CSA and Local Produce Round-up for 2015 Season

Happy Equinox! Ignore that snow out there and let's turn our minds towards Spring. This is the perfect time to sign up for your 2015 CSA (Community Supported Agriculture group). You pay at the beginning of the season and receive a weekly box of fresh, local produce. Below are not only some local produce options including the traditional CSA, but you can now try a new flexible CSA subscription program, an educational U-Pick option, and of course the local Farmer's market we all know and love. Click on each option to learn more about the farms involved, growing practices, and the types of produce offered.

	Common Ground Farm Common Ground Farm is a farm project that serves our community as an educational model for people of all ages to learn how foods grow. With education in mind, Common Ground doesn't offer the traditional CSA delivery, but offers the U-PICK program and the experience of picking your own own herbs, veggies, and flowers! This summer's U-Pick plot will include sugar snap peas, cherry tomatoes, scallions, carrots, lettuce, arugula, peppers, beans, herbs (including dill, cilantro, and basil) husk cherries, and more. The season is June 20th to September 8th, with a discount if you sign up by April 1st. U-PICK SIGN UP HERE
	Fishkill Farms Their CSA runs weekly, June through mid-November with two CSA pickup locations: at Farm Store in East Fishkill, NY, and at the Old Stone House in Brooklyn. Members picking up at the Farm Store will receive weekly bonus pick-your-own items! You can expect a variety of fruits and vegetables from the farm. Fruits may include berries, peaches, nectarines, plums, pears & apples. Vegetables may be greens, tomatoes, squash, beans, onions, potatoes, garlic & broccoli. SIGN UP HERE
	Glynwood Glynwood CSA members enjoy more than 40 different types of Certified Naturally Grown vegetables during a 24 week season. You will receive a weekly newsletter with information about the share that week, including preparation tips and recipes from Glynwood's Executive Chef. If you pickup at Glynwood’s Farm Store, you can check out their pasture-raised meat and eggs in addition to a handful of other local products. SIGN UP HERE Obercreek Farm Obercreek grows chemical-free, winter greens over in Hughsonville, NY. Using passive-solar greenhouses they cultivate carefully crafted greens mixes 52 weeks a year (that's year-round!). This summer they are partnering with Common Ground Farm & Hearty Roots Farm to bring you a Summer CSA Share (22 weeks of local, organic, seasonal vegetables!). Get a discounted share if you sign up before the end of March. SIGN UP HERE Field Goods NY based Field Goods offers weekly deliveries of local produce from a variety of area farms in three sizes of fruit and vegetable subscriptions. Rather than buying an entire season's share at once in the spring, subscriptions can be started anytime and can be easily cancelled or placed on hold. They also provide an email with what to expect in your delivery along with cooking tips. Local pick-up at Beacon Pantry (a great place to round-out your delivery with eggs,cheese, meat and pasta!). Personally recommended as a flexible, winter stop-gap for local produce. SIGN UP HERE Beacon Farmers' Market You can find the produce of many of the above farms and more at the Beacon Farmers' Market. They are open every Sunday down at the Riverfront during the summer and at the Scenic Hudson building during the winter. This year they will be back at the waterfront on April 12th. No subscription needed, buy when you like!