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In Yonkers, design and economy has resulted in a neighborhood with no place to buy high quality food within walking distance. As a result, chronic health problems related to poor nutrition — like obesity, diabetes and heart disease — are epidemic.
To counter these problems, Groundwork created a program to sell fresh, organic vegetables close to where people live and at a price that people could afford. This “Community-Supported Agriculture” (CSA) program receives organic vegetables straight from a local farm, and sells them at a low price via a subscription program, to local residents. The idea for the CSA came out of a neighborhood design meeting with the Tenants’ Council at Cottage Gardens, a public housing complex in downtown Yonkers.
If you are a Yonkers resident interested in fresh, organic, local produce every week for 25 weeks, from late May through early November, contact Groundwork Hudson Valley to sign up. The produce is supplied by Sisters Hill Farm, a non-profit organic farm north of Yonkers and is picked fresh every week.
Each share is $10-15 per week, depending on your income. You can pay weekly, monthly, or all at once. The shares contain 5-15 pounds of vegetables and occasionally fruit depending on the farm’s harvest. Throughout the growing season shares will include lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, arugula, kale, squash, melon, garlic, basil, bok choy, etc!
Pick-up time is EVERY TUESDAY from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, from May 25 to November 2, 2010. The pick-up location is currently at Phillipse Manor Hall, 29 Warburton Avenue Yonkers, NY 10701.
The CSA produce comes from Sisters Hill Farm, a non-profit farm owned and managed by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul of New York. The farm’s mission is “to grow healthy food which nurtures bodies, spirits, communities and the earth.”
Click here for the Sisters Hill Farm website (recipes, photos, etc).
Click here for a FAQ sheet about the Groundwork Hudson Valley CSA.
Haga clic aquí para información de Programa Agrícola de Groundwork Hudson Valley.
Wikipedia: What is Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA)?