Ah, CSA season once again: overflowing boxes of mystery farm-freshness, that connected-to-the-earth feeling and giant zucchinis up the wazoo. Last year we gave you the lowdown on Community Supported Agriculture in Brooklyn and why every locavore, quasi-locavore and their mother seemed to be hopping on the farm wagon. Now it’s registration time again, and there are four new CSAs on top of last year’s already impressive list. A few are already sold-out for the season, but plenty are left to help you fill those crispers.
Brooklyn’s CSAs this year are offering far more than just veggies. You can sign up for fruits, eggs, honey, flowers, chicken… and then you decide if you want a full share every week, a half share every week, a full share every other week or your produce divided on to the backs of three mules delivered every third Thursday. You have options.
Here are the nuts and bolts of the CSAs still open for the season, hopefully to start you on your way. All prices are for shares of vegetables:
Bay Ridge
Yellow Hook CSA
2010 season: Jun. 10-Nov. 11 (23 weeks)
Full share: $516 ($22.43/wk)
Half share: $268
Requirements: 1 distribution shift per season (3 hours)
Location: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 414 80th St.
Email: yellowhookcsa@gmail.com
Bedford Stuyvesant
Bed-Stuy Farm Share (choose Tues. or Wed.)
2010 season: Jun. 5-Oct. 30 (22 weeks)
Full share: $600 ($27.27/wk); low income: $475, $375
Half share: $325; low income: $250, $200
Requirements: 4 hours per season
Location: Bread Stuy Cafe, 403 Lewis Ave. (Tues.); 497 Quincy St. (Wed.)
Email: bedstuycsa@gmail.com
Brooklyn Heights
Sweet Pea CSA
2010 season: June-November (24 weeks)
Full share: $540 ($22.50/wk)
Half share: $280
Requirements: 2 shifts per season (3-4 hours total)
Location: First Unitarian Congregational Society, 50 Monroe Pl.
Email: sweetpeacsa@gmail.com
Bushwick
Bushwick Food Coop CSA
2010 season: Jun. 9-Nov. 17 (24 weeks)
Full share: $540 ($22.50/wk) (sliding scale possible)
Half share: $280
Quarter share: $135
Requirements: TBD
Location: probably Cathedral of Joy, 43 George St.
Email: csa@bushwickfoodcoop.org
Carroll Gardens
Carrol Gardens CSA
2010 season: June-November (24 weeks)
Full share: $540 ($22.50/wk)
Half share: $280
Requirements: TBA
Location: MTA Community Garden, 192 2nd Pl. at Smith St.
Email: carrollgardenscsa@gmail.com
Cobble Hill
Cobble Hill CSA
2010 season: Jun. 1-Dec. 14 (29 weeks)
Full share: $507.50 ($17.50/wk)
Half share: NA
Requirements: TBA
Location: Christ Church, 326 Clinton St. at Kane St.
Phone: 718-856-1882
Crown Heights
Crown Heights CSA
2010 season: June-November (23 weeks)
Full share: $585 ($25.43/wk)
Half share: $370 ($16.09/wk)
Requirements: 2 shifts per season (4 hours)
Location: Franklin Park, 618 St. John’s Pl. (Near Franklin Ave.)
Email: crownheightscsa@gmail.com
Central Brooklyn CSA
2010 season: 22 weeks
Full share: $485-$290 (income based); $120 (food stamps/SNAP)
Half share: $240-$145; $60 (food stamps/SNAP)
Requirements: 4 hours per season
Location: Hebron SDA Church, 1256 Dean St. at New York Ave
Email: centralbrooklyncsa@gmail.com
Crown Heights South CSA
Email: CrownHeightsSouthCSA@gmail.com
Location: St. Gregory School, 991 St. Johns Pl.
Ditmas Park
Ditmas Park CSA
2010 season: 20 weeks
Full share: $500 ($25/wk)
Half share: $350
Requirements: 1 shift per season (2 hours)
Pick-up location: Third Root Community Health Center, 380 Marlborough Rd. at Cortelyou Rd.
Email: ditmasparkcsa@gmail.com
Downtown Brooklyn
Brooklyn Beet CSA
Email: brooklynbeetcsa@gmail.com
Location: YWCA, 30 Third Ave.
Brooklyn Bridge CSA
2010 season: Jun. 8-Nov. 9 (23 weeks)
Full share: $688-$488 ($29.91-$21.21/wk) (income-based)
Half share: $353-$253 (every other week)
Partial share: $418-$318 (every week, less stuff)
Requirements: 2 shifts per season (four hours)
Location: Congregation Mt. Sinai, 250 Cadman Plaza West
Email: brooklynbridgecsa@gmail.com
DUMBO
DUMBO CSA
2010 season: Jun. 8-Nov. 9 (23 weeks)
Full share: approx. $25/wk
Half share: approx. $15/wk
Requirements: 2 shifts per season
Location: Phoenix House, 50 Jay St.
