CSAs
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Members who sign up purchase shares of a local farm’s seasonal produce. The produce is delivered to specific locations, usually on a weekly basis. Most CSAs require about four hours of volunteer time per season.
The harvest seasons typically lasts 20-24 weeks, from June through November. Members typically sign up in late February or early March. Demand is growing, so be sure to sign up early! Most CSAs sell out their shares by May.
Neighborhood | Shares | Pickup Location | Farm(s) | Contact Info. |
Bay Ridge CSA | | Presbyterian Church 6753 (between Senator & 68th Streets) | Hearty Roots Farm | |
Bed-Stuy CSA http://bedstuycsa.wetpaint.com, a project of Bed-Stuy Farm Share | Vegetables, fruit and eggs. Membership payment is on sliding scale based on income. | | Conucopia Farms Wilklow Orchard Tello’s Green Farm | 718 783 8443 |
Brooklyn Beet (Borem Hill) http://brooklynbeetcsa.ning.com/ | Vegetables, fruit, eggs, pasta | YWCA, | Angel Family Farm, Knoll Crest Farm. Meat from Lewis Waite Farm* | |
Bushwick CSA http://www.bushwickcsa.com/ | Vegetables | Make the Road NY | Nolasco Farms | 718-418-7690 x232 |
Carroll Gardens CSA http://www.gardenofevefarm.com/csa_carroll.htm | Vegetables, fruit, eggs, and flowers | Saturdays 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | | |
Clinton Hill CSA http://www.clintonhillcsa.org/ | Vegetables, fruit, flowers, eggs, meat, cheese, honey, jam, coffee. Membership payment is on sliding scale based on income. | |  Windflower Farms, Meat from Lewis Waite Farm* | information@clintonhillcsa.org 718.907.0616 |
Cobble Hill CSA http://www.cobblehillcsa.org/ | Vegetables, fruit, flowers, meat, and canned/tomato shares. (Meat and eggs for sale at same location/time.) | Tuesdays 4-8 p.m. at Christ | Green Thumb Farm Wilklow Orchards | Justin Knapp (773) 412-2643 |
http://crownheightscsa.wordpress.com/ | Vegetables | | Sang Lee Farms | |
Ditmas Park CSA http://www.ditmasparkcsa.org | Vegetables, fruit, eggs, honey | | Amantai Farm | |
DUMBO/Vinegar Hill http://www.dumbocsa.org/ | Vegetables | | Sang Lee Farms | |
East New York CSA http://www.eastnewyorkfarms.org/csa.html, a project of East New York Farms! | Vegetable and fruit shares. Fees on a sliding scale based on income. | Saturdays at the ENY Farmer’s Market, New Lots and Schenk Aves. | W. Rogowski Farm United Community Centers Youth Farm | 718-646-7979 x16 |
Flatbush Farm Share http://flatbushfarmshare.wordpress.com | Vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, coffee. Fees on a sliding scale based on income; food stamps accepted. Also, cooking workshops, potlucks, trips to farm, food policy resources | Wednesdays 5-8 p.m. at CAMBA Flatbush Reformed Church site, 890 Flatbush on | Farm at Miller’s Crossing, Breezy Hill Orchards, Crop to Cup Coffee | |
Fort Greene http://www.fortgreenecsa.org/ | Vegetables. Fees on a sliding scale based on income. | (corner of | Nolasco Farm | 718-852-2960 x312 |
 Greene Harvest ( http://www.greeneharvestcsa.com/ | Fruit, eggs, pasta | Habana Outpost | The Farm at Miller’s Crossing, Knoll Krest, Breezy Hill Orchards, Stone Ridge Orchard | |
Greenwood Heights CSA http://www.greenwoodheightscsa.com | Vegetables | Pick up Saturday mornings at | Hearty Roots Community Farm | |
