpone the first delivery by one week so they’ll have a much fuller share to harvest for us. The new starting week will be Thursday June 2nd! Please mark your calendars. We’ll still run for the full 26 weeks and will have one post-Thanksgiving distribution.
We’re really looking forward to our first distribution and a fabulous 11th year of Farm Spot!
This year we have Golden Earthworm Vegetable Shares and Briermere Fruit Shares.
As in previous years, our vegetable distributions will be from 5:30pm – 8:15pm every Thursday at St. Mark’s Church for 26 weeks starting on May 26th ending on November 17th
The fruit share will run for 15 deliveries, starting in July, depending on when the fruit is ripe.
This year we have Golden Earthworm Vegetable Shares, Briermere Fruit Shares and this year we are partnering with Said Atiq and Sali Artisans to offer olive oil, amandou (nut butter) and Morrocan spice options.
As in previous years, our vegetable distributions will be from 5:30pm – 8:15pm every Thursday at St. Mark’s Church for 26 weeks starting on May 28th ending on November 19th
The fruit share will run for 16-20 deliveries, starting at the end of June/beginning of July, depending on when the fruit is ripe.
Pick up your vegetable shares from 5:30pm to 8:15pm at St. Mark’s Church.
Spinach – 1 bunch
Garlic Scapes*Â – 1 bunch
Red Batavian Lettuce – 1 head
Red Boston Lettuce – 1 head
White Salad Turnips OR Toscano Kale OR Baby Bok Choi – 1 bunch
Strawberries – ?
*The scape is the top of the garlic plant — a delicacy you only get to savor for a few weeks each June, so enjoy! Remove the top head (the bulbous lighter part). The rest is edible. It has a distinct garlic flavor, but it is certainly milder than the cloves, which are the top of the garlic plant.
In a bag in the fridge…
Lettuce, Spinach, Scapes, Turnips, Kale & Bok Choi
• Garlic Scape Pesto
• Roasted Garlic Scapes
• Julia’s Baked Spinach via Smitten Kitchen (reduce proportions)
Email us at farmspot@gmail.com if you would like to be placed on our waiting list.
Village Fishmonger CSF (Community Supported Fishery) is offering deliciously fresh, local seafood shares to the members of Farm Spot for the 2014 Summer season!
Our fish and shellfish are sourced directly from local fishermen and shellfish harvesters, which we then process and package for you in our kitchen in Brooklyn. Â You’ll be able to sign-up to pick-up fresh, local seafood on a weekly and bi-weekly basis during the season on the same days and times that you pick up your vegetable share.
We will be offering a 1 lb or 2 lb size share of mostly fin-fish, plus add-on shares of clams, oysters, and scallops as well as a la carte items that can be ordered on a week to week basis.  Low-mercury, allergy-sensitive, and Kosher options are available too. You can sign up any time, and you’ll be prorated for deliveries until the end of the season. Note that only those households that sign up for the season can order a la carte items.
To sign up, click here and select Farm Spot CSA as your pick-up location.
New members should click “Sign Up for Shares.”
Returning Members should click “Manage My Account”
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