Spring’s basically here and it won’t be long before our weekend farmers markets are bursting with all the colorful (and healthy) things! If you’re curious about different vegetables at the market, wish you could do more to support our local farms, or simply want a regular supply of organic produce throughout the summer than you should look into joining the Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA. First, what is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is when a group of customers pay at the beginning of the growing season for a “share” of a farm’s produce. That share is distributed throughout a given time period, in GWCSA’s case, it’s over the course of 24 weeks from June to November. GWCSA’s distributions take place on Wednesday evenings at the Park Church Co-op (129 Russell Street) and Saturday mornings by the McCarren Park Greenmarket (Driggs & N 12th Street). Still need convincing? Here are five reasons for joining GWCSA! Continue reading →
In the quiet little back patio of the Greenpoint Reformed Church, Lineage Farm provides an abundance of fresh, high quality vegetables to Farm Share Members every Saturday morning from June to November. The farmers, Jen and Jon, pile the picnic tables high with their upstate harvest, and members select their choice of items to bring home for the week’s meals. Continue reading →
“Hey veggie lovers in Greenpoint! The Greenpoint Reformed Church going to be hosting a CSA this year. Here’s the info if you’re looking to sign up for fresh veggies this spring and summer: Lineage Farm will be teaming up with the Greenpoint Reformed Church for a CSA distribution on Mondays starting June 4. This will be a weekly distribution of vegetables that runs for 22 weeks. All produce is grown with organic and biodynamic methods of farming. The variety of vegetables changes over the season. There will be about 35 different types of vegetables grown and distributed during the season with over 130 varieties of those vegetables. For more information please visit www.lineagefarmcsa.com or email the farmer who’s growing the food at [email protected].
In exchange for using the church as a base for distributing CSA veggies, Lineage Farms will be donating extra produce to the soup kitchen and food pantry. We are incredibly grateful to all the area CSAs that donate food to our hunger program. The list includes the Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA, the Paisley Farm CSA and the South Side CSA among others. Thanks to their generosity, we’re able to distribute tons of fresh veggies and fruit to hungry people in North Brooklyn.
And on a somewhat related note…if anyone you know might want assistance in applying for Food Stamps (aka SNAP benefits), Greenpoint has a wonderful Food Stamps expert who volunteers to help people with the application process and troubleshoot bureaucratic difficulties related to Food Stamps benefits. She’s available to help on Mondays from 10am – 2pm at the church.
