9-01-10

Partial

2 pcs. Red Beets

1 bu of Basil

8oz Bag of Asian Mix Greens

1 Head Bok Choy

1 bu Radishes

1 bu Arugula

1 lb. Yellow Grape Tomatoes

1 lb. Red Plum Tomatoes

1/4 portion Watermelon

1 Fresh Summer Garlic bulb

Full

1 bu mixed Carrots

1 bu Cilantro

1 bu of Basil

1 Head Red Boston Lettuce

2 Heads Baby Bok Choy

2 Heads Red Romaine Lettuce

1 bu U-Choy Greens

1/2 lb. Snap Beans

1 Leek

1 bulb Kohlrabi

1 lb. Yellow Grape Tomatoes

1 lb. Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes

1 lb. Red Plum Tomatoes

1/4 portion Watermelon

2 Sweet Bell Peppers

Wednesday • 09/01/10

DUMBO / Vinegar Hill / CSA

Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a way for people to buy vegetables directly from a local farmer. Before the harvest season, members commit and pre-pay to buy fresh, locally grown organic vegetables. This year’s season runs from June 9th to November 10, 2010. Every Wednesday evening during the 23-week members will pick up their share in DUMBO.

2010 Membership is now closed.  Please  e-mail us if you would like to be put on the wait list.

Please e-mail us if you have any questions or can volunteer to help support our CSA.

A full share costs approximately $25/week and consists of 8-10 different vegetables every week. Partial shares cost approximately $15/week and contain fewer items more appropriate for a single person or household that does less cooking.  Please refer to our past delivery lists to see what we have had available last year.

Fruit Shares are also available for $160 and run 18 weeks starting Tues July 13th to Nov 9th.  Briermere Farms, Sang Lee Farm’s neighbor, is a well established farm located in Riverhead.  They are conventional growers who utilize integrated  techniques to incorporate some organic practices when feasible.  The share will consist of 2 containers of berries, or 1 berry and 3 lbs of fruit, or 6 lbs of fruit.  The berries begin in mid July with blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and gooseberries.  Peaches, yellow, white, and doughnut begin in August, along with some early apples.  Finally, in September and October a wide variety of apples will be mixed with pears.

The cheese shares are $160 for 18 weeks also starting Tues  July 13th to Nov 9th and will rotate between 3 different Artisan cheese purveyors.  We will also select different cheeses (approx weight will be 4-6 oz depending on variety).  Two of the farms are here on Long Island, Catapano Dairy in Peconic which has won #1 in the country for its chevre a few years ago; Mecox Dairy in Bridgehampton on the south fork, which was at one time a potato farm and now offers 5 different cheeses;  and Harpersfield in the finger lakes region, which has a Tilsit style cheese (similar to a Gouda) made plain or with a variety of herbs such as rosemary, lavender, jalapeno, dill, etc.

Donations

The DUMBO/Vinegar Hill CSA accepts donations to help subsidize vegetable shares to low-income families. CSA stands for community supported agriculture and we believe that everyone in the community should have access to quality organic vegetables. 100% of your donation will go towards a vegetable share for a low-income family in the Vinegar Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Please make check payable to:
DUMBO/Vinegar Hill CSA

Note: Since we do not have 501(c) status, we cannot give tax receipts for donation.

Message from our farmers

September 1st, 2010

Greetings,
This week’s harvest is a biggie for both the partial and full CSA members.
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