Opening Day and First Cooking Demo Pics

                                                  
We had a great time today meeting new members and old alike and distributing this week's shares. Click the break for more pics and for this weeks's recipe! Also, stay tuned for the next cooking demonstration in two or three weeks, which will be on Vietnamese salad rolls with a peanut dipping sauce!

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. 

Information about Parkchester CSA's 2012 Season!

Our season is coming up soon and we are signing members up!


WHAT IS CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a great

way to buy local, seasonal produce directly from a local farmer.



HOW DOES IT WORK? Purchase a “share” in a farm and receive a

variety of Certified Naturally Grown vegetables weekly during a 23-
week season.



The share will be twenty weeks long, and include a variety of seven to ten vegetables to be picked up every Saturday from 10 am to 12 pm at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1891 Mcgraw Ave. in parkchester.

The cost is 435 dollars for the season, with split shares available for those who would like to split a share with a friend. This includes a 10 dollar admin fee to be collected on the start date of the CSA.

The CSA will run from June to November, start date June 16th. The season will end on November 17th

Please contact us at parkchestercsa@gmail.com with questions and/or to receive an application.

Watch this space!

Coming soon: information on the 2012 Parkchester CSA (formerly Turf CSA) season, and survey results from the 2011 season! Stay tuned, and please contact parkchestercsa@gmail.com for more information!