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By request, here is a brief description of your share choices and prices. Be sure to consult the complete information on each share at the Garden of Eve website as you make your choices. If you have questions about anything, ask the farm or us. Briarwood is a biweekly only CSA. We have 12 pickups per season, starting June 13 and continuing every other week through November 14. When you sign up, choose A week from the dropdown.
Everybody starts out with an obligatory vegetable share of any kind listed below. To this you can add on a variety of options including a Fruit Share, Egg Share, Sunflower Share, Cheese Share and monthly Craft Beer share. Further details can be found on the Farm's signup page.
*Vegetable Biweekly Share: $385.08....12 distributions ($35.09 per pickup) 7-9 vegetables and herb items per pickup, includes enough vegetables for two large vegetarian meals per week for a family--or sides for a whole week.
COMBO Biweekly Share (Vegetables, Fruit, Sunflowers, Eggs): $675....12 distributions ($56.25/pickup) The Biweekly Combo responds to POPULAR DEMAND for a little bit of everything at a reasonable price. It includes a biweekly share of veg, fruit, flowers and eggs at $25 off the total price of the shares if purchased separately.
Vegeholic Biweekly Share (2x Vegetable): $720 / season....12 distributions ($60.00/pickup) This share should last you a whole week, for veggie meals every day or extensive juicing. It will be approximately 5-6 bunches of greens per week and 15-20 lbs additional vegetables. It will be a LOT of vegetables at some points in the season, so please take this into account!
Veg Share SUMMER ONLY $32.31 / 14 distributions = $452.34/ for short season (June to September)
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Fruit Biweekly Share: $180.24....12 weeks @ $15.02/pickup June: Strawberries, July: Blueberries, Raspberries, cherries, August: Peaches, sometimes plums, apricots, nectarines, melons, September and October: Apples of many different varieties, sometimes heirloom apple varieties, and pears. Typical quantity is 2 quarts of berries, or 3-4 lbs of peaches/ plums/ pears, or 10 apples.
Eggs Biweekly Share: $84.00....12 weeks @ $7 doz/pickup Receive one dozen farm-fresh eggs from our own pastured, free-range layers. The yolks are very orange and full of omega-3's, naturally. The most flavorful egg you will ever eat.
Sunflowers Biweekly Share: $50....NOTE: 5 distributions @ $10/bouquet. ends early. Beautiful bouquet of sunflowers, grown fresh on the farm and picked up weekly. Flowers last 4-7 days in a vase.
Cheese Biweekly Share: $240....12 weeks@ $20/pickup Each CHEESE share contains 3 different types of cheese/dairy, usually not repeated during the season. The seasonally available cheeses are mainly from family-scale creameries in New York State, NJ, and VT. NO PRODUCT IN THIS SHARE WILL Be made from milk that contains HORMONES, ANTIBIOTICS or other non-natural substances. It will include a rotating variety of the following, among other surprises: goat chevre; cows milk cheeses; aged raw milk cheeses; yogurt; sheep cheese
Craft Beer Biweekly Share: $87.00.... $14.50 x 6 monthly pickups One half-growler of craft beer from Garden of Eve Farm Brewery each month! You will receive 32 oz of a different beer each month, in a re-usable glass bottle (enough for approx 3 glasses). Order as many shares as growlers you'd like to receive monthly! You will go through these fast. Price includes sales tax
Pay for your shares with credit card or e-check. We suggest that e-check is better for the farm as they incur costs when we pay by card. Note that the farm has an extended-payment option using e-check. Sign up at the farm's website.
COVID-19 INFO:
Many people are joining CSAs at this time because they want more options: far fewer people handle your food versus supermarkets; it is a dependable stream for food in a fragile food chain; farm food is healthy and builds the immune system.
We are adapting to the current crisis. Our shares are pre-packaged at the farm in bags with members names on them--grab and go style. On site we wear masks and gloves, have sanitizer, and observe social distancing. Our surplus goes to those in need during this crisis.
Our volunteer requirement is always being evaluated. Normally, CSAs require members to give time at distribution or other tasks. This expectation was relaxed in 2020 and for 2021we will see where we are in June and after. No one will be expected to work who is uncomfortable, of course. Talk to us about any concerns.
Stay safe and sane, everybody!
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There are over 120 CSAs in NYC. They are community-based and volunteer-powered, with decisions made by a Core Group of dedicated members.
Check out the list of past distributions here.
Garden of Eve Farm is certified organic by the Northeast Organic Farmers’ Association of New York (NOFA-NY). Food grown on the farm and distributed by the CSA is certified-organic, including fruit grown on the farm (berries, melons). It is important to note that SOME FRUIT distributed by CSA MAY NOT BE ORGANIC, due to challenges of growing fruit in this region.It would be “low-spray.” Be assured the farm sources fruit from farmers it knows and trusts.
