Two Wonderful Links that Teach You about Asian Greens and Long Beans

Asian Greens are so great this season and lets not forget about the Long beans. It is so good in anything: in soups, fish, stir-fried, etc. Here are two link that teachs all about them:

http://www.thekitchn.com/know-your-asian-greens-98840?image_id=819080





http://www.harvesttotable.com/2008/08/long_beans/

Parkchester CSA is accepting applications!

Don't forget about Parkchester CSA this year! The CSA program offers members fresh and organic/local vegetable deliveries coming straight from a farm, W. Rogowski Farm. It offers amazing, delicious vegetables starting in June 28th and ending November 22st.

Email us at Parkchestercsa@gmail.com or call us 347-932-3112


This photos below was a trip Parkchester CSA had earlier this year (March) to W.Rogowski Farm, upstate NY. The farm is open all year round and is looking forward for this year's CSA in Parkchester. For more information about the farm, check out their website: www.rogowskifarm.com or email us!

2014 CSA Application Download!

Hi everyone,

You may find the 2014 CSA application below.

 Just click here: 2014 CSAapplication
(There will be a file that comes out that allows you to download. You will press the download option and it will automatically download it on your computer. disregard the other pop-up file. Just focus on the download file. )

You can also find the application where it says CSA application on your right.

If you have any questions or you do not seem to know how to download the application. I am more than happy to email it to you. Email: parkchestercsa@gmail.com

Have a wonderful spring and Parkchester CSA is very excited to be starting this year.

Setting Tables in the South Bronx

Article written by Lenina Mortimer from the Salute to Scholars CUNY Magazine.

click on the picture to read the story or copy the link: http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2013/12/11/setting-table-in-the-south-bronx/

Parkchester CSA Featured at BIZ-e-News, a CUNY Brooklyn College Business e-magazine: issue #2, 2014

You can press the image to see the magazine or copy the link here: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/schools/business/pdf/Issue2.pdf 

(Located at the end) 

Meet the Farmer March 15th: Thank You For Joining Us

Hi everyone,

We hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather this Saturday. Parkchester CSA had a successful Meet the Farmer Event. We saw familiar faces coming back for this years CSA and new faces excited to join the CSA funnest. Everyone were asking questions and the intersections were mutual and exciting. This brought positive energy and a great start of this year's Parkchester CSA season.

Parkchester CSA is thanking you for passing by and listening to Cheryl Rogowski, a wonderful farmer and Also for sharing your thoughts and questions. We are looking forward to see you very soon. I believe that we will arrange a farm trip on March 29th. As mentioned by our farmer, Cheryl Rogowski: Rogowski Farm is having a welcome CSA members to the farm on March 29th and everyone who is part of the CSA or are interested in joining this year can join the trip and get farm breakfast for free.

Please email Lizzette Bonfante, the member coordinator and marketing representative of Parkchester CSA if you are interested in join us on March 29th and also want further information about the trip and about Parkchester CSA.

Here is a clip that was recorded today of the Meet the Farmer: CLICK HERE

( I will be posting more videos and pictures! )

Cheryl Rogowski Farmer (left) and Lizzette Bonfante G. (Member Coordinator and artist)

We are also selling Parkchester CSA logo Tote bags fort $5: This tote bags were hand crafted by Lizzette Bonfante who is also an artist who volunteered to make this happen. All of the money will go to the CSA program and this will help a lot for members that can not afford to pay a full or half share.


Enjoy the weather!!!

And THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT!

Parkchester CSA Featured on BronxNet Live on March 3rd 2014 --Watch the Video Here!

Lizzette Bonfante, membership coordinator of Parkchester CSA talks about the great opportunities the Bronx residences have when joining a Community Supported Agriculture group. The CSA member learns about W. Rogowski Farm, gets to eat fresh, local vegetables that are delivered to the Bronx straight from the farm. The CSA member has the chance to not only have this, but to also engage closer with the farm and farmer that grows their food. The middle men which is the supermarket no longer exists. Parkchester CSA is all about the relationship with the community, the food and the land that grows it.

If you are interested in being part of your community and eating fresh, local vegetables that are free from chemicals, GMOs and pesticides, join us this year. It is a good investment to your packet, to your health and to the environment/ecosystem.

UPCOMING EVENT: Meet the Farmer--Cheryl Rogowski. March 15th 10am to 12pm at St.Paul Lutheran Evangelical Church: 1891 McGraw Avenue, Bronx, New York 10462 (in the basement)

Email Us: parkchestercsa@gmail.com
Phone: 347-932-3112
Facebook: Parkchester CSA
Twitter: Parkchester CSA

Meet The Farmer 2014 Event, Come and Join Us: March 15th from 10am to 12pm

Meet the Farmer Event:

It is a wonderful opportunity to learn about Parkchester Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and about the CSA farm W. Rogowski farm and the CSA farmer, Cheryl Rogowski. Cheryl Rogowski, who became the first farmer ever to win a MacArthur  Fellowship, better known as the "Genius Award." She continues to work very hard to grow her long time family farm W. Rogowski Farm. She is a real farmer and an advocate of local, non-pesticide and No GMOS vegetables. 