Email: core@dumbocsa.org
East New York
East NY Farms! CSA (2010 info TBA)
Email: janelle@eastnewyorkfarms.org
Phone: 718-649-7979
Location: ENY Farmer’s Market, Schenck Ave., between New Lots and Livonia Aves.
Flatbush
Flatbush Farm Share
2010 season: Jun. 3-Oct. 28 (22 weeks)
Full share: $595-$265 ($27.04-$12.04/wk) (income-based)
Half share: $315-$140
Requirements: 4 hours per season
Location: Flatbush Reformed Church, 890 Flatbush Ave. at Church Ave.
Phone: 212-741-8192 x7
Fort Greene
Fort Greene CSA
Currently sold-out of full-cost shares.
Email: csa@fortgreenecsa.org for info on limited shares for low-income households.
Kensington/Windsor Terrace
Kensington / Windsor Terrace CSA
2010 season: Jun. 12-Nov. 21 (24 weeks)
Full share: $540 ($22.50/wk)
Half share: $280
Requirements:
Location: Windsor Terrace Community Garden, 179 E. 4th St.
Email: kwtcsa@gmail.com
Park Slope
Park Slope CSA (Tues. or Thurs.)
2010 season: Jun. 8/10-Nov. 2/4 (22 weeks)
Full share: subscribe to PScsaALL-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for pricing
Half share: subscribe to PScsaALL-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for pricing
Requirements: 5 hours (full share); 2.5 hours (half share)
Location: Garden of Union, Union St. between Fourth and Fifth Aves.
Email: jjanda@igc.org
Phone: 718-707-1023
Prospect/Lefferts Gardens
Prospect Lefferts Gardens CSA
2010 info TBA
Email: info@plgcsa.org
Phone: 347-823-1076
Red Hook
Added Value Red Hook CSA
2010 info TBA
Phone: 718-855-5531
Sunset Park
Sunset Park CSA
2010 season: Jun.-Nov. (22 weeks)
Full share: $475/$315 ($21.59/$14.32/wk) (income based)
Half share: $245/$165
Requirements: 2 shifts per season (4 hours)
Location: St. Michael’s Church, 352 42nd St. at Fourth Ave.
Email: sunsetparkcsa@yahoo.com
Williamsburg
East Williamsburg CSA
2010 season: Jun. 5-Oct. 30 (22 weeks)
Full share: $510 ($23.18/wk)
Half share: $270
Requirements: 1 shift per season (2 hours)
Location: Red Shed Community Garden, 266 Skillman Ave. (Skillman Ave. and Kingsland Ave.)
Email: eastwilliamsburgcsa@gmail.com
South Side CSA
2010 season: Jun. 14-Nov. 8 (22 weeks)
Shares: $710-$320 ($32.27-$14.55/wk): almost endless combinations and prices available for veg., fruit, berries, eggs.
Requirements: various duties, time commitments
Pick-up location: The Woods, 48 S. 4th St., between Wythe & Kent
Email: southsidecsa@gmail.com
Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA (Wed. or Sat.)
2010 season: June-November (24 weeks)
Full share: $540 ($22.50/wk)
Half share: $280
Requirements: several options (3-4 hours per season)
Location: McCarren Park, between the dog run and the Green Dome Community Garden (Sat.);
Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 129 Russell St. (Wed.)
Email: williamsburgcsa@gmail.com
View Comments (7)
Boys, does this post really say "giant zucchinis up the wazoo"? Which CSA is that?
Wazoo is an obscure agricultural term that describes an oversize, inverted cornucopia. A mature zucchini can exceed the volumetric capacity of ordinary cornucopias, requiring the use of a wazoo.
You are the absolute BEST for putting this together! Thank you!
Thanks so much for this awesome list! I work with the Central Brooklyn CSA and I would like to point out that anyone can join our CSA as long as they can make it to the drop-off point by the appointed time (Wednesdays, 4pm-7:30pm). Folks living or working in Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy, and Clinton Hill will probably find it easiest to get to us.
Thank you for posting this!
Just wanted to let people know that the Greenpoint Williamsburg CSA (GWCSA) has updated its website, and can now be found here: http://www.gwcsa.org. Also feel free to email us at info@gwcsa.org.
Happy Harvest!
Greenpoint Williamsburg CSA (GWCSA)
We have a 12 week CSA starting January 13th 2015. It's $250.00 and pickups will be every Tuesday until March 31 2015. Will include done special goodies as well! Sign up in the store or on our website by January 8th 2015 to participate.
Rabbit moon
334 Marcus Garvey blvd
Brooklyn NY 11221
Ph# 917-330-1627
http://www.rabbitmoonstore.com