From our hosts this season …
Weekly or biweekly shares of freshly baked bread – coincides with Summer Season
- Baguette
- Sourdough
- Brioche
- Multigrain Pullman
- Mystery Loaf
2021 Fish Shares
Salmon by Iliamna Fish Co.
Fourth generation family-owned fishing cooperative based in Bristol Bay, Alaska on the Bering Sea.
The Share – one-time fall pick up of Wild Alaskan Sockeye – 12 lbs. of flash frozen fillets
Sign up ASAP – until June 5th or when shares sell out
- Go to: https://redsalmon.com/
- Chose your share and select Grand Street (pink) as your pick up location on the calendar – September 21st or October 5th.
- Pay in full or pay half now and half in the fall.
- Note that pick up will at Partybus Bakeshop. You’ll receive a reminder by email.
The Fish Drop by Fulton Fish Market
Downtown by the docks since 1822 and relocated to Hunts Point in the Bronx in 2005
The Share – fresh, wild-caught, and ready to cook 2-serving share of fish from US waters. Add-on options, like shrimp, clams, smoked salmon & more.
Starts on or around June 29th.
- Go to: https://www.thefishdrop.com/grandstcsa
- Sign up by Sunday to pick up that Tuesday.
- Rolling sign up with week-to-week and 4-week options
- Pick up your share at Partybus Bakeshop on Tuesday.
2021 Flower Share – Vanishing Point Farm
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.
2021 SHARE*
*Share is dependent on reaching a minimum number of orders.
- Pickup at Partybus Bakeshop on Tuesdays.
- $240 for 16 weekly pickups ($15/wk) starting Tuesday June 22nd through October 5th, with the last consisting of dried flowers.
- $120 for 8 weekly pick ups ($15/wk) starting Tuesday August 17th through October 5th, with the last consisting of dried flowers.
- Add-on (see images below) – an additional 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. Delivered on Tuesday, October 5th.
- The deadline to sign up is Monday June 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 Zelle, 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.
2021 Summer Season – Open Now
CSA Registration is now closed. Check back later this summer for information about our Fall Share.
We are starting to thaw out here, and even though the farm is still covered in snow, the crew at Norwich Meadows is hard at work getting ready for the upcoming season. By sending payment now, we help our farm with a much needed infusion of funds to prepare for the coming season, invest in the land and the team that produces our food. The earlier we send our payment, the better for the farm and us!
1 Weekly Share = $731
Biweekly Share = $366
Prices valid until April 15th
Late Sign Up Prices – April 15th – May 15th
1 Weekly Share = $833.79
Biweekly Share = $417.05
Add-Ons from NMF
In order to purchase add-on shares fulfilled by Norwich Meadows Farm, you must purchase a vegetable share. This is because add-ons are a service that NMF provide to members at cost and isn’t a source of income for the farm.
2021 Add-On Shares – Available Weekly or Biweekly (See prices here)
Fruit – Various Local Producers
Eggs – Norwich Meadows
Mushrooms – Bulich Mushrooms
Yogurt – Ithaca Milk
Extras Info coming soon!
Other details:
– We will remain at Partybus Bakeshop for the 2021 Season.
– Distribution on Sundays, 9:30-5pm
Find out more about how our CSA works by reading About Us.
Early Bird Sign Up for Summer 2021 Season
So the farm is covered in snow, and so are we, but the team at Norwich Meadows is already getting ready for the upcoming season. By sending payment early, we help our farm with a much needed infusion of funds to prepare for the coming season, invest in the land and the team that produces our food. The earlier we send our payment, the better for the farm and us! Check out by February 14th to get a $50 discount on your share for 2021.
1 Share = $680 by February 14th
Cost of a share goes up to $731 starting on February 15th.
After March 10th, share prices go up again.
Other details:
– We will remain at Partybus Bakeshop for the 2021 Season.
– Day of distribution TBD
Visit Grand Street CSA’s Square Site to sign up.
Winter Share 2020 with Norwich Meadows Farm now open!
Above: Example of Veg in a Regular Share Box
Winter share boxes contain more items than typical Summer/Fall shares and can include eggs, dairy, meat, chicken, and/or a selection of value added products depending on the type of share, in addition to fresh produce grown on the farm.
Three share types are each available in a Medium or Large box: Vegan, Meat, or Lacto-Ovo. (For comparison, If you participated in our Summer or Fall Share, our veg was packed in a Small box.)
Please click this link for detailed examples of each share from the farm posted by our sister CSA, Washington Square: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HRou6zDKqfQrbxRQCNg_eghtdZUZQZzBljoh4KFuJNs/edit?usp=sharing
Pricing
$570 Winter Share – Regular
$830 Winter Share – Deluxe
Crops for the winter may include things such as: Garlic, Cippolini Onion, Shallots, Scallions, Beets (Red, White, Forono, Gold, White, Badger, Chioggia), Cabbages (Caraflex, Green, Napa, Red), Carrots (Orange, Kyoto, Purple, White, Yellow), Celery Root, Parsley, Cilantro, Celery, Sunchokes, Kohlrabi, Potatoes (Red, Blue, Yukon Gold, Russet, Fingerings), Sweet Potato, Radish (Black, Watermelon, Japanese, Daikon, Green Meat, Bordeaux), Parsnips, Rutabaga, Turnips (Japanese, Hinona Kabu, Red).
Sign up by Monday, December 14th
https://grandstreetcsa.square.site/
https://www.norwichmeadowsfarm.com/csa
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Updates for the 2020 Season
August, 2020
Grand Street CSA – the 2020 Season is underway!
