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.
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!
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