Summer Shares: Time’s Running Out to Join a CSA Farm
Posted by: Dan Shaw
Posted on: Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Comments
What a great list. Thank you. Before the very recent arrival of a small farmers’ market in East Otis it was almost impossible to find fresh produce unless you grew it yourself. During those bleak years I wish I had known about the csa alternative. Even now it’s a relief to know there’s a possibility of a back-up source for good food. (And what cute piggies in the photo!)
There’s a CSA in Wassaic, the name of which eludes me at the moment. It serves Sharon, Amenia, Millerton, etc.
We’ve often thought about joining, but are actually worried about being over-inundated with food, and having too much waste, as we are often away for a few days at a time, and intermittently too busy to cook. I keep a small garden, but only a few low-maintenance things like salad greens, a few herbs, and tomatoes; and we buy from area farmstands regularly.
Interesting site!
We thoroughly love, enjoy and value your website. One bit of frustration stems from locating some of these places. Because the CSA’s sisn’t have zip codes, we had to individually go into each site, google map it and determine the proximity. It would be helpful to have a small map that highlights where the different farms are for easy determination of which to join. Perhaps others don’t get as turned around up here as I do.
It’s a small price to pay for a wonderful, wonderful website!
Bernadette Murray
Full Article
If you want to join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) farm this summer you don’t have a moment to hesitate: Roxbury Farm in Kinderhook just sold its remaining shares on April 4. In northern Dutchess County, Sisters HIll Farm in Stanfordville is no longer accepting members, and Hearty Roots in Tivoli has a waiting list. Here’s a list of CSAs in our region that as far as we know are still accepting members. Some of these farms are not certified organic by the USDA even though they use organic farming methods. But forget labels: these farms allow you to see where your food is grown and get to know the men and women who are feeding you. It’s always better to eat local.
If we’ve left out a CSA farm in our region that is still selling shares, please let us know. And if you have tips for how to get the most of a farm share (like how to cook Swiss chard, kale and the other healthy greens that most CSAs grow), please go to the Comments section at the bottom of this post and share your wisdom.
Berkshire County
Caretaker Farm
1210 Hancock Road
Williamstown, MA
413-458-9691
Season: June - February
Pick-ups: Tuesday & Friday afternoons; Saturday mornings
Share: $365/$565 + $110 per adult per household
Farm Girl Farm
Pumpkin Hollow Road
North. Egremont, MA
413-528-1952
Season: mid-June through mid_November
Pick-ups: Tuesday afternoon or Saturday mornings
Full-share: $515; Summer Shares (mid-June - Labor Day): $360
Holiday Farm
Holiday Cottage Road
Dalton, MA
413-684-0444
Pick-ups: Tuesday or Thursday afternoons; Saturday mornings
Season: mid-June - late October
Large Share $400; Small Share $225
Indian Line Farm
7 Jug End Road
South Egremont, MA
413-528-8301
Pick-ups: Tuesday and Friday afternoons
Season: June - November
Regular Share: $550; Summer Share (June - Labor Day) $425; Working Share $350
Columbia County
81 Roxbury Road
Hudson, NY
518-851-2331
Pick-up: Tuesday afternoons
Season: June - October
Regular Share $425; Single Share $225
Hawthorne Valley Farm
327 Route 21C
Ghent (Harlemville)
NY; 518-672-7500
Pick-ups: Thursday afternoons
Season: June - November
Vegetable Share $440; Fruit and vegetable share $590
Red Oak Farm
1921 Route 9
Stuyvesant, NY
518-799-2052
Pick-ups Tuesdays & Friday
Season: May - November
Share: $385
16 Summit Street
Philmont, NY
518-672-5509
Pick-ups: Tuesday & Friday afternoons; Saturday mornings
Season: June - November
Share: $400
Litchfield County
Chubby Bunny Farm
Undermountain Road
Falls Village, CT
860-824-4362
Pick-ups: Tuesday & Friday afternoons
Season: June - November
Full-share: $575; half-share $325
