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Support Abrons Art Center and Henry Street Settlement

Our longtime home and partner, the Abrons Arts Center is currently closed but is still holding virtual classes and supporting local artists affected through direct financial support with an Artist Community Relief Fund. For more information and to contribute, visit https://www.abronsartscenter.org/

Henry Street Settlement (the parent org of Abrons) COVID-19 response team needs volunteers – Adults 18+ looking to volunteer from home or in the neighborhood. Programs include:

  1. emergency food distribution and
  2. senior check-in calls (multilingual a plus – especially Spanish and Chinese).

VOLUNTEER
See details on Henry Street’s volunteer webpage where individuals can sign-up to volunteer and learn about the different ways Henry Street is responding to the current emergency.

OR

DONATE
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2020 Flower Share & Dried Flower Add-on

Sign Up Now! See Details Below.

Take home a lush mixed bouquet of seasonal flowers, foliage, and aromatic herbs. Featuring mainly classic cottage garden annuals and perennials, all plants are selected with an eye for subtle colors, interesting textures and pleasing scents.  

Flowers by Lily Bruder-Zal of Vanishing Point Farm (Highland, NY) are grown using organic methods, right here in the Hudson River Valley, and freshly harvested so you can expect your bouquet to last up to a week.

2020 SHARE*

*UPDATE – Everlasting Dried Arrangement Order Deadline is Monday, October 12th

  • $120 for 8 weekly pick ups ($15/wk) starting Friday August 21st through October 9th, with the last consisting of dried flowers. 
  • Add-on (see images below) – an everlasting bouquet made from flowers picked throughout the season and carefully dried, so you can enjoy them through the winter. $15 for flower share members and $20 for everyone else. Pick up Friday, November 13th or Sunday, November 15th.
  • Pickup at Partybus Bakeshop on Fridays. 
  • The deadline to sign up is Friday August 14th. 

To reserve your flower share or ask questions, please send Lily an email, and you’ll receive confirmation within a day or two.  

Payment can be made via check, Venmo, or Chase quickpay, all associated with the email address: lilybruder@gmail.com. Checks can be made out to Vanishing Point Farm, and mailed to: 11 Austin drive, Highland, NY 12528

*We need to have a minimum of 10 orders to host this share. If the minimum isn’t met, you will receive a full refund.

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Registration for the 2020 Season is open!

Find info about our shares and farm on our Shares page.

Ready to sign up?
You can purchase a 2020 share 2 ways – by credit card or with a check:

Credit Card – visit our squareup store and purchase a 2020 Vegetable Share:

https://squareup.com/store/grand-street-csa

Check – use the following form to submit contact info and receive mailing instructions:

https://goo.gl/forms/8L1gB97zqsNseiCr

Registrations will be processed when payment is received.

Payment Deadlines

All payments for the 2020 season are due by May 12, 2020.

Please understand that part of the economic mission of CSA is to support the efforts of local farmers, and a big part of that support is getting cash into the farmers’ hands during the off-season, to allow for seed purchases and farm maintenance at a time when no other income is coming in.

To that end, CSA members are required to pay for the entire season before distributions begin in June. In fact, we prefer that you pay for your entire membership right away. Since that’s not always so easy to do, installment payment plans are available. To inquire about a payment plan, please send an email to info@grandstreetcsa.org with the subject: payment plan. If payments are not received by established deadlines, membership may be subject to late fees or cancellation.

Work Requirement

Please note that there is a work requirement for this CSA. As an all-volunteer operation, Grand Street CSA relies on the work-contribution of members in order to function. We are using a separate service called SignUp.com to let you pick your own shifts. Every member is expected to sign up for a minimum number of distribution shifts during the season. The total number of required shifts (1 or 2) will be determined after the registration period has closed and is dependent on the total number of members for the coming season. Instructions for fulfilling this requirement will be provided at that time.

If you have any questions, please write to info@grandstreetcsa.org. Thanks!