Sign up FALL SHARE: Veg Box, Fruit, Yogurt & Eggs via Norwich Meadows Farm & Partybus Bread is open! 10 weeks starting after Labor Day on September 13th.
Sign up for your farm fresh organic veggie box, fruit, eggs, bread and more: https://squareup.com/store/grand-street-csa
*Fish sign up is open with a rolling start date. Flower Sign Up is open and starts August 21st.
June 14, 2020
Grand Street CSA 2020 – One Day Left!
Sign up for your farm fresh organic veggie box, fruit, eggs, bread and more: https://squareup.com/store/grand-street-csa
CLOSES MONDAY JUNE 15th*
Details below – While we still have some details left to work out, we have the essentials nailed down. There are a lot of changes this season, so please read carefully to learn what you can expect:
*Fish, Flowers, & Bread Shares can still be added after the 15th.
- 2020 Pick Up Location – Partybus Bakeshop
- Pick Up Sundays 11-5
- NO Volunteer Requirement
- Health and Safety Policies for Pick Up
- Vegetables from Norwich Meadows Farm
- Extras! (UPDATED)
- Salmon Shares are about to sell out.
Get yours now by visiting Iliamna Fish Co. - Flower Share (pick up on Friday) sign up is open!
- Salmon Shares are about to sell out.
- Price/Contactless Payment through Square
Details below:
TEMPORARY RELOCATION
We are relocating for the 2020 season to Partybus Bakeshop at 31 Essex Street. Our regular site, Abrons Arts Center has been closed. Though it’s possible Abrons may open by the start of the CSA season, we are temporarily moving our distribution for the 2020 season to ensure we can operate reliably and safely. We are grateful to Jacqueline, a CSA member herself, and her team, who are taking on the extra complication of CSA distribution to help us bring fresh, local food to the Lower East Side.
PICKUP on SUNDAY
Our main distribution day will be SUNDAY from 11-5. See info below for Fish and Flowers pick up.
VOLUNTEER WORK REQUIREMENT SUSPENDED
There will be NO volunteer requirement this season to minimize contact for core and the Partybus crew. Instead, our core will work with the Partybus crew to receive, organize, and run distribution. We will open up volunteer opportunities to a small number of members who are able to volunteer regularly throughout the season. Consider supporting our neighborhood by giving your time or financial support to Abrons Arts Center and its parent, Henry Street Settlement. They are working hard to address food insecurity and other COVID-19 related issues here in the Lower East Side.
PICK UP SAFETY
Members will need to wear a mask and follow current social distancing guidance when picking up shares. Members will line up and wait outside, as Partybus allows one customer in at a time. More thorough guidelines will be shared as we get closer to the start of the season.
THE VEGETABLES
Our vegetable share is coming from Norwich Meadows Farm. Zaid Kurdieh and his team will be delivering pre-boxed shares to CSAs starting sometime around the 3rd week of June, weather permitting. You can learn more about Norwich Meadows Farm from their website. Please note that while several different NMF boxes are being marketed and sold, the CSA boxes are distinct. We do need to meet a minimum of 30 shares for the farm to deliver to our location without an additional delivery fee. We also may need to cap shares this season if we exceed Partybus space capacity.
EXTRAS
We are also able to offer a wide range of add-on shares through Norwich Meadows Farm, including fruit, yogurt, eggs, grains, chicken, and ground beef. They are working with vendors throughout the region, many of which you may recognize from NYC Greenmarkets. You must purchase a vegetables share in order to purchase the add-on shares from Norwich Meadows. If you order a bi-weekly vegetable share, your add-on shares are also limited to arriving bi-weekly.
We are also offering the following extras from vendors that coordinate their own sign up and payment:
- Fulton Fish Market pick up will be on Fridays (minimum number of shares needed to have this extra)
- Lily and Leaf Flowers pick up will be on Fridays (minimum of 10 shares needed to have this extra)
- lliamna Salmon Co. offers a one-time distribution in the fall.
- Partybus Bakeshop bread shares include sourdough, baguette & mystery loaf!
PRICE
Vegetables cost approx. $30/box per week in total.
22-week full share = $658
11-time biweekly half share = $329
We understand that this is more expensive than previous years, but unfortunately this year we’re facing increased labor and delivery costs. However, the price is comparable to the cost of other preboxed CSA shares this season.
SIGN UP & PAYMENTS
Ready to sign up or check out prices? View pricing and sign up for your 2020 Share: https://grandstreetcsa.square.site/
We are only accepting payments by credit card through Square; we will not be accepting checks this season.
April 17, 2020
Sad news:
Unfortunately, our farm Mountain View Farm has lost their other NYC sites and won’t be delivering to NYC this year. Sign ups for the 2020 season have been suspended. If you already paid for a share, you will receive a full refund. We will post another update when our core figures out how we will move forward. Stay tuned!
Lewis Waite CSA deliveries are on pause. For a shipping fee you can order from their site for delivery directly to your door.
March 19, 2020
As we all adjust to our new and constantly changing reality, we want to let you know that local farms are planning and planting, just as they have season after season. If you read Monday’s newsletter from our partner, Mountain View Farm , you know that they are going ahead with the upcoming CSA season, and so are we. They have taken additional steps to ensure food safety, and we will consult with local food and health agencies, so we can do the same on our end. We have faith that our CSA can fit into the new normal, whatever it may be, because we still need food from farms, and farms need us. If you have suggestions or questions, please contact us at info@grandstreetcsa.org.
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:
- emergency food distribution and
- 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.
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!