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Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs allow members to support local, sustainable agriculture by partnering with a local farm and purchasing a share of a farmer's produce for the whole season. Through Ansche Chesed's program, you and your family can have access to delicious, local, and organic produce, eggs, and flowers from June through November! 

Members of the CSA at Ansche Chesed have the option of purchasing vegetable, fruit, egg and fresh flower shares from The Garden of Eve -- a certified organic farm on the east end of Long Island. To further education and awareness of food issues, we also organize events and workshops for members throughout the season. 

To Sign Up for 2013's CSA (first pick up is June 5):


Click here to register now.


We are the second to last CSA on the list: UWS Manhattan Ansche Chesed, 251 West 100th Street.  Pick-ups are on Wednesdays from 5:30 - 7:30pm.

For more about what a CSA is and how it works, click here.
2013 Pricing            Full Share                Half Share

Vegetable Share           $595.20                    $315

Fruit Share                   $275.04                    $150

Flower Share                $155                          $79.50

Egg Share                                                       $33

Variety Pak*                                                   $570.00 

Mega-Combo **            $1,050.00 

*Variety Pak includes half shares of everything.
**Mega-Combo includes full shares of everything.

In addition to the share cost, we are assessed a transportation fee of 7.5% of the total order. This covers trucking, gas, tolls, tickets (inevitable in NYC) and driver. There is also a $10 administrative fee which covers the cost of supplies and is the only money we collect for our site -- all the rest of the money goes to the farm.

CSA members each volunteer once per season.  Volunteering allows pick up to happen and is only an hour and a half, from 5:00-6:30pm for set up and first half of pick up, or from 6:30-8:00pm for second half of pick up and breakdown.  CSA members bring their own bags and bag their own shares, but we still need to set up and breakdown the produce each week.
Parents: If you are considering joining a CSA, you might enjoy reading Michael Ruhlman on the experience of cooking whole foods with your children. 

http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2013/03/parents_who_cook_michael_ruhlman.php

SHARE LIST -from the farmer and subject to change, but is usually mostly accurate.

VEGETABLE SHARE: (Greens Care/Tips)         

FRUIT SHARE: (Fruit Care Tips)

EGG SHARE: 
½ dozen pastured eggs

FLOWER SHARE: (Flower Care Tips)
Flower share is finished for the season.
  • Swap Box:  If there is a vegetable or fruit you just don't want - drop it in the swap box and take something out you would rather have.  Do NOT take an extra share of something from the tables!
  • Pick up hours are 5:30 - 7:30 PM.  Please do not come early unless you are a volunteer.  We need the time to set up signs and supplies.  Thanks.
  • DON'T FORGET TO BRING BAGS. 
News From the Farm

Check back once the 2013 season has begun!


Visit our Recipes Archive for cooking and storage tips and recipes for produce from this week's share!

"Now, happily situated in NYC, and influenced once again by our friends raving about the various NYC CSAs, we decided to set aside our bad memories and give it another go, but only after checking and double-checking what vegetables had been delivered in previous years through the same CSA. We've been happily surprised, though I'm now better prepared with cookbooks, a host of vegetarian blogs, and a CSA that actually provides what we consider more standard fare with a little bit of adventure thrown in..." Read more from CSA member Carla Fisher