April 2013
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2013 Registration Closed
Thank you to everyone who has signed up for 2013 shares. It’s fantastic to see so much support in our neighborhood for small farmers! We are now closing registration for the 2013 season.
Based on our experience from past seasons, some shares will likely open up between now and June. In this case we will offer shares to our waitlist on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you would like to...
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Meet Your CSA Core Group: Caroline
Name: Caroline Nagy
What is your role in the Prospect Park CSA? I work on our website and social media (so I am actually interviewing myself right now!). In the past I’ve also worked on community outreach, and most importantly I am a happy consumer of our CSA’s delicious food!
Why did you decide to become involved with the CSA? I really love cooking and eating delicious food,...
Reminder: Preseason Meetup Tonight! →
Come by our preseason meetup, tonight, at The Saint Catherine, from 6 to 8 PM. (Please note the changed location!)
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Meet Your CSA Core Group: Candace
Name: Candace Thompson
What is your role in the Prospect Park CSA? Afternoon delivery Site Coordinator and Weekly-reminder-email-sender
Why did you decide to become involved with the CSA? I used to be a Site Coordinator and Treasurer for the East Williamsburg CSA, but two years back Troy and Susan at Fountain mentioned that they were going to be hosting a new location and that the Core Group...
Prospect Park CSA 2013: Registration Open!
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2013 season! In addition to offering seasonal, organic vegetables from Windflower Farm, we will also be offering fruit, egg, and flower shares. Read more about share details and pricing here, and sign up for shares using this link.
We hope you’ll join us for the 2013 season, and please pass this on to others who may be...
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Meet Your CSA Core Group: Tim
Name: Tim Reitzes
What is your role in the Prospect Park CSA? My primary role in the CSA is managing workshift sign-up and scheduling.
Why did you decide to become involved with the CSA? I was a former member of the Prospect Heights CSA and tried to sign up again a few years ago only to be thrown on their wait-list. The core group there put me in touch with some other wait-listed folks. We...
March 2013
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Meet your CSA Core Group: Marci
Name: Marci Lieber
What is your role in the Prospect Park CSA? My primary role in the CSA is managing the info@prospectparkcsa.org inbox. I also spent some time during our first season doing outreach for Plan C members.
Why did you decide to become involved with the CSA? I had been on the wait list for the Prospect Heights CSA for a couple years so as soon as I heard that someone was...
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Meet Your CSA Core Group: Anthony
Name: Anthony Mohen
What is your role in the Prospect Park CSA? I’m the Treasurer, which means I send the invoices, make sure members have paid on time, and manage our bank account. I handle most things related to registration and member accounts, so if you ever want to make changes to your share selections or ask any questions about payments I’m the one to talk to.
Why did you...
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Meet your CSA Core Group: Laura
Name: Laura Scheck
What is your role in the Prospect Park CSA? Do anything that needs to be done? I was a work shift coordinator the first two years and I’m still helping to manage volunteer work shifts as well as doing other things to make sure the CSA runs smoothly, like managing our materials, members lists and distribution protocols.
Why did you decide to become involved...
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Meet your CSA hosts: Troy and Susan
Name: Susan Gargiulo & Troy Hagenbart
What is your role in the Prospect Park CSA? Founders/owners of Fountain Studios [our CSA pickup site] as well as Afternoon Delivery Site Coordinators
Why did you decide to become involved with the CSA? Timing is everything! We had simply hoped to join the Prospect Heights CSA two summers ago but unfortunately membership was full. We were told to check...
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Meet your CSA Core Group!
One of the most rewarding aspects of participating in a CSA (besides the amazing food, of course!) is the opportunity to directly support a small organic farmer.
When you buy food at a grocery store, the farmer gets on average only 16 cents for every dollar spent, with the rest going to expenses like supply chain logistics, marketing, and grocery store operating costs. When you buy a CSA share,...
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CSA 2013 Sign-up Schedule and Pricing Details
It’s a beautiful, sunny day in Brooklyn today, where the Prospect Park CSA core group members are working hard to organize this year’s program.
We’re very happy to announce our 2013 sign-up schedule and pricing details!
Sign-up Schedule
March 18: Priority registration is open to 2012 CSA members, who will receive an email with sign-up instructions.
March 25:...
