Brook Farm Project
60 Gatehouse Road, New Paltz
(845) 255-1052; www.brookfarmproject.org
The CSA share consists of a wide variety of mixed vegetables, all sustainably grown. Several additional products offered for a fee: pick-your-own raspberries and blueberries, free-range eggs, pastured chicken, and grass-fed beef. Full shares can be picked up every week, half shares can be picked up every other week, and student shares have a weekly pickup during fall semester. Share costs are on a sliding scale. A full share costs $950, or $750 with the completion of 20 hours a season, a half share is $550, or $450 with the completion of 10 hours a season, and a student share is available late August-Thanksgiving and costs $350 plus the completion of 10 hours a season.
Cascade Farm
124 Harmony Road, Patterson
(845) 878-3258; www.cascadefarmschool.org
At Cascade Farm, a variety of vegetables are available, as well as eggs, honey, and maple syrup. Full shares are available for $575 each. Shares can be picked up at the farm once a week. Each share averages about 10 lbs per week over 20 weeks, from June to mid-October. All shares are booked for 2010.
Common Ground Farm
79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls
(845) 231-4424; www.commongroundfarm.org
Common Ground Farm in Wappinger's Falls uses organic growing practices and has a large variety of produce including a U-Pick garden. Membership is $500 for a working share and $600 for a non-working share. If you feel a share is too large for you, then you can split a share. There is an additional $25 basic membership fee when splitting. They also offer Children's Education classes, Adult Workshops, an Auction, Brunch in the Fields, and a Harvest Dance at the end of the season.
Eats Village Farm
677 Sawkill Road, Kingston
(845) 532-2448; www.eatsvillagefarm.com
Eats Village uses only organic fertilizer and offers fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Types of shares: full costs $660, senior costs $300 to $550, half costs $375. Herb and flower shares are available for an extra cost: $175 for a full share, $75 for a half share, and $50 to $100 for seniors. Working shares are also available—a full share requires six hours per week and a half share requires three hours per week. Pickups are Sundays 12pm to 3pm at the farm. Local delivery is available for $50 extra per year.
The Farm at Miller’s Crossing
81 Roxbury Road, Hudson
(518) 851-2331; www.farmatmillerscrossing.com
A regular share is $475, and a single share is $247.50. Shares give members vegetables and herbs from June through October. Volunteering for pickup distribution is required of members, at least one or two sessions preseason. Distributions are Tuesday at the farm. Shares for 2010 are full.
Fishkill Farms
9 Fishkill Farm Road, Hopewell Junction
(845) 897-4377; www.fishkillfarms.com
Fishkill Farms is primarily an apple orchard but also offers dozens of pick-your-own fruits (including cherries, berries, peaches, and nectarines) and five acres of vegetables. All produce is organically grown. The season runs from June to November. A fruit share is $350, supplying enough for a large family. The fruit and vegetable share is $625 and includes the same amount of fruit as a fruit share with the addition of vegetables—enough to supply a large family or an avid canner. They also offer an apple club for those who can’t participant all season. The apple share runs from September to October and is $140. It provides 120 lbs of apples plus the option of 15 lbs of pears or either one large, two medium, or two small pumpkins. The sign-up deadline is May 15.
Fog and Thistle Farm
4872 Route 9G, Germantown
(518) 537-6139; www.fogandthistlefarm.com
Fog and Thistle Farm is 60 acres of vegetable fields, an apple orchard, an active sugar bush, and medicinal herbs. They use no synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or genetically modified seeds and adhere to organic standards while incorporating biodynamic methods. Pick-ups will be market style every week at the farm, and members receive a newsletter with recipes as well. A farm share is $500 from June 8 to October 19, a low-income share is available by application for $250, an autumn harvest share is $150 and runs five weeks from October 19 to Thanksgiving, or you can sponsor a share for a donation of $1-$450, which helps support low income shares.
Glynwood Center
1 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring
(845) 265-3338; www.glynwood.org
Glynwood grows Certified Naturally Grown vegetables, as well as flowers, eggs, and pasture-fed chickens. Glynwood Center farm’s season: June to October. Full shares are $650 each for 20 weeks. CSA volunteers must commit at least one day per week (2 hours) for eight weeks. All shares are booked for 2010.
