Community Supported Agriculture Comes To A Part Of Roosevelt Island - And They Deliver Too!
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I received a message from a Riverwalk reader reporting that a Communty Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is now available for Roosevelt Island residents but only those who live in Southtown, at least for now.
Holton Farms is in Vermont and they started a CSA this year (community supported agriculture) with delivery to NYC. ... and they deliver to our building on Friday evenings and can leave with the doorman. I have looked into other local CSAs, but they require a bigger commitment of money and time and no one else delivers! We have enjoyed the fresh eggs, freshly picked greens and su said they had excellent bacon. If we build up enough of a population on roosevelt island we may be able to ensure delivery here as their business expands in future years (they are guaranteeing delivery to 455 this season). ...According to blogger Lifestyler, CSA's usually work like this:
... Now, for those of you aren’t totally familiar with the concept of Community Supported Agriculture, here’s the 411: It’s a pretty new model for farming and food distribution. The way it works is pretty simple, with a group of local community members getting together and basically pledging to support a local farm, which they then become “shareholders” of. It’s a less-risky model for the farmer and gives them a closed market of buyers. The community members, on the other hand, get fresh, locally grown and in-season produce. Instead of buying produce from a supermarket where you may or may not be eating food that was grown with pesticides, you know exactly where your food is coming from and under what conditions it was grown...and this is the CSA experience from neighborhood blogger Ditmas Park.
Holton Farms appears to operate differently in that they deliver and:
No Commitment Required. Unlike most community supported agriculture programs (CSA), our CSA Select™ program allows you to join us for the season (our preference) or go with our week to week service (fine by us too!).If enough Roosevelt Island residents are interested in this service, perhaps it can expand to include all of the buildings.
3 comments :
That sounds great! I tried to sign up for CSA's in Queens, but the times are inconvenient. I'd love one on RI, but I live in Rivercross. How would we express our interest for this one? I'd add that I would have no problem just buying a share, rather than the method Holton Farms appears to have chosen.
I am a member and have been getting delivery for the last 3-4 weeks. You should contact Jurrien by email, he could probably come up with a way for you to participate from Rivercross. Holton farms also will deliver items from neighboring farms. I prefer choosing how much I am getting as refrigerator space is premium.
Does anyone know of CSA which delivers milk and milk products?
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