Hey Members,
Jenna, one of our core members passed along this great website to us. It has some great guides about how to preserve your vegetables and how to store them best. Check it out!
Village Fishmonger 5/6!
Current winter and summer members:
Village Fishmonger will be doing a drop off during our final winter share pickup on May 6th. If you’re interested in signing up for a share, please do so here.
A small share is $16.50 for a one pound fillet. A large share is $33 for a two pound fillet. You may also add oysters, clams, or scallops with any order.
Please make sure to select “Grand Street Winter Share” in the drop down menu.
Happy Fishing!
To learn more about Village Fishmonger, click here.
What’s Coming Tomorrow at Grand Street
Here is what is coming Tuesday:carrotsradishparsnipJ. Artichokesturnipsbeetsonionsgarlicpotatoesrutabagaeggsmeat sharesand some are getting water buffalo yogurt, black beans, pinta beans, and one of our value added items made from our own vegetables
What’s Coming Tomorrow
Hi everyone,
Here’s a look at what should be coming this Tuesday in our shares from Norwich:
We are looking at sending you the following next week for your dinner
tables depending on what kind of share you are getting:
Turnips
beets
onions
garlic
potatoes
eggs
for meat shares chicken sausage, ground beef, and maybe cuts of beef
and some are getting yogurt, maple syrup, beans, and one of our value
added items made from our own vegetables
It continues to be way too cold up here. I am hearing zero degrees
before the week is out. Too cold yet for greens but we have hope.
Also, we need one volunteer for Bridge Shift this week – 5:45-7:15pm.
Please let us know if you can come help out.
See you Tuesday!
Grand Street CSA Core
Monkfish Recipes
Hope everyone is enjoying their monkfish from Village Fishmonger. Stumped what to do with it? Here are some ideas:
2/11 Distribution
Next Tuesday, February 11th will be our 3rd distribution of the
winter! Below is a list of goodies the farm should be sending.
Depending on the type of share you have you might not get everything
on the list.
Carrots rainbow and orange
Potatoes red, blue, fingerling, white
Mixed Turnips
Mixed Radish
J. Artichokes
shallots
cipollini onion
red onion
white onion
Garlic Pieces
cheese
celery root
eggs
meat
beets
dried beans
Also, if you ordered fish from Village Fishmonger remember to pick it
up at distribution.
Summer Share Registration Open!
Hello everyone,
We may be caught between polar vortexes and impending snow storms, but
it’s time to think about SPRING! The Grand Street CSA is officially
open for registration and fresh veggies, delicious fruits, tasty
pastas and more are only a few months away.
We will once again be getting our vegetables, fruit and eggs from
Norwich Meadows Farm and our pasta from Sfoglini Pasta. The share
prices are as follows:
Vegetables: $340 for 22 weeks per share
Fruit: $240 for full share (20 weeks) and $120 for half share (10 weeks)
Eggs: $115.50 for full share (1 dozen eggs every week for 22 weeks)
and $57.75 for half share (1/2 dozen eggs every week for 22 weeks)
Pasta: $110 for 22 weeks
There is also an administrative fee of $15, and a work commitment of
at least two volunteer shifts during the season.Once you sign up, you
will receive a confirmation email with the link to sign up for your
shifts and information on how to pay for your share. You are not
confirmed until you have signed up for your shifts and have sent in
your payment!
We will have a Meet the Farmer night on February 25th at 7pm in the
Seward Park Community Room at 264 East Broadway (also known as
Building 1 at the Seward Park Co-ops).You will get a chance to hear
from our farmer, Zaid Kurdieh of Norwich Meadows Farm, about our
vegetable, fruit and egg shares and other specialty items the farm
offers and Scott Ketchum from Sfoglini Pasta will be on hand to talk
about and show off their artisanal pastas. We will also have a
representative from Milk Not Jails to talk about their dairy
offerings, and Village Fishmonger will be there to discuss the
possibility of introducing a fish share this summer. Our CSA Core will
be on hand to answer any questions you may have on our 2014 season.
If you already know you want to join, you can register today online:
http://bit.ly/MpzwoP
Registration will close on April 1st!
If you have any questions, you can respond to this email and a Core
member will be in touch.
Best,
Grand Street CSA Core
Grand Street CSA 2013-2014 Winter Share Signup
The Winter Season is designed to provide members with fresh, local produce and farm-fresh foods through the winter months, and at the same time, send the farm crucial startup funds to cover the cost of seed, equipment, repairs, materials, etc. Before you complete this membership agreement, please take the time to read about the Grand Street CSA on our website. The following links should be most useful: http://www.grandstreetcsa.org/
Registering for the CSA on this form is only the first of three steps to confirm your membership. After signing up here, you will also need to pay for your shares and sign up for one distribution shift to fulfill your work requirement.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
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 pre-winter season.