November 2012
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Winter Share, 2012-2013
Details for our Winter share:
For those who have signed up with Windflower Farm for the four monthly winter vegetable shares (and eggs if you signed up for the additional egg share), the pickup dates are:
Saturday, Nov 17, 2012, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Saturday, Dec 15, 2012, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Saturday, Feb 9, 2013, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
If you signed up for...
August 2012
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Share List for Week 11, August 21st!
Check out the updated Weekly Share list for this week and see what you’ll be getting! This week’s list copied below:
Week 11: August 21, 2012 – “Odd” week
Vegetable Share:
2 heads Lettuce
1 bunch Yellow Onions
1 bunch Thai Basil
3 fruits Fairy Tale Egg Plant
2 fruits Peppers
2 fruits Squashes
Tomatoes: 1 Charokee, 2 Black Velvet, 3 Med Beefsteak, 1 Lrg Beefsteak
PLUS take from...
July 2012
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Share List for Week 8, July 31st!
Check out the updated Weekly Share list for this week and see what you’ll be getting! This week’s list copied below:
Week 8: July 31, 2012 – “Even” week
Vegetable Share:
1 head Lettuce
3 bulbs Onions
1 bunch Yukina Savoy
1 bunch Carrots
2 fruits Peppers
1 bunch Basil
1 lb Beans
1 lrg & 2 med Red Tomatoes
3 yellow Plum Tomatoes
3 small Red Tomatoes
2 fruits...
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Share List for Week 7, July 24th!
Check out the updated Weekly Share list for this week and see what you’ll be getting! This week’s list copied below:
Week 7: July 24, 2012 – “Odd” week
Vegetable Share:
1 bunch scallions
3 bulbs green onions
2 of either kale, collards, or chard (choice)
2 bulbs kohlrabi
1 head green cabbage
1 head broccoli
3 fruits yellow squash
5 medium red beefsteak tomatoes
Fruit Share:
3...
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Share List for Week 6, July 17th!
Check out the updated Weekly Share list for this week and see what you’ll be getting! This week’s list copied below:
Week 6: July 17, 2012 – “Even” week
Vegetable Share:
1 bunch scallions
1 bunch green onions
1 pot rosemary and oregano
1 bunch of either chioggia beets or kohlrabi (choice)
1 small squash
1 karge sqyasg
2 cucumbers
2 of either kale, collards, or chard (choice)
2...
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Share List for Week 5, July 10th!
Check out the updated Weekly Share list for this week and see what you’ll be getting! This week’s list copied below:
Week 5: July 10, 2012 – “Odd” week
Vegetable Share:
1 bunch Scallions
1 bunch Green Onions
1 bunch Basil
1 of either Chioggia Beets or Kohlrabi (choice)
3 fruits Squash
3 fruits Asian Cucumbers
1 bunch of Kale or Collards (choice)
1 bunch of Swiss Chard or Bok...
June 2012
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Share List for Week 3, June 26th!
Check out the updated Weekly Share list for this week and see what you’ll be getting! This week’s list copied below:
Week 3: June 26, 2011 – “Odd” week
Vegetable Share:
1 head Leaf Lettuce
1 bunch Scallions
3 single Garlic Scapes
3 sprigs Rosemary
2 bunches Hakurei Turnips
1 bunch Yukina Savoy
3 Cucumbers
2 Squash
2 bunches of either Choy, Kale, or Chard (choice)
1 bunch...
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Share List for Week 2, June 19th!
Check out the updated Weekly Share list for this week and see what you’ll be getting! This week’s list copied below:
Week 2: June 19, 2011 – “Even” week
Vegetable Share:
1 head Leaf Lettuce
1 bunch Scallions
1 unit Snow Peas or Radishes (choice)
1 bunch Arugula
1 pot Basil
3 single Garlic Scapes
2 bunches of either Joi Choi, Toscano Kale, Rainbow Chard, or Komatsuna (choice)
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Work Shift Protocol
Thank you for signing up for your CSA work shift(s). We are relying on you — please mark your calendars now, plan ahead, and do everything you can to keep your appointment(s).
While we hope everyone will honor their commitments, we understand that circumstances arise for which we cannot plan. If this is the case, please follow the protocol below AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Thank you.
What to...
April 2012
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Brooklyn Food Conference
We support this and wanted to promote it!
