MOUNT SINAI, Suffolk County Long Island,

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

 

CLICK HERE to SIGN UP for the CSA or SEE PRICING (till May 15, 2012)

To get on our email list to receive news about winter shares (once a month, at the farm in Riverhead) and/or future summer shares, enter your email into the "join our mailing list" box below left.

Pick up for this CSA is at the Land and Sea Fish Market (www.landandseafish.com) at 524 Rt 25A, just west of the Mt Sinai Heritage Park, and the intersection of Rt 25A and Mt Sinai/Coram road.

Pickup time is from 12 pm -8:30 pm on Wednesdays.

At least one VOLUNTEER SHIFT is required for membership in this CSA, to help run the pick-up, during pickup hours.

 

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SEASON: 24 weeks, for all shares except flowers, which will be 20 weeks (end Oct 20).

First pickup: Wed June 6

Last pickup: Wed Nov 14 (week before Thanksgiving)

Half-shares will get assigned A or B week and come for a "full" pickup, every other week (instead of getting half the amount, every week).

If you are not able to make your share pick-up, you are welcome to have a friendpick up your share. No prior notice is required, just tell them to check in under your name.

Full Harvest Vegetable Share

June-Thanksgiving, 24 weeks – 7-8 items per week, includes enough vegetables for twolarge vegetarian meals per week, for a family - or sides for the whole week.

See harvest chart for approximate schedule of vegetables including heirloom tomatoes, mesclun salad mix, zucchini, baby corn, summer squash, cucumbers, lettuces, beets, carrots, plus pumpkins, gourds, winter squash.

The season includes a wide variety of vegetables, however they DO NOT COME ALL AT ONE TIME. It is likely that you will not get tomatoes until August (two months into the CSA!) when they naturally ripen in the Northeast, and no potatoes until around that time as well.

EARLY SUMMER (June-July)

June and July include copious amounts of cooking greens and lettuces, including spinach, bok choi, mizuna, mustard greens, tatsoi, Swiss Chard, kale, and others. Remember the ground is still warming up from the winter till late May; the last frost date in our area is May 5 (this is the date before which nearly ALL PLANTS can be KILLED when planted outside). Other early summer delicacies include snap and snow peas, garlic scapes, scallions, and in late July zucchini, sweet corn, summer squash, and cucumbers, and more.

MID SUMMER (August-Sept)

This is the time that those of us who are seasonal eaters, live for. Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, squashes, potatoes, sweet corn, melons, herbs, basil, onions. We grow dozens of types of tomatoes and 5 kinds of peppers, 3 kinds of eggplant, so the diversity is amazing. The CSA share at this time of the year is bounteous.

FALL (Oct-Nov)

In the fall we have time to focus on harvesting the massive amount of crops we have planted for you, our CSA member! We are bringing in and handing out thousands of pounds of potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, (in a good year) onions, cabbage, garlic, etc. We see a return to the cold-hardy greens as the weather chills, including the kales, and our old friends Swiss Chard and Bok Choi. We try to make the last two pre-Thanksgiving shares everything you'll need for that special dinner, including butternut and other sweet winter squashes, sweet potatoes, potatoes, garlic, collards, and more.

Fruit Share

June - Thanksgiving, 24 weeks – Starts out in June with strawberries, then cherries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, apricots, plums and pears in July and August, and mainly pears and apples September through November. Fruits are very fresh and flavorful, not organic but grown on our next-door neighbor’s farm using lots of compost and low-spray techniques.

Egg Share

June - Thanksgiving, 24 weeks – Receive a HALF-dozen farm-fresh eggs from our own pastured, free-range hens, fed no hormones or antibiotics. If you want a FULL dozen each week, get TWO Egg shares (price per share is the same, but doubled).

Flower Share

June - Oct, 20 weeks – A gorgeous weekly bouquet of fresh-picked flowers, grown organically, different every week. Includes zinnias, snapdragons, sunflowers, black-eyed susans, and much more. CLICK HERE to see some of the different flowers we grow.

"Full Share Combo" is one of all shares every week, at $40 off the total price of the shares if purchased separately.

"Half Share Combo" responds to POPULAR DEMAND for a little bit of everything at a reasonable price. It includes a HALF share of everything (which means one full share, picked up every OTHER week) at $15 off the total price of the shares if purchased separately

Member Agreement

Members of the CSA will receive a weekly share consisting of approximately 7-12 items (shares will vary in size and weight depending on the time of the season). One aspect of CSA is that members support their farmer by sharing in the inherent risks of agriculture (poor weather, drought, crop failure, etc.) and the rewards (organic, exceptionally fresh vegetables, the bounty of a good season, etc.) involved in farming. CSA farmers purposely plan for such contingencies; the farmers use growing techniques that protect the harvest to minimize the risk and optimize the rewards. On the whole members will get a wide variety of vegetables in plentiful amounts.

I understand this principle and agree that there is no guarantee on the exact amount or type of produce I will receive in my share. By participating in the CSA, I am supporting the local farmer as well as more equitable food distribution, and I am helping to create a more environmentally and economically healthy society.

By becoming a member, I agree to support the farm with timely payments. I commit to picking up my share(s) weekly and I understand that if I, or someone I designate, is unable to pick up my share(s), they cannot get saved. I also agree to volunteer at distributions as required by my CSA location.

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Refund Policy

PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION HERE

Non-Perishables

Garden of Eve unconditionally guarantees the quality of the non-perishable products sold on our Web site, with the exception of CSA subscriptions (see below). If you are not completely satisfied with the quality of our non-perishable products or if you find that your order contains an item you did not order, please contact us and return the item within 15 days of delivery.

Within 15 days of delivery, you may return any non-perishable product purchased from Garden of Eve for full credit, provided that the item is returned in saleable condition. Please include the following in your package: unopened items you are returning in the original packaging, original (or adequate) packing material to ensure the item's safe arrival, and the sales invoice with the items and prices circled. Please note that we can process returns and refunds only for items purchased on GardenofEveFarm.com.

Please write the reason for your return on the back of your invoice. For your protection, please use UPS or Insured Parcel Post for shipment.

Perishable Products

We will replace any perishable product (produce, eggs, turkeys) sold through our web site which the buyer deemed inedible within one week of purchase. Replacement will be with same or similar product, if the original product is not available.

CSA Subscriptions

The spirit of a CSA subscription is for the subscriber to buy a share of our farm's products for a particular season. This means that you as the shareholder will share with the farmer in both the bounty and the risks associated with farming. If you are not satisfied with your CSA subscription, you can cancel at any time before the first two weeks after your first delivery are over. Garden of Eve farm will refund you with the unused portion of your subscription.