Greenpoint-Williamsburg http://www.greenpoint-williamsburgcsa.org/news.php | Vegetables, fruit, flower, eggs | N. 12th & Driggs and | | |
Kensington/Windsor Terrace CSA http://www.kwtcsa.blogspot.com/ | Vegetables, fruit, eggs, and flowers. Several share options available. | Saturday mornings at | | |
KWT Neighbors Pastured Meat and Poultry Co-op http://www.csalewiswaitefarm.com | Grass-fed and organic meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, breads, and jams | Oak and Iris Cafe, East 4th St. and Ft. Hamilton Pkwy Winters: Saturday 12-4 p.m. Summers: Thursday 4-8 p.m. | Lewis Waite Farm and others | lizwollman@yahoo.com |
Park Slope CSA | Vegetables, fruit, flowers, eggs, meat. | Tuesdays 3-6:30, Thursdays 4-7:30 p.m. at Garden of | Windflower Farm, Elihu Farm, meat from Lewis Waite Farm* | 718-707-1023 |
| Vegetables, fruit, flowers, eggs; meat and honey once a month. Various share options, prices on sliding scale based on income. Food stamps accepted. | Thursdays 4:30-7:30p.m. at PS 9 cafeteria, located at | Windflower Farm, meat from Lewis Waite Farm* | 646-918-0701 |
|  Vegetables and fruit, low-income discounts | Pick up Tuesdays 4:15-7:15 p.m. at | | |
Red Hook CSA | Vegetables | 305 Van Brunt Street
| Value Added Farm | 718-855-5531 |
Southside CSA ( http://southsidecsa.wordpress.com/ | Vegetables, fruit, eggs | 20 Broadway (btwn Kent & Wythe) | MimoMex Farm | |
Sunset Park http://sunsetparkcsa.org/ | Vegetables, fruit, eggs | St. Michael's Church | MimoMex Farm | |
Sweet Pea ( | Vegetables, fruit, flowers, and eggs. Various share options. | Pick up Wednesdays 4:30-7:30 p.m. at First Unitarian Congregational Society in | | |
East | Vegetables | | Hearty Roots Farm | 845-943-8699, BR Shute |
*Lewis Waite Farm offers meat via CSA Pastured Meat and Poultry. See (http://www.csapasturedmeatandpoultry.com/csa-information.aspx) for more information.
See also My Farm Share http://myfarmshare.com
Sustainable Food Stores in Park Slope
Back to the Land http://backtothelandnaturalfoods.com
718-768-5654
Bierkraft http://www.bierkraft.com/
191
(718) 230-7600
Blue Apron
(718) 230-3180
22 Flatbush btwn
718-783-1250 bklyn.larder@gmail.com
Get Fresh http://www.getfreshnyc.com/
370
718-360-8469 info@getfreshnyc.com
Park Slope Food Coop http://foodcoop.com/
(718) 622-0560
Smith-Union Meat Market
(718) 624-0699
Union Market http://www.unionmarket.com/
718-230-5152
718-499-4026
Also see Slow Food NYC Snail of Approval list http://slowfoodnyc.org/programs/soa/awards?loc=brooklyn
Sustainable Food Organizations
Brooklyn Food Coalition (formerly Brooklyn Food Conference) http://brooklynfoodconference.org
BK Farmyards (you have the land; they do the farming) http://bkfarmyards.blogspot.com/
Just Food http://www.justfood.org/jf/index.html
Sustainable Table http://www.sustainabletable.org/home.php
Local Fork: a lovacore’s guide to
The Cornucopia Institute http://cornucopia.org
Consumers
Monterey Bay Aquarium produces a guide for seafood: http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/SeafoodWatch.asp
Organic delivery
Eat Wild http://eatwild.com/
Urban Organic http://urbanorganic.com/
Recommended Dairies/milk brands
Organic Valley
Natural by Nature
Ronnybrook Farms
Milk Thistle Farms
Recommended
The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
What to Eat by
Real Food by Nina Planck http://www.ninaplanck.com/