Boni-Bel Farm & Country Store
301 Doansburg Road, Brewster
(845) 279-1090
Boni-Bel Farm offers a simple “pay-as-you-go” system. Members will receive an extra 10 percent green incentive on a chosen prepayment amount ranging from $100 to $500, which can be used to purchase Boni-Bel Farm products at the Country Store. For extra perks on produce, you can work on the farm, although work is not required to have a share.
Harmony Farm
144 Broadlea Road, Goshen
(845) 294-3181; [email protected]
Harmony Farm CSA grows vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Working shares are $400 for the season with the agreement to work at the farm 30 hours a season. Standard shares are $600 for the season, with no work required and include 10 to 12 items per week. A small share is available for $400, and includes 6 to 8 items per week. The season lasts for 24 weeks from June to November; shares collected weekly.
Hawthorne Valley Farm
327 Route 21C, Ghent (Harlemville)
(518) 672-7500 x105; www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org
Hawthorne Valley Farm grows over 40 varieties of vegetables on a 10-acre market garden using organic and biodynamic farming methods. Members can choose from full vegetable shares or a vegetable and fruit share. The cost of a share runs from $460 to $710 depending on the type of share and location. Pickups for the 2010 season will be at the farm in Harlemville, Garden City, and Riverdale.
Hearty Roots Farm
223 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook
(845) 943-8699; www.heartyroots.com
Hearty Roots farm has sites in Tivoli, Kingston, and Woodstock. CSA shares include a wide range of seasonal vegetables and some fruit. At certain CSA pickup sites, add-ons are available such as fruit, eggs, and dry beans. A full share costs $590 and an every-other-week share costs $325. Members are encouraged to join the farm on community work days and farm celebrations. You receive 8 to 10 varieties of produce, a total of 5 to 20 lbs per week/biweekly. The season runs for 22 weeks, from June to October.
Midsummer Farm
156 East Ridge Road, Warwick
(845) 986-9699; www.midsummerfarm.com
Midsummer Farm is a small (24 shares) certified organic, certified animal welfare-approved, biodynamic CSA. Vegetables, herbs, greens, cut flowers, and eggs are available. Shares are determined by product type. A vegetable share costs $625, an egg share is $125 for spring and summer (16 weeks) and $85 for winter, an herb share is $55, a cut flower share is $60, a nut and seed share is $368, and a fruit share is $560. There is also a vegetable and herb share for $1,195. Shares for the 2010 season are full.
Northwind Farms
185 West Kerley Corners Road, Tivoli
(845)757-5591; www.northwindfarmsallnatural.com
Northwind Farms is family run and provides all-natural poultry, turkey, duck, rabbit, goat, and pasture-raised pork and beef. Their season runs from June to September. A full share is $600 (20 to 22 lbs per month,) a half share is $280 (10 to 12 lbs per month), and a family share is available for $700 (35 to 37 lbs per month) for four months. Both include chicken plus pork and beef in various cuts depending on availability. Pickups will be once a month at the farm, Woodstock Farm Festival Market, and Kingston Farmers Market. The deadline for sign-up is May 15.
Paisley Farm
Route 9, Upper Red Hook
(845) 756-3803; www.upstatefarmsny.com
Paisley Farm is a 25-acre organic farm in Tivoli offering vegetable shares, fruit shares, egg shares, and omega egg shares (eggs from chickens fed for optimum Omega 3 levels). From June 9 through November 3. A vegetable shares costs $550, with eight to ten pounds of vegetables a week. A fruit share ($290) is composed of two to four varieties of fruits and berries each week. An egg share is $95 for one dozen eggs per week. An omega share share is $105 for one dozen eggs per week.
Phillies Bridge Farm Project
45 Phillies Bridge Road, New Paltz
(845) 256-9108; www.philliesbridge.org
Eggs, an extensive variety of vegetables in season, and option shares for sweet corn, berries, and orchard fruits are all available. A CSA farm share costs $500 and includes farm membership. A split share, which also includes farm membership, is $265. Optional shares, which are distributed in season, are: $70 for a full-dozen corn share, $35 for a half-dozen corn share, $90 for a berry share, and $90 for an orchard fruit share. The season runs from late May until mid-November. Pickups are at the farm every Saturday.
