Sunday, April 22, 2012

Our Meet The Farmer Event!


Over a dozen people met our farmer, Cheryl Rogowski, at St. Paul's Church in Parkchester on Saturday morning, April 21.    Cheryl brought some fantastic pestos and spreads from the Rogowski Farm's Black Earth line and a couple of baskets full of Sweet Potato Bombs made with sweet potatoes grown on the farm. 

Cheryl told us everyone at the Farm is excited about the new growing season, and a lot of work has gone into rebuilding from last year's Tropical Storms Irene and Lee and the Halloween snowstorm. Peas, onions, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, scallions and various colors of carrots are among the veggies growing for harvest in June.   Later in the summer, the farm will have tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squashes, basil, dill, turnips, snap beans, cabbages, kale and more.

There is still time to sign up to become a member of Parkchester CSA -- deadline is May 31. 



Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Flyers and Documents for Outreach

Hello Everyone!
Here are some documents to print and spread around to get the word out about the CSA and our upcoming "Meet the Farmer" event!

Meet the Farmer 2012 Flyer: CLICK HERE
CSA Information Flyer (English): CLICK HERE
CSA Information Flyer (Spanish): CLICK HERE

Thank you!

Parkchester CSA 2012 Application now available!

`You can download it here: CLICK!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Cheryl Rogowski interviewed by Majora Carter



Parkchester CSA farmer Cheryl Rogowski was interviewed by environmental justice advocate, Sustainable South Bronx founder, and fellow Bronxite Majora Carter for Carter's show "The Promised Land".

To listen to the interview and to read more about Majora Carter's visit to the W. Rogowski farm, click here!

Farmer Cheryl Rogowski's TEDx Talk

Our CSA farmer Cheryl Rogowski of W. Rogowski farm speaks in this independently arranged TED talk about maintaining a sustainable family farm.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Save the Date: April 21, 2012: Meet Our CSA Farmer Cheryl Rogowski-- free homemade samples from the farm!

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!