Winter Share pickup coming up: Thurs Jan 10, Saturday Jan 12 or Sun Jan 13 (DEPENDING ON YOUR SITE – PLEASE CHECK YOUR DELIVERY DAY IF YOU ARE NOT SURE)
· Please make a note of ALL the remaining pickup dates on your calendar, as they are set way in advance and do not change!
Summer signups are open for 2019 Summer/Fall shares at https://csa.farmigo.com/join/gardenofevefarm
· YOU CAN CHECK OUR WEBSITE ANY TIME IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF THE DATES 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. If you are picking up at one of the self-serve locations (Roslyn, Riverhead, Bushwick, Glendale) 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 PICKUP DIRECTIONS ARE AT THE END OF THIS EMAIL, for all sites.
FARM NEWS: Happy New Year! This is a fun time of year for farmers, when we are less tired and there is time to plan new projects and crops for the new year. We took a family trip to Malta and southern Italy where it was cold but the food is always fresh and every single house has a garden in the backyard. We love meeting farmers from other places and are always amazed at how similar farming is around the world.
IF YOU HAVE A VEGAN SHARE AND DO NOT WANT EGGS, please SET YOUR PREFERENCE for eggs to 0 (the sad face)... IF THE SOFTWARE ASSIGNS YOU EGGS, JUST SWITCH THE EGGS OUT OF THE SHARE by Sunday Night. Please don't take it personally!
Please do remember to bring your own bags, there are a few of our sites which don’t have storage space unfortunately, but if you can return the silver freezer bags (if you get meat) or white bags (if you don’t use them yourself) we appreciate that.
Greens this month are coming from our unheated “high tunnels”, so they are in limited supply. It’s the most delicious time though, because the cold makes them tender and sweet. Quality over quantity this time of year! Aphids are one pest that likes to eat greens in cold conditions, if you find any just soak the veggie in salted water and rub to get them off. They usually disappear during cooking anyway.
SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT WINTER VEGGIES:
Values 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 and distribute them WITH DIRT ON THEM, because it keeps them from drying out and/or rotting. You can store them in the fridge and this will help extend their shelf life.
For those who subscribed to the following options (not available at all sites):
FRUIT SHARE: organic navel oranges, organic tangerines and organic apples
MEAT SHARE: 1 package LI duckling legs, AND 1 cut pork AND 1 sausage AND 1 cut beef
CHEESE SHARE: mini “kunick” sheep button (one of our favorites), R&G Cheesemakers herb chèvre, and one other item
BREAD SHARE: Brioche (most likely)
BEER SHARE: Pale Ale
FUTURE PICK UP DATES:
LI SITES (not at the farm: Bayport, Mt Sinai, Stonybrook, Roslyn): THURS Feb 7, Mar 7, April 11, May 2.
BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN SITES, Glendale Queens, and Riverhead Farm:Saturdays: February 9, March 9, April 13, May 4
QUEENS Forest Hills and Kew Gardens SITES, and Riverhead Farm: Sundays Feb 10, March 10, April 14, May 5
PICKUP LOCATIONS AND TIMES:
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 and if possible we will try to help you.
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 but will be open, shares ahead of you in hall 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 “Sumner’s Luncheonette”, formerly Brooklyn Commune Restaurant (Sat, 601 Greenwood Ave, 10am-12pm)
QUEENS:
Glendale (Glendale Community Garden, 8am-9:30 am), corner of 88th Street and 7th Avenue, 74-10 88th St.
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, 9:30am-11:30 am), during bad weather please try to come as early as possible! Site Host is Lauren Hay, 917-202-5563, lauren.a.feldman@gmail.com 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 x 5
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING OUR FARM!
Chris and Eve
Garden of Eve www.gardenofevefarm.com
