Stanton Street CSA

Hi folks. We’ve just about reached capacity for our summer 2008 enrollment, so we’ve removed the enrollment form from the website to avoid getting a bunch of checks in the mail that we’ll have to return uncashed. There are however still a few spots left, so if you’re interested, please email us and if we still have room we’ll email the form out to you. We also start a waiting list around this time, because there are always a few people who pay up and then realize last minute that they have to back out, so if we’re totally full up by the time you get in touch with us, please ask to be put on the waiting list. We’re so looking forward to enjoying the fruits of the Blomgrens’ labor with you! The first distribution is just weeks away at this point–Thursday, June 19th, 5:30pm-7:30pm.

Hello friends, it’s May 1st so that means the summer 2008 enrollment form is now available! We’ve already filled 3/4 of our membership spots as of Sunday, the day of our enrollment kick-off, so act fast if you still want to purchase a share–first come, first served. Also, our egg share is unfortunately already sold out, although we are taking names for a waiting list. If you’re interested in being added to that, please indicate so on your enrollment form and mail it in as soon as possible! Keep in mind that it is also possible to purchase eggs through our “extras” website, on a month to month basis.

Even though we’re currently in the dead spell between the winter and summer distribution seasons, we are still doing monthly distributions of “extras” for anyone who places an order through the CSA Pastured Meat and Poultry website (see the link on the right).

The order deadline is midnight on Monday, April 7th. The distribution is on Saturday, April 12th, 12pm-1pm and will take place as usual in the garden. Please be on time. Any items you forget or neglect to pick up will be donated to the Bowery Mission.

Order up, we’ve got a few more chilly weeks to get through yet!

Firstly, thank you for your patience as we sort out all of the little logistical details that ensure a smooth upcoming distribution season. We now have three things to share with you:

1. Our offical enrollment kick-off coincides with our annual presentation by Ted Blomgren of Windflower Farm. He’s driving down to the city to do a short talk about organic farming techniques, stories from Windflower Farm, and what kind of harvest to expect this season. He’ll also be taking questions afterwards. This is a fascinating and engaging presentation! It’s at 1:30pm on Sunday, April 27th in the M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden, right where our distributions take place. We will have our brand new summer ‘08 enrollment forms on hand, and immediately following Ted’s presentation and Q&A, we will accept enrollments from anybody who comes with a check in hand! We are faced with an extremely high demand for membership spots this year, and showing up to this presentation with your payment is the best way of ensuring that you will get in. Anybody who misses this event must wait until the enrollment form is uploaded onto this website on May 1st.

2. Pricing information is up! Visit the “Cost” page to learn more. Returning CSA members will notice that the cost of the veggie share has gone up by a chunk. After a good deal of deliberating amongst ourselves and with Ted, we decided that it made sense to increase the size of our veggie share, meaning that the cost had to go up a little, too. Your weekly take will be about 20% larger than it has been in years past. What this actually means is that the Stanton Street CSA veggie share size is now in line with what most other CSAs consider to be a “full share” size; what we have always offered in the past might have been considered a mini size, comparatively speaking.

3. Our new subsidized share application is available for anybody who is interested in being considered. Please drop us an email if this is you.

Thank you so very, very much for your interest in the Stanton Street CSA! We’re currently smack in the middle of our winter distribution season, and have not yet started taking enrollments for the summer 2008 season. Please email us at stantonstreetcsa at gmail dot com if you’re interested in being added to our email list; we’ll contact you once we are ready to start signing up new members. Also, check back here occasionally for pricing information—we’re still working out those details for summer 2008. Stay warm and we’ll be in touch in the early spring…