Winter CSA Share 2009-2010

WHAT IS THE WINTER CSA SHARE?

Winter shares consist of a pre-boxed, once-a-month pickup from December through May of  approximately 15-20 lbs of our own organic vegetables, and 2-3 dozen of our pastured organic eggs. You will pick one of the following share types (they are the same price):

“Garden of Eve” share includes produce and eggs grown at Garden of Eve. A vegan option which replaces eggs with locally grown (non-organic) apples is also available.

“Shopping Basket” share will include Garden of Eve vegetables in slightly smaller quantities than the Garden of Eve share, 2 dozen eggs per month, plus 3-4 “locavore” products each month including Garden of Eve organic bread-and-butter cucumber pickles and tomato sauce; organic cornmeal and flours from Wild Hive Organic Farm; organic dried beans from Cayuga Pure Organics; OG buckwheat cereal and buckwheat from Birkett Mills NY; mushrooms; OG popcorn, Long Island raw honey, local non-organic apples from Briermere Farms, etc.  No dairy products are likely to be included this year.

FALL(Dec-Jan) will include of our own fresh organic field-grown greens such as kale, collards, Swiss chard, and Brussels sprouts, as well as some stored items such as beets, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rutabagas, cabbage, celeriac, daikon, onions, garlic, and winter squash (includes different kinds: delicata, butternut, acorn, spaghetti, etc.).

WINTER (Feb-March) will include mainly stored items such as beets, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, rutabagas, celeriac, and garlic, and butternut winter squash.

SPRING (April-May) will include our own fresh greenhouse grown delicacies such as mesclun lettuce and bunched greens, such as baby kale, mizuna, mustards, bok choi, Swiss chard, etc.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Winter Share is $45/month for 6 months, a total of $270.

Egg shares (1 dozen eggs each month, for 6 months) can be purchased for $30 each.

The value of produce over the season will be equal to or above the price, generally, although we ask for your understanding in case of some kind of unforeseen crisis, as with all CSA relationships.

Additional Egg Shares: Also available as a stand-alone item without the vegetable winter share: (1 dozen each month, for each of 6 months) are $30 each (i.e. $5/dozen for 6 pickups). You may buy as many additional egg shares as you want.  

WHEN DO WE PICK IT UP?

Please MAKE SURE you NOTE THESE DATES!

We cannot replace the share if you forget to pick it up. You are welcome to have a friend pick up a share for you, without prior notice. No volunteer time is required at pickups.

Williamsburg Brooklyn at McCarren Park Farmers Market: (none of these are holiday weekends)

Saturdays 9am-1pm: December 5, 2009, January 9, 2010, February 6, March 6, April 17, May 8

At the Riverhead Farm: Saturdays & Sundays (as above) at the Riverhead Farm:

Self Service pickup anytime during daylight hours, Saturdays and Sundays December 5-6, 2009, January 9-10, 2010, February 6-7, March 6-7, April 17-18, May 8-9

WHAT ARE THE PICKUP LOCATIONS?

Winter share is available ONLY at the Riverhead Farm and in Williamsburg-Greenpoint Brooklyn at McCarren Park . We may consider additional sites in Brooklyn depending on the level of interest. We'll give you a free share if you are willing to pick up boxes for 10 or more winter share members (at Riverhead or Williamsburg) and bring them back to your CSA location (it's only once a month!).

Riverhead farm CSA pickup will be self-service, you can pick up anytime during the day on Sat & Sun of the designated weekend.

Williamsburg, Brooklyn CSA pickup will be designated Saturdays at the Garden of Eve farmstand at the McCarren Park farmer’s market, between 9am-12pm.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

Winter shares can be purchased by filling out the form below, or printing out the winter share PRINTABLE VERSION HERE and sending a check for $270 with your contact information (name, address, phone & email) and pickup location to:

Garden of Eve, PO Box 216, Aquebogue NY 11931.

We handle all winter share signups directly through the farm so questions should be directed to us at farmer@gardenofevefarm.com or 631-722-8777

We send out reminders before each date - let us know if you know of someone who has a winter share who's not getting our emails.