Welcome to the Park Slope CSA
Our 11th season bringing local, family-farmed produce to Brooklyn begins the week of June 6, 2010.
We now offer two options for membership on two different delivery days. You can sign up for a Full Share or an Every Other Week (EOW) Share in either the Tuesday or the Thursday program.
In 2009 we added another distribution day on Tuesdays. This enabled the Park Slope CSA to meet the increasing demand for organic local produce –and to eliminate a 90-household wait list. If you are eager to join the CSA and have some schedule flexibility, we encourage you to sign up for a Tuesday share.
| Tuesdays | Thursdays |
• Pick-up time is 2:45pm–6:30pm• FULL June 8–November 2, 2010• EOW-Odd June 8–October 26, 2010• EOW-Even June 15–November 2, 2010 |
• Pick-up time is 4pm–7:30pm• FULL June 10–November 4, 2010• EOW-Odd June 10–October 28, 2010• EOW-Even June 17–November 4, 2010 |
The distribution location is the Garden of Union, a community garden on Union Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) means you sign up in advance and the farmer grows food for you. When crops are harvested you come to the Garden of Union to pick up your share during the season. By paying in advance you help Farmer Ted purchase seeds and supplies, and repair or purchase equipment to get started for the new season. If you decide to join us, we encourage you to pay as much as you can up front. If needed, you can pay in three installments --but the share cost must be fully paid and received by the Park Slope CSA prior to the first distribution.
For a look at what the CSA share consists of, see the food or jump to our join screen.
In the winter we have offered a winter produce/fruit share, an egg share, a frozen fruit/vegetable share, and the special order local goods . Winter shares are picked up on a Saturday, once a month, at a member’s home. All winter shares are contracted directly with and paid to the provider.
About us
The Park Slope CSA was founded in 2000 by Just Food and several local residents and with initial assistance from the Fifth Avenue Committee. (Yes, former FAC Director, Brad Lander, now City Councilperson, knows about CSA.)
In partnership with Windflower Farm, our second farm affiliation, since 2001, we’ve grown from 35 in members in 2000 to 280 in 2009, serving members and their families each year with fresh local produce, fruit, flowers, eggs and other goods from June into November.
Our CSA is an all volunteer membership organization coordinated by GreenSpace and hosted by the Garden of Union, a community garden on Union Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Our Partners
Windflower Farm – veggies, fruit, flowers
Elihu Farm – egg shares
CSA Lewis Waite Farm – beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey, eggs, maple syrup, honey, yogurt, cheese, bread, jams –by special order
Hot Bread Kitchen – bread shares and special orders
Winter Sun Farms – winter shares of frozen fruit and veggies
©2010 Park Slope CSA