Poughkeepsie Farm Project
Corner of Raymond and Hooker Avenues, Poughkeepsie
(845) 473-1415; www.farmproject.org
Standard shares run full season from June-November and small shares run for the summer or fall only. There are also nonworking shares available. Standard shares are about 10 lbs per week and small shares run about 5 lbs per week. Each share will feature seasonal vegetables and fruits, plus pick-your-own options. Contact the Poughkeepsie Farm Project for prices. All shares are booked for 2010.
Roxbury Farm
2343 Route 9H, Kinderhook
(518) 758-8558; www.roxburyfarm.com
Roxbury Farm offers vegetables, fruit, pasture-raised pork, lamb, and beef. Shares are for a total of 25 weeks, from June to December, and costs between $493 and $572, depending on site location. A 22-week fruit share is $70. If you opt out of work there is a work requirement surcharge of $40. One share yields enough produce for a family of four—10-17 lbs of freshly harvested produce each week. There are various pickup locations throughout the Capital Region.
Second Wind CSA at the Four Winds Farm
158 Marabac Road, Gardiner
(845) 417-5624
http://users.bestweb.net/~fourwind/second_wind_csa.htm
Second Wind CSA is located at the Four Winds Farm, a 24-acre certified organic, no-till, diversified farm. The farm offers a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and herbs, including heirloom tomatoes and specialty greens. Fresh eggs from pastured hens and grass-fed beef and poultry are available. Apple shares are available from Liberty View Farm for $12. A basic share is $500. Pickups will be at the farm and in Garrison (Garrison requires a $75 delivery fee).
Shoving Leopard Farm
845 River Road, Barrytown
(845) 758-9961; www.shovingleopardfarm.org
Mixed vegetables, pick-your-own flowers, and honey (from Anarchy Apiaries) are available. Shares available: full vegetable shares, weekender (half) vegetable share, floral share, egg share (through Awesome Farm in Tivoli), and possible fall fruit share (through Montgomery Place Orchards in Annandale-on-Hudson). A vegetable share costs $375 and includes produce, eggs, flowers, and honey, and a flower share costs $125 for 12 weeks. Pickup is weekly at the garden, either Tuesdays or Fridays, 4pm to 7pm, from early/mid-June through October. The vegetable shares are full for the 2010 season.
Sisters Hill Farm
127 Sisters Hill Road, Stanfordville
(845) 868-7048; www.sistershillfarm.org
Sisters Hill Farm grows more than 100 varieties of 50 different vegetables. The season lasts from June to November. Shares can be picked up on Saturdays or Tuesday at the farm and provide 4 to 15 lbs of vegetables per week. The cost for a weekly shares is $600 to $700. An every other week share is $325 to $375. Pick ups are Tuesdays at the farm or the cottage of Mount St. Vincent, in the Bronx, and Saturday at the farm.
Taliaferro Farms
187 Plains Road, New Paltz
(845) 256-1592; www.taliaferrofarms.com
From May through October, Taliaferro Farms grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. At times, there are 20 to 30 different types of produce to choose from for your weekly share. Members can also purchase produce at a discount price, in addition to their CSA share. Full shares costs $900 per year and offer nine different kinds of produce, and half shares costs $475 per year.
The W. Rogowski Farm
327-329 Glenwood Road, Pine Island
(845) 258-4574; www.rogowskifarm.com
Rogowski Farm offers vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs. The season lasts for 26 weeks from June through November. A full or large share provides enough vegetables for a family of three to four for one week. A half or small share suits a smaller household. Share prices are $800 for a full share and $400 for a half share. Pickups are once a week at the farm or Warwick Valley Farmers Market.
Walnut Grove Farms
285 Youngblood Road, Montgomery
(845) 313-4855; www.walnutgrovefarms.net
A full share costs $350 per year with a work commitment of one to two hours per week. A full share with no work required is $425 per year. A variety of produce is available, with meat, pies, and jams offered for an additional cost.