Parkchester CSA invites you to visit us March 15th from 10am to 12pm and get the opportunity to speak to a real farmer and hard worker and learn about joining a CSA and the Farm: W. Rogowski Farm. Parkchester CSA hopes you join us in this wonderful gathering and in the support of family farm and healthier living. 

Also, there will be gourmet farm goodies to taste. 

See you all there!!! 

Location: 1891 McGraw Avenue, Bronx, New York 10462 at St. Paul Lutheran Evangelical Church. In the basement. 

Eat Your Way to Beauty

Lizzette Bonfante Gonzalez, one of our CSA members expresses a few healthy and beauty tips.

She shares our Parkchester CSA blog.

Host Lenina Mortimer

Be a Healthier You and Sign up Today

Download the flyer and share it with your friends and family

Click Here: 2014 CSA Flyer 

2014 CSA Application

The 2014 Application is now available.

Download it here: 2014 CSA Application 


If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email us at parkchestercsa@gmail.com or call us at 347-932-3112

Contact Us

E-mail: parkchestercsa@gmail.com

Phone Number: 347-932-3112

Distribution Site ( June to November)

Every Saturday at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

St. Paul Evangelical Church

1891 McGraw Avenue

Bronx, New York 10462

About Us

Parkchester Community Supported Agriculture began in 2009 by a small group of residents and group leader Sharon Wong. Wong wanted to bring organic, local vegetables to the Parkchester community and ever since, members receive fresh local and organic vegetable deliveries from W. Rogowski Farm to our local distribution site in the Bronx.

Parkchester CSA has had a wonderful relationship with W. Rogowski Farm. The farmer Cheryl Rogowski has contributed intensively to the community of the Bronx and because of Cheryl; there is community engagement and love for local and Certify Naturally Grown vegetables in the Parkchester Community.

The W. Rogowski Farm Website www.rogowskifarm.com to learn about the farm

10 Reasons to Buy Local Food

There are more than 10 reasons people buy local food, but this informative article found at one of the Green markets mentions 10 sound reasons to buy local. This goes hand in hand into what Parkchester Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is all about. We share with the community of the Bronx, fresh and local vegetables from W. Rogowski farm. What are your reasons of buying local food?

These are the reasons:
1. Local food taste better...Food imported from far way is older, has traveled of trucks or planes, and has sat in warehouses before it finally gets to you.

2.Local produce is better for you. The shorter the time between the farm and your table, the less likely it is that nutrients will be lost from fresh food.

3. Local food preserves genetic diversity. In the modern agricultural system, plant varieties are chosen for their ability to ripen uniformly, withstand harvesting, survive packing and last in the shelf, so there is limited genetic diversity in large scale production. Smaller local farms, contrast, often grow many different varieties to provide a long harvest season, in an array of colors and flavors.

4. Local food is safe....Local farmers aren't anonymous and they take their responsibility to the consumer seriously.

5. Local food supports local families. Wholesale price that farmers get for their product are low, often near the cost of production. Local farmers who sell directly to consumers cut out the middleman and get full retail price for their food, which helps farm families stay on the land.

6. Local food builds community. When you buy directly from a farmer, you're engaging in a time-honored connection between eater and grower. Knowing the farmer gives you insight into the seasons, the land and your food...It gives you access to a place where your children and grandchildren can go to learn about nature and agriculture.

7.Local food preserve open space. When farmers get paid more for their products by marketing locally, they're less likely to sell their farmland for development. When you buy locally food, you're doing something proactive to preserve our agriculture landscape.

8.Local food keeps taxes down. According to several studies, farms contribute more in taxes than they require to services, whereas most other kinds of development contributes less in taxes than the cost of the services they require.

9. Local food benefits the environment and wildlife. Well-managed farms conserve fertile soil and clean water in our communities. The farm environment is patchwork of fields, meadows, woods, ponds, and buildings that provide habitat for wildlife.

10. Local food is an investment in the future. By supporting local farm farmers today, you are helping ensure that there will be farms in your community tomorrow.


If you are interested in join a CSA this year and be a healthier you,
Email us: parkchestercsa@gmail.com

Originally from "with an Ear to the Ground" by Vern Grubinger  

Farm Trip 2013

Some of the pictures from the farm trip 

We had so much fun