A Share from our Winter CSA
The winter CSA is probably our favorite part of the farming year. It was one of our main goals when starting the farm and while it is challenging, it is so rewarding to have fresh green produce coming out of the high tunnels during the winter months.
What to expect
During the winter we can grow a variety of greens: leaf and head lettuce, arugula, kale, chard, bok choy, mustard, dandelion greens, spinach and more in our unheated high tunnels. We can grow radishes and hakurei turnips and you may also receive storage crops such as potatoes, onions, garlic, beets, brussels sprouts and cabbage. You may see shoots and microgreens such as radish and broccoli microgreens and sunflower and pea shoots and there is always the possibility of some unexpected surprises as we are always trying new items for winter growing.
How it works
CSA pickups occur every two weeks from November 9th-March 15th. It is a Saturday pickup between 10AM-2PM at the farm in Rosendale. There are two different share sizes, described below. We generally try for half of the share to be freshly harvested greens, and half to be storage crops.
What is in a share and what is the cost?
We are keeping the prices for the shares the same as last year. However, if you are paying by card or PayPal, we needed to add a 3% credit card fee to the total, so the prices below are if you pay by cash or check. The prices at the bottom of the page have the fee added. We are more than happy to accept payment at the Rosendale Farmers Market or by Mail (see below)
Full Share $600 – A full share contains anywhere from 7-12 items. For example, an item may be 2 lbs of potatoes, a large bag of lettuce, a head of bok choy or ½ pound of spinach. Each share will be boxed up when you arrive and we ask that you bring your own bags to transport your veggies to their new home.
Half Share $325- A half share generally contains 5-7 items, and they are sometimes smaller quantities of each item as compared to the full share.
You can add chicken or eggs to your share
We are partnering with Hudson Valley Heirloom Farm for the eggs and Colden Springs Farm for the Chickens.
Egg Add-on $70.00- At each of the ten pickups you will get one dozen free range eggs produced by chickens who are fed a custom blend of organic feed.
Chicken Add-on $250-Unfortunately we have hit our limit on the number of chickens that were available so this is no longer an option for this season.
If you would like more than one dozen eggs per pickup or more than one chicken per pickup, please contact us.
How to Sign up
You can use the Paypal payment buttons below, you can send a check to 450 Circle Ave, Kingston NY 12401 or come to the Rosendale Farmers market and pay in person. If you have any questions or other have another payment idea, you can email me at bob@thefiddleheadway.com