Updated May 7, 2013
Have you always wanted to be a part of a CSA, getting weekly doses of the best local produce around and supporting small NY farmers, ensuring that you are cooking with the highest quality of ingredients? Well, good news because there is still time to sign up for the upcoming harvest season and join up with one of the best CSAs around town. Southside CSA — which distributes weekly on Monday nights in the backyard of The Woods (S4th btwn Kent & Wythe in the shadow of the old Domino factory) — still has room for the upcoming season.
The 2013 Harvest season starts out with a bang of egg, meat & spring asparagus goodness at the end of April with the commencement of our Greig Farm Share (aka the berry share), Feather Ridge Farm Egg & Chicken Shares & Northwind Farm Meat Shares. The Vegetable Share starts mid June, followed by NY Orchard Share at the start of July. Berries, eggs, and meat all end after 24 weeks in mid October with the Vegetables and Orchard shares rolling on until Thanksgiving.
In order to make things easier for us volunteer organizers, our shares are organized up into packages. This ensures that we sell enough for our farmers and don’t drive ourselves crazy with accounting and whatnot. We offer a variety of combos, half shares, and full shares ensuring that there is something for every household and all types of cookers from the vegan chef to the guy who just likes to bake pie.
So, you want to sign up….
First, check out this list of available shares: (More details about the share types and the individual farms can be found on the info pages. Check the index to the right…)
* Full shares = weekly pickup/ Half shares = bi-weekly pick-up
** Vegetable share is a total of 25 weeks, therefore A week is 13 weeks and $22 dollars more than B week
- Full Monty Deluxe- $1,384
- Full Veg, Full Orchard, Full Berry, Full Egg
- Vegan Deluxe-$1,264
- Full Veg, Full Orchard, Full Berry
- Woods Deluxe-$1,192
- Full Veg, Half Orchard, Full Berry, Half Egg
- Berry Monty – $1,120
- Full Veg, Full Berry, Full Egg
- Domino Deluxe – $1,060
- Full Veg, Full Berry, Half Egg
- Veggie Deluxe – $1000
- Full Veg, Full Berry
- Full Monty – $934
- Full Veg, Full Orchard, Full Egg
- Woods $742
- Full Veg, Half Orchard, Half Egg
- Empire – $714
- Full Berry, Full Orchard
- Half Monty Deluxe: (A week- $703 ) (B week-$681 )
- Half Veg, Half Orchard, Half Berry, Half Egg
- Greig Farm Share- $450
- Full Shares available
We can try and help find share partners for you if you need to split with someone and cant find a neighbor, co-worker, or friend who wants to split it with you.
Next, decide on a payment plan…
In addition to the share price, there is an admin fee. This $$ goes to pay for web hosting, PO box, bank account fees, scales and other needed distribution equipment, paper and printing costs for receipts. In order to accommodate everyone we have extended payment plans. There is a sliding scale that goes along with each balance due date.
Admin Fee Scale
Pay in full at sign up – $20
Deposit at sign up & payment in full by April 29th- $25
Deposit at sign up & payment in full by June 15th – $35
Deposit at sign up & payment in full by Aug 15th – $45
Then, come to an open house sign up appointment.
See times listed below. Will keep posting events until we sell out.
- Thurs April 18th – 7-830pm
- Sat April 20th – 2-4pm
- Mon April 22nd – 7-830pm
- Tues April 23rd – 7-830pm
If none of these times fit your schedule, email to see if another time can be worked out.
Finally, check out our volunteer requirements. Each share family does 12 hours of volunteer work. It is broken down into 3 areas (3 hours volunteering at a csa distribution, 4 hours in support of local soup kitchens, and 5 hours in support of local community initiatives. See volunteer tab above for more information. Lots of fun & easy stuff that helps us keep this volunteer project sustainable.
In addition to our regular shares, we have some top-notch additional items. Check out our Meat Share, Whole Chicken Share, & Maple Share. Lots of options to eat great local meat. And ain’t nothing better to sweeten up a house like a jug of local maple!!
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