Parkchester CSA invites you to Meet Our Farmer Cheryl Rogowski, from W. Rogowski Farm!
How often do you get to
meet the person who grows your food? Here's your chance!
** Save-The-Date **
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Where: St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1891 McGraw Avenue, at Virginia Ave, in Parkchester
The Rogowski family farm is located about 1 1/2 hours drive from
the Bronx in Pine Island, NY in Orange County, an area known for its black dirt -- a rich soil that was once
the bed of a prehistoric glacial lake.
In 2004, Cheryl became
the first
farmer ever to be awarded
the MacArthur "genius" Fellowship for her innovative approach to redefining American family farming. Cheryl's family started as onion farmers in New York in
the late 1800s, but farmers have been in her family history since
the 1400's in Poland. She was crowned
the Princess of
the 1983 Orange County Onion Harvest Festival.
Cheryl will be bringing delicious homemade foods from her farm's bounty for us to sample.
Come say hello and introduce yourself to Cheryl...
Come with all of your questions about
the CSA,
the farm and how
the vegetables are grown…
Come meet other people interested in
the CSA as well as previous members…
You'll also have
the opportunity to sign up and make payments for
the CSA, and sign up for volunteer shifts.
Come celebrate on
the eve of Earth Day!
For planning purposes, please RSVP by Tuesday, April 17th by clicking here.
In
the meantime, if you are interested in joining, visit our website
http://parkchestercsa.blogspot.com. Request an application by replying to this email at
parkchestercsa@gmail.com.
Membership in
the CSA is an amazing opportunity to purchase pesticide free Certified Naturally Grown produce directly from a local New York
farmer.
The share season this year is 23 weeks from June 16th to November 17th.
The cost per share is $435 (less than $19 per week). Each week
the farm makes a neighborhood delivery bringing 7-10 types of vegetables. Each member share has enough produce to feed a family of four or two people who cook regularly. Share buddy arrangements are acceptable. Sign up is open only until May 31st.
Finally, if you are interested in joining
the core volunteer group to help keep
the CSA running, we would love to have your help! We need help in many areas and are open to fresh ideas to bring in members. One CSA member arranges for a table at
the local Starbucks and distributes flyers and applications to customers. We welcome other such initiatives to reach
the community.
If you have any questions, comments or wish to volunteer, please contact Trudy Williams at
parkchestercsa@gmail.com.
We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on April 21st!