CSA members are required to give time–less than 4 hours–at pickup to help set up, check members in, and close up. We will have a system for members to select dates that they prefer to work.
A $15 membership fee helps us pay for general operating expenses such as tables, a canopy, supplies, promotional materials, and other incidental expenses. .After you sign up with the farm (they will charge a $10 admin fee of their own to cover their incidental, CSA-related expenses) you will receive a welcome letter explaining that you can pay the KGCSA Membership Fee before or at the first pickup.
The farm offers a range of plans at various prices. And, it offers an extended payment plan of three payments over three months.
The KGCSA has a Scholarship/Subsidy program. The Core Group, through the generosity of the farm, sets aside a limited number of biweekly shares of vegetables which we assign to members who might not otherwise be able to join. If you think this might be right for you, please contact us by email and you will receive information on criteria and the application process. Confidentiality is assured. Talk to us, please.
Through a grant from CCNYC, we offer a revolving loan program. If paying the full cost upfront is an issue for you, talk to us about our revolving loan program
Unfortunately, at this time, we do not accept SNAP EBT.
Are there other member benefits?
Yes. CSA members get a 10% discount at the GofE booths at the greenmarkets around the city (Forest Hills!) as well as at the farmstand at Garden of Eve Organic Farm. The farm gives discounts for many of its events.
Members can share recipes and tips during the lively discussions at our distribution site as well as in our KGCSA Members Facebook Group. The farm provides recipes in its weekly newsletter and you are encouraged to join the Garden of Eve Organic Farm members Fb group as well. And, we will provide important information on storing and preserving your share—as these veggies do not have chemicals!
We hope so, and we will try to make that happen. The CSA held pre-season Farmer Meet ‘N’ Greet events in Kew Gardens in April, 2018 and in March 2019 and we all learned so much. That was not doable in 2020 due to COVID. We encourage members to visit the farm for any of their special events. Chris & Eve want to know who they grow for, so you never know who may drive the truck in. The COVID crisis has impacted this and we look forward to a return to normal as soon as possible.
Garden of Eve Organic Farm has many events daily and weekly throughout the growing season, including TomatoFest and their legendary Garlic Festival which takes place in the Fall. Try their garlic ice cream! The COVID crisis has impacted this and we look forward to a return to normal as soon as possible. Info available on the farm website and members receive notifications and discounts.
The subsidized share program is a way to make fresh, organic, local produce available to those with limited incomes. Subsidized shares are made possible through the generosity of Garden of Eve and the core group, and are given out on an as-needed basis, to the extent that we can afford to subsidize them.
Interested individuals are invited to submit a request via email to kewgardenscsa@gmail.com..The request should outline the reason for the request. Referrals of candidates by CSA members are especially welcome.
Anyone can apply for a subsidized share, and all applications are reviewed with respect to the confidentiality of the applicants by a small subcommittee of core members. The enrollment period ends on June 16th.
The following considerations will inform the selection of candidates:
– Hardship at the time of the application
– Time of the receipt of the application
– Qualification for government assistance such as WIC, EBT, social security/fixed income or disability (SSI)
– A total household income equal to or below the amount indicated in the chart below
| Household (the number of people eating the share -whether or not they are related) | Income (Household’s total pre-tax income from all sources) |
| 1 | $20,000 |
| 2 | $27,000 |
| 3 | $34,000 |
| 4 | $41,000 |
| 5 | $48,000 |
| 6 | $55,000 |
Subsidized shares are given out on the honor system, although the core group reserves the right to request supporting documents.
Revolving Loan Program
Through a grant from the Citizen's Committee for New York City, the Briarwood CSA offers a way to join the CSA without having to put the full amount of the shares up front. The CSA will fund the member's share, and the member will reimburse the CSA throughout the season. At the end of the season, the funds are restored into the CSA treasury to be used the following year...and after. The purpose of this loan is to increase membership and promote diversity.
Our CSA wouldn’t exist without the “C”–community! Some wonderful neighborhood organizations welcomed us when we first started and we continue to develop good relations in our wonderful Briarwood community. Thank you Briarwood friends for your positivity and support:
The Briarwood / Kew Gardens Lions Club
The Kiwanis Queens Boulevard Club
The Briarwood Community Library / QPL
Queens Botanical Gardens Compost Project
And all the partners of the Kew Gardens CSA listed below who helped get the word out about Briarwood:
Kew & Willow Books; Gray’s Bicycles; Kew Gardens Civic Organization /; Kew Gardens Improvement Organization; Kew Gardens Cinemas; Cookies and Cream Pastry Shop; Queens Botanical Garden Compost Project; Roast & Co. (Kew Gardens); Richmond Hill Library; Village Diner
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