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What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)? CSA connects New York City folks with a local farmer. When you become a CSA member, you will receive a weekly share of vegetables from the Farm at Miller’s Crossing. The CSA creates a direct link between the farmer and the consumer, giving consumers fresher and more wholesome vegetables at a great price. The CSA also organizes a weekly newsletter, a trip to the farm, cooking demonstrations, and other events!

A CSA is not like shopping at the supermarket. Your weekly share will be comprised of fresh vegetables grown in season and picked right before delivery. The quality and variety of items will be different from week to week, depending on the weather and the season. You will learn to enjoy a wider variety of seasonal vegetables. The quantity of food changes based on the harvest season, but you will usually receive between 5 and 10 different types of vegetables per week. We will sometimes receive herbs. In an average year, CSA share prices are a savings of 20% off what you would pay in a farmers’ market for a similar amount of produce. In a good year, the savings can be much more!

Becoming a Member: To become a member of the CSA you must purchase a CSA share and volunteer for the CSA. There are two share sizes: a full share and a half share.
  • Half Share: (enough vegetables for 1-2 people every week for 22 weeks--depending on how many vegetables you eat)
  • Full Share: (enough vegetables for 3-4 people every week for 22 weeks--depending on how many vegetables you eat)
**Share size varies based on the growing season

Volunteering: All members must volunteer 4 hours at the CSA distribution site; volunteer activities might be setting up the site (bringing the vegetables out of the cooler to the distribution table), writing the share out, and setting up the check off list and bulletin board, or offering other skills (office or farm). Volunteer time may also include other activities like outreach, contributing articles to the newsletter, delivering leftovers to a soup kitchen, organizing group activities, or serving on the core group. The CSA coordinator will remind you of your volunteer responsibility.

Membership Costs: The cost of membership is also scaled to your yearly income.
  • Above $50,000: Full Share = $545 Half Share = $275
    • Membership requires a 10% minimum deposit. And payment in full by April 15th.
  • Between $50,000 and $35,000 Full Share = $500 Half Share = $260
    • Membership requires a 10% minimum deposit. And payment in full by April 15th.
  • Below $35,000
    • Standard Program Full Share = $420 Half Share = $210
      • Membership requires a 10% minimum deposit. And payment in full by April 15th.
    • Program A Full Share = $210 Half Share = $105
      • Must volunteer for an additional hours OR pay ~50% with food stamps.
        Membership requires         a 10% minimum deposit on cash portion; payment by food stamps is weekly
    • Program B Full Share = $100 Half Share = $50
      • Must volunteer for an additional hours AND pay 100% with food stamps
        Membership requires NO deposit; payment by food stamps is weekly

Payments: All members must make a deposit of 10% or more with submission of this agreement, except for Program B

Picking up your Share: Every Wednesday from June 3 to October 28, the farm will deliver our produce to Jacob Riis Settlement (10-25 41st Ave, Long Island City). Pick up your share anytime between 4pm and 7pm.

Core Group Members: Long Island City CSA is run by a Core Group of active CSA members. We invite you to get involved! Examples of Core Group tasks include newsletter editor and producer; special events organizer; volunteer organizer; pot luck organizer; farm trip organizer; treasurer; and others. It’s a great way to get to know other CSA members and support the CSA.

Long Island City CSA: The Long Island City CSA is organized in partnership with non-profit organizations who are working to increase access to affordable and fresh food, support a local farmer, and help build community. The Long Island City CSA non-profit partners include Hunger Action Network of NYS, Just Food, & NYC Coalition Against Hunger.

Contact Us
212.741.8192 ext 8#



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