The folks at Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS) passed along news about their ongoing community-supported agriculture (CSA!) program... and info about how to take part this fall...
The program runs week to week. A person can sign up just the weeks they want produce. One just pre-pays for the weeks they want to participate. It is $10 per week and you get a full bag of locally grown seasonal produce.
In September, the Miracle Garden, 194 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B, serves as the pick-up spot Show up between 1-3 p.m. at Miracle Garden this coming Sunday [Sept. 1] and start supporting an amazing community organization that promotes the community gardens in the East Village while also supporting local farming and healthy eating.
All the money goes to the local family farm.
Questions about the CSA? Ask away via email: info@lungsnyc.org.
6 comments:
It's a great program. I've been using it for a while and it's kind of fun not knowing exactly what you get and then incorporating it in your cooking.
That’s an amazing bargain CSA
SEPTEMBER - What date please?
Anyone know which farm the produce is from? I'm wondering if they use pesticides.
It is every Sunday through November (See the flyer in the photo) so come by Miracle Garden on 3rd St this Sunday the 1st between 1-3pm.
I've always found CSAs frustrating; at the beginning of the season, there's a trickle of produce, and maybe not even enough for one person. Then, after a few weeks, there's a family-size load of food every week, and I'm overwhelmed. It's true, if I were more systematic, I'd make it a point to freeze and preserve this food to last me through the winter, but it doesn't work that way.
@Kate&Tobias: I don't know if they're using the same farm, but when I was in this program, they used Acevedo farm, who sets up at the Sunday Greenmarket in Tompkins. They are chemical-free, but have chosen not to participate in the NOFA certification because it's too expensive for a lot of small farms. I love their produce and buy from them every week.
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