Brooklyn Food Coalition will host its annual free conference on Saturday, May 12 at Brooklyn Tech HS in Ft. Greene to bring Brooklynites together to build a local food system that provides healthy, affordable food for all and supports sustainable practices and justice for food workers across the food chain. Please pre-register! For more information visit...
2012 Prospect Park CSA Sign-Ups Are Open!
At last sign-ups for our 2012 season are here. This year we will have a two-step sign-up process.
First, complete our sign-up form in full and submit it.
Then, wait for your invoice to be emailed to you within a couple of days of submitting the form. Once you receive your invoice, mail in your payment per the instructions ASAP. We will send you a deadline for payment receipt in your invoice. If...
2012 Season Dates
Just an update/confirmation that our 2012 season will run 22 weeks from Jun. 12th to Nov. 6th, pickups Tuesdays from 6-8 PM. See the full season info in our previous post!
2013 Prospect Park CSA Share Details
Vegetable Share Prices and Details
When you purchase a full vegetable share, you receive an assortment of veggies once a week for 22 weeks, from June to November (for an idea of variety and quantity in the share, please review our newsletters from the previous season). You can also purchase a half-share, which you will pick up every other week throughout the 22 week season.
We have three price...
March 2012
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Signups Start in April!
Just an update from our last post to let everyone know that sign-ups will start in early April! Stay tuned!
February 2012
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Prospect Park CSA 2012 Season Update
We are very happy to announce that we will be offering our CSA again this year, after our inaugural season in 2011. We will be working with Windflower Farm again to offer delicious seasonal vegetables and fruit, and we will also be offering eggs from Elihu farm as we did last year.
Sign-ups will start in early April, when we will also send out detailed information about the prices and payment...
September 2011
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - September 20, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the fifteenth week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
August 2011
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - August 23, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the eleventh week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - August 9, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the ninth week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - August 2, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the eighth week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
July 2011
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - July 26, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the seventh week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - July 19, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the sixth week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - July 12, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the fifth week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - July 5, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the fourth week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
June 2011
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - June 28, 2011 →
Weekly newsletter for the third week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
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Prospect Park CSA Newsletter - June 21, 2011 →
First weekly newsletter, for the second week of the 2011 CSA season. Click to read!
WatchProspect Park CSA member Adrienne made this cool video documenting their first CSA haul. What better way to celebrate the first week of veggie distribution from Windflower Farm?
For those wondering what to do with some of the vegetables, members are sharing recipes, either on the PPkCSA google group, or on their own blogs. Member Caroline blogged her Garlic Scape Pesto Salad Dressing recipe here,...
First Pickup Next Tuesday, June 14th
News about our first distribution:
Remember all that wet, rainy weather we had a few weeks ago? Because of it, our friends at Windflower Farm had to delay some of the crop planting for our CSA. Farmer Ted has decided that, in order to deliver the quality and quantity that we’re expecting, we unfortunately have to postpone our first distribution one week. New first distribution date:...
April 2011
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Prospect Park CSA in the News!
The Prospect Heights Patch covered our launch, check out the article!
Members can pick up their shares from Fountain Studios (604 Grand Street between Bergen Street and Saint Marks Avenue), a group of artist studios that regularly hosts gallery shows and other community events. “We want to highlight the CSA, but also this local neighborhood spot,” Santogade told me. Santogade said...
Hurry To Sign Up Today!
Shares are going quickly, don’t miss the season’s fresh farm veggies! See our previous post for details and the sign-up link.
Sign-Ups are Open!
Our sign-ups are now open! Please look over the details below, then head to our sign-up site (the link is at the bottom of this post).
2011 Prospect Park CSA Share Details
Vegetables
When you purchase a full vegetable share, you receive a substantial assortment of veggies once a week for 22 weeks. You can also purchase a half-share, in which you will pick up your share every other week...
March 2011
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2011 Prospect Park CSA Share Details
Vegetable Share Prices and Details
When you purchase a full vegetable share, you receive a substantial assortment of veggies once a week for 22 weeks. You can also purchase a half-share, in which you will pick up your share every other week throughout the 22 week season.
We have two main price tiers, and we can work with you if they both feel like too much. Each tier includes a $10...
More information soon!
It’s March! Sign-up and pricing information will be available very soon. In the meantime, if you want to be put on a list to be notified as soon as they’re ready, please leave your email address with us. Oh, and you can friend us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter, too.