You will be able to pay by check, or online with PayPal or credit card for a 3% fee. To that end, CSA members are required to pay for the entire season no later than Wednesday November 20, 2013. 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; after completing this membership agreement, please respond to your confirmation email to inquire about personal payment options.
WORK REQUIREMENT
Finally, do note that there is a work requirement for this CSA. Every member must sign up for one distribution shift during the winter season. We are using a separate service called VolunteerSpot to let you pick your own shifts. You will receive a separate email with instructions for fulfilling this requirement.
If you have any questions, please write to info@grandstreetcsa.org. Thanks!
Grand Street Will Have A Winter Share!
The Winter Share
Grand Street CSA is pleased to be partnered this year with a farm that offers a Winter Share. The Winter Season is designed to continue to provide members with fresh, local produce and farm-fresh foods, and at the same time, send the farm crucial startup funds to cover the cost of seed, equipment, repairs, materials, etc. The Winter Share keeps us supporting Norwich Meadows year round and reminds us that local food doesn’t end with the regular growing season. Shares consist of storage crops, like roots and winter greens, and a variety of dairy and value-added products from local farmers. Produce is grown in Norwich, New York and Lebanon, New Jersey. Our Winter pickups are from December through May (6 pick-ups). We offer two (2) types of Winter shares: Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian and Omnivore (see descriptions below).
Pickup time:
Winter distribution, like the summer/fall this year, will be Tuesday 5:15pm-8pm at the Abrons Art Center. Pick up will continue to be outdoors except on days weather is too severe for either people or vegetables.
Frequency:
Winter Share is every three to six weeks for a total of 6 pick-ups. The dates scheduled* are as follows:
• 12/10, 1/21, 2/11, 3/4, 3/25, 5/6
*In cases of severe weather, members will be notified as soon as possible of changes in the distribution date.
As during our regular season, due to lack of storage, missed pickups cannot be compensated or refunded. Leftovers will be donated to Our Lady of Sorrows Food Pantry or the Bowery Mission immediately after distribution.
Share Options:
The LACTO-OVO VEGETARIAN SHARE (includes vegetables, as well as dairy and eggs, no meat, from Norwich Meadows Farm and neighboring farms) provides enough food for 1-3 individuals depending on your diet, goals and cooking style. This share weighs about 20-25 lbs per pickup and fills approximately 2-3 regular canvas bags. Cost = $310 for six pick-ups
The OMNIVORE SHARE (includes vegetables, as well as dairy, eggs, ground beef and chicken, from Norwich Meadows Farm and neighboring farms) provides enough food for 1-3 individuals depending on your diet, goals and cooking style. This share weighs about 15-20 lbs per pickup and fills approximately 2 regular canvas bags. The Omnivore share weighs less than the Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian share but is equal in value. This difference is due to the higher production cost of meat. Cost = $310 for six pick-ups
Variety: The items in each share change on a monthly basis and are determined by what the farmer and local vendors have available. You can see what our sister CSA Washington Square CSA received over their last winter season here. A typical distribution would look something like the following:
Sample December Omnivore share:
(Lacto-ovo vegetarian share gets additional veggies and no meat)
Potatoes – 2.25 lbs Carrots – 2.5 lbs Garlic – 1/3 lb
Winter squash – 1 Onions – 1.5 lbs Cabbage – 1 head
Eggs – 1 dozen Chicken – 1/2 Cooking greens – 3/4 lb
1 Preserved product (jar of tomato puree, pickled beets, pickled peppers or pickled green tomatoes)
Registration will open in the next few days.
Enter the Great CSA Smackdown 2013!!
Share Your Local Food Skills!
With just 30 minutes to cook in the Great CSA Smackdown, CSA members highlight how fast and delicious our fresh, local food can be.
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| Thanks to Caroline (above) and Dan of Grand Street’s winning team, the Emo Eggplants, for their smackdown -style demo at distribution last Tuesday! |
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| In this year’s THE GREAT CSA SMACKDOWN, Grand Street CSA defends its title!
Will the Emo Eggplants return to the final event, or will it be you?
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THE COMPETITION:
Just Food challenges New York City CSAs to show off their cooking talent and local food skills with the: a city-wide cooking competition for members of Just Food Network CSAs. CSA members will be pitted against each other as they prepare a delicious dish around an assortment of ingredients directly from their CSA share! With only 30 minutes to cook, competitors will need to rely on their speed, skill and creativity to make the cut. Winners will advance to a city wide final-round event, representing their CSA community in the quest to come out on top of the GREAT CSA SMACKDOWN.
Grand Street CSA will be holding its round of the Smackdown on a Sunday afternoon in mid-/late-September (date/location TBD). We’ll have details on where and when in the coming weeks. Find more details, rules, and register to cook here!
Email Smackdown questions to info@grandstreetcsa.org.