Community Supported Agriculture
If you are a current member, Register Now for the Community Supported Agriculture [CSA] group.
In 2004, a group of 25 families got together to organize the first CSA of White Plains, sponsored by St. Bartholomew's. We are nearly 50 families interested in closing the gap between the farmer and consumer.
We purchase food from Stoneledge Farm, LLC, which grows produce in South Cairo, NY. They are organic farmers, accredited by NOFA-NY.
Beginning the third week of every June for 24 weeks, on Wednesday, late afternoon from 3:30pm-6:30pm , they bring bags of food, picked the previous day, to St. Bartholomew's.
The cost of a share for 2008 has not been set, but it will probably be $550. This comes to a little more than $20 per week for the best vegetables you can buy. You are also supporting local agriculture, committing to a farmer.
This allows us to pay for some administrative and janitorial work at the request of the members (which costs about $70 a week, not including building costs). If you would like a fruit share, the cost is an additional $215. The fruit share includes 5-8 lbs of fruits, including berries, plums, peaches, pears, nectarines and apples. These are "low spray" and not organic. The church offers subsidies for up to 3 persons who can not normally afford to join.
We need volunteers who will
1) be the contact person
2) print out the sign up sheets and list of vegetables
3) help with set up
4) distribute the remaining food, if necessary
5) distributing recipes
We may also purchase meat from Hudson Valley Farmers.
You may contact
Pete & Debbie Kavakos
359 Ross Ruland Rd., South Cairo 12482
Phone: (518) 622-3003
stoneledge [at] surferz [dot] net
Also include your name, address, email, and phone so we can reach you.
We will send a contract.
The Harvest Calendar 2007
Beans- Summer- Green, Roma Flat, Soy Beans (Edamame)
Beans- Fall Jacob’s Cattle Dry-we will be thinking about this item-the dry beans take up a large amount of space in the field, it took three days of 4 workers to harvest them and we only get about a pound for each member.
Beets-Spring through Fall Red Ace, Chiogga, Golden(if seed is available)
Broccoli-Fall
Brussels Sprouts-Fall
Cabbage-Spring Early Jersey Wakefield, Chinese
Cabbage-Fall Green, Red
Carrots-Fall Yellow, Sugar Snax Orange, Cosmic Purple
Celariac-Fall
Corn-Fall Pop Corn
Cucumbers-Summer Slicing, Northern Pickling, Boothby Blonde
Eggplant-Summer Black Bell, Orient Express, Louisiana Long Green
Fennel-Summer
Garlic-Fall
Greens-Spring Mizuna, Tatsoi, Yakosai, Mibuna, Pak Choi
Kale-Fall Winterbor Green, Red Russian, Siberian Kale
Collards-Fall
Kohlrabi-Summer
Leeks-Fall
Lettuce-Spring, Fall Red Sail, New Red Fire, Buttercrunch, Romaine
Melons -Summer Cantaloupe
Onions- Ailsa Craig -Summer, Storage-Fall
Peas-Spring Sugar Snap
Peppers-Summer Green, Purple, Biscayne, Lipstick, Jalapeno, Chili, Habanero
Potatoes-Fall Gold, Red, Russet, White
Pumpkins-Fall Pie Pumpkin
Radish-Spring Rat Tail -Fall Diakon
Rutabaga-Fall
Spinach-Spring though Summer Perpetual
Summer Squash-Summer Zucchini, Zephyr, Sunburst
Winter Squash-Fall Carnival, Acorn, Delicata, Butternut
Swiss Chard-Summer Bright Lights
Tomatoes-Summer Heirlooms-Flora Lee, Gold Queen Slicing Tomatoes,
Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes
Tomatillo-Summer
Turnips-Spring Hakeuri, Fall Purple Top
Herbs-Spring though Fall Chives, Mint, Oregano, Parsley, Genovese Basil, Opal Basil, Cilantro, Sage, Sorrel, Rosemary
Gawain de Leeuw, gawaind[at]gmail[dot] com
Hollis Huston, newsletter hwhuston[at]earthlink[dot]net
Other Links:
The Eat Well Guide
Local Harvest, finding quality food near you
Slow FoodNYC, restoring a proper reverence for eating.
Eat Wild, a clearing house for grass fed meats and Hudson Valley Farmers
Just Food, promoting sustainable agriculture in the NY Metro region
Rural and Migrant Ministry, a site dedicated to farmworker justice
Moore Brothers Wine Magazine, a blog dedicated to small, high quality, European wineries. They have a wonderful store.