Winter Share pickup start this week – Thurs Nov 28, Saturday Dec 1 or Sun Dec 2 (DEPENDING ON YOUR SITE – PLEASE CHECK THE DELIVERY DAY of your SITE IF YOU ARE NOT SURE)· https://gardenofevefarm.com/csa/wintercsashare/
- Please make a note of ALL the remaining pickup dates on your calendar, as they are set way in advance and do not change! YOU CAN CHECK OUR WEBSITE ANY TIME IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF THE DATES INSTEAD OF EMAILING US https://gardenofevefarm.com/csa/wintercsashare/ ·
- We are not responsible for missed pickups and cannot give you refunds for this! Friends can pick up for you anytime, with no prior notice. You can also LOG IN to your account on harvie.farm and put your share on HOLD and reschedule it for a different date.
- If you are picking up at one of the self-serve locations (Roslyn, Riverhead, Bushwick) please make sure you check off your name off the sign-in sheet when you pick up.
- At many of our sites we ask that you bring your own bags and leave us the boxes/crates. There are a few others without storage where this is unfortunately not possible… So please do make sure to bring your own bags at Riverhead, Glendale, WB, Bushwick, Bed Stuy, Roslyn.
- If you are at a pickup and confused or can't find the location, please call us at 631-722-8777 select option 5 for Eve
- PICKUP DIRECTIONS ARE AT THE END OF THIS EMAIL, for all sites.
FARM NEWS: The good news is that, as with most of the early-winter shares, we are happy to be able to give you more in the box than you've paid for - we anticipate that some boxes may top out at 15 lbs! Bring your cart and your reusable bags!
Since this is the first share of the season, and you may not know what to expect, if it is not at all what you expected and you are unpleasantly surprised, you can contact us by email and we can discuss switching share types or working something out to resolve the issue. More share info and tips are below in this email - and lots of recipes on the Harvie website! www.harvie.farm
Summer signups are open for 2019 Summer/Fall shares at https://csa.farmigo.com/join/gardenofevefarm Makes a great holiday gift too! Special discount code FARMERCHRIS for those who sign up in 2018 - $10 off!
SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT WINTER VEGGIES: the number of dozen eggs in the shares varies from month to month depending on egg production, weather etc. The shorter the days and the colder the weather, the less our chickens lay and the fewer eggs there are to give out. When days lengthen in March-April there are often lots of eggs.
PLEASE REMEMBER at times there are last-minute changes to the share items, usually based on changing weather during the harvest week. They are for your use in shopping and meal planning.
Please join our Facebook page: "Garden of Eve Organic Farm CSA members", it's a great place to post a picture of something you don't recognize, trade recipes, and crow over your dinner creations!
A note on prices: The prices set for the items are based on what we sell these items for in the winter time, at our farmer's market stands. Yes, there are probably times where you can get the same item imported from Mexico, or Fla, or CA, at your local supermarket, for less. Our produce is both tastier (the cold brings out the sugars) as well as more environmentally friendly, and of course organic! You vote with your dollar and keep family farms alive in the NY Metro area, by being part of this CSA. In return, we provide you with value, flavor, health, and deliciousness over the course of the season.
SEASONAL EBB AND FLOW OF GREENS IN THE SHARE: The Dec Full Diet and Personal/Vegan share usually includes a lot of greens, Jan some greens (based on whether we have had a lot of hard freezes, snow etc), Feb a small amount of greens (just whatever we can grow in our unheated high tunnels) and March the fewest of the season (everything outside is pretty much dead, inside is used up). Good news: April things are growing again, more greens and also more in May!
DIRT ON YOUR VEGGIES: All the roots like potatoes, sweet potatoes etc have already been harvested, and are stored in our cooler through the winter. We couldn't dig them - the ground will be frozen solid! And if it's not, the cold wet ground would cause many of them to rot. We store them dirty, because the dirt on the outside helps keep them from drying out. We do wash them before giving them to you, but if you get some that are still dirty, it's because we know you may be storing them in the fridge and this will help extend their shelf life. (photo is approximate – no winter squash this month)
For those who subscribed to the following options (not available at all sites):
MEAT SHARE: 1 Pastured whole chicken (NYS), AND 1 Ham steak or other cut of Free-range grassfed pork from upstate NY AND 1 ground beef.
CHEESE SHARE: Local cheeses from Goodale Farms, Aquebogue NY our neighbor!
FRUIT SHARE: 1 half-gallon Long Island Briermere farms (our neighbor) Apple Cider AND 6 lbs of Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples.
BREAD SHARE: Multigrain Bread loaf, a delicious full grain bread with oat highlights
BEER SHARE: Pumpkin Ale
FUTURE PICK UP DATES: LI SITES (not at the farm: Bayport, Mt Sinai, Stonybrook, Roslyn): THURS Nov 29, Dec 13, 2018, Jan 10, 2019, Feb 7, Mar 7, April 11, May 2.
BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN SITES, Glendale Queens, and Riverhead Farm:Saturdays: Dec 1, 2018, Dec 15, 2018, January 12, 2019, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 4
QUEENS Forest Hills and Kew Gardens SITES, and Riverhead Farm: Sundays Dec 2, Dec 16, Jan 13, Feb 10, March 10, April 14, May 5
NOTE: all the site hosts are VOLUNTEERS. Please be nice to them! If there is a problem with your share, it is not their fault. Please contact the farm right away (ideally before you leave the distro) at 631-722-8777 x 5 and if possible we will try to help you.
PICKUP LOCATIONS AND TIMES:
MANHATTAN:
Upper West Side (Saturday 10:30am-12 pm At Trinity Lutheran Church, 164 West 100th Street, on 100th btw Amsterdam and Columbus. Downstairs basement door and ring bell for entry. Site host is Anne-Lise (646)884-4020
BROOKLYN:
Bay Ridge (Saturday, 11am-12:30pm): Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church (corner of 80th Street and 4th Ave) 414 80th Street. Bring your own bags. Coordinator: Christine Kahaly (201)232-4811.
Brooklyn Heights (Sat approx 10am-12pm): 50 Monroe Pl, First Unitarian Congregational Church ·
Bushwick (Saturday, 9 am – 11:30 am: NO LATE PICK UPS): 234 Starr Street. 234 Starr Street, between Irving and Wyckoff Aves. It is the catering kitchen of Nick Rubino, CSA member, and his business Square Meals (www.sqmeals.com). Black exterior Door has no sign. When arriving, please buzz into the building, as CSA shares will be in his space at the back of the building. Call (646) 338-3535 if door is not open. 1/2 block from Jefferson stop on the L Train ·
Bed-Stuy: At Grandchamps Restaurant, on 197 Patchen st., NOTE LATER PICK UP TIME CHANGE: 11am-1pm. owner is Sabrina. www.grandchamps.nyc, 718-484-4880. ·
Williamsburg, Brooklyn near McCarren Park Farmers Market (9am-1pm, Satrurdays). at our usual CSA location next to the dog run. Go to our market stand if you can’t find us. ·
Carroll Gardens: At Jesus & Mary & St Stephen Roman Catholic Church, 108 Carroll St (Sat, 10am-11:30 am).Pick up in RECTORY HALL is adjacent to 108 Carroll St,. It is a basement step-down to the right of the rectory (main church). Please DO NOT ring rectory (Church) Doorbell. Site host; Karma Martell, parishioner. 917-560-8162. ·
Kensington Windsor Terrace at former Brooklyn Commune Restaurant, currently "Sumner's Luncheonette" (Sat, 601 Greenwood Ave, 10am-12pm)
QUEENS:
Glendale (Glendale Community Garden, 8am-10 am), corner of 88th Street and 7th Avenue, 74-10 88th St. Pickup time 8am-9:30 am.
Forest Hills at the Forest Hills Farmers Market SUNDAYS, 9 am -1 pm, on the South Side of Queens Boulevard x 70th St, in front of the Forest Hills Jewish Center. https://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/queens/forest-hills,
Kew Gardens SUNDAY (Kew Gardens Cinema Park, 8105 Lefferts Blvd (actually around corner on Austin St, 10am-12pm), during bad weather please try to come as early as possible! Site Host is Nelson Gerena gerena.nelson@gmail.com or 917-446-7405 in a pinch
NASSAU COUNTY:
Roslyn, Long Island, Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, pick up from the front desk area (THURS 3-7 pm)
SUFFOLK COUNTY:
At the Riverhead Farm (4558 Sound Ave, any time Saturday or Sunday). SELF-SERVICE. The Farmstand will be CLOSED and you have to walk around to the right and go into the back, the shares will be boxed in the "cooler area" behind the farmstand. Bring your own bags to transfer the vegetables, and leave the box at the farm. We recommend coming during daylight hours, or bring flashlight.
Bayport: Bayport Flower House, 940 Montauk Highway, Bayport. (THURS 1pm-6pm & FRI 8 am-6 pm )
Mt Sinai: Land and Sea Fish Market, 524 Rt 25A, Mt Sinai (Thurs 1pm-7:30 pm)
Stony Brook: Made To Move Tennis & Wellness, 5 South Jersey Ave (just off Rt 25A), East Setauket (Thurs 2pm-8pm)
If you are at a pickup and confused or can't find the location, please call us at 631-722-8777 select option 5 for Eve
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING OUR FARM!
Chris and Eve
Garden of Eve
