This summer, we will be offering food and farming education for campers at the Alamander Day Camp (it’s not to late to sign your kids up!) at the Brooklyn Free School in Fort Greene. Beyond learning about the local food system, the campers will learn interpersonal and career skills through helping us manage the CSA
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Fort Greene CSA to Start on June 20!
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2 Year Anniversary Party
Last year, we broke open a carrot shaped pinata. This year, we’ve got 2 food themed pinatas filled with goodies from our artisanal CSA share: caramels from Liddabit Sweets, sweets from Ovenly, jerky from SlantShack, chips from McClure’s and deliciousness from Granola Lab! We’ll also have a station set up where you can decorate postcards to send
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Pop Up Supper Club: Abandoned Bank Edition
In partnership with Untapped Cities, we will be co-hosting a series of supper clubs which will take place in undisclosed locations or those of historical interest. The menu, sourced from local farmers, will be curated based on the chosen locations. First in this series will take place in the Abandoned Bank of Manhattan as a
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Sweet Potatoes
Nutritional Facts: Sweet Potatoes are loaded with vitamins A, C and E. They have been recently reclassified as an “anti-diabetic” food along with being an anti-inflammatory and can protect against emphysema. Cooking Tips: To make peeling them easier, you can plunge them in boiling water for a minute, then into cold water. To keep peeled raw Sweet Potatoes
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Week 7
Vegetables Half: 1 kabocha squash, 1/4 lb arugula, 1/2 lb kale, 1 bunch scallions Full: 2 kabocha squashes, 1/2 lb arugula, 1 lb kale, 2 bunches scallions Fruit Full and half shares will pick up next week Artisanal Caramels or Caramel Popcorn from Liddabit Sweets Bread Full share picks up White or Swiss Health Milk
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Week 6
Vegetables Half: 2 lbs beets or turnips, 2 lbs onions, 1 lb potatoes, 1/2 lb spinach, 1/4 lb mesculin mix Full: 4 lbs beets or turnips, 4 lbs onions, 2 lbs potatoes, 1 lb spinach, 1/2 lb mesculin mix Fruit Half: 3 lbs apples Full: 6 lbs apples Artisanal 1 jame from Anarchy in a
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Week 5
Week 5 Vegetables Half: 1/2 lb. dried black beans, 1 lb. carrots or parsnips, 1 lb. kale, 1 bunch scallions, 1 bunch parsley Full: 1 lb. dried black beans, 2 lbs. carrots or parsnips, 2 lbs. kale, 2 bunches scallions, 2 bunches parsley Fruit Full and half shares will pick up next week Artisanal Full
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Beans of Love
Next week’s CSA share includes dried black beans. Not only are they nutritious and delicious, but they’ve got a wonderful story behind them. The variety is called Beans of Love: a name coined by a young woman who worked on Rogowski Farm a couple years back. Cheryl Rogowski started growing dried beans about 10 years
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Week 4
Week 4 Vegetables Half: 1/4 lb arugula, 1/4 lb mesculin mix, 1 lb broccoli, 1 head garlic, 2 sweet potatoes or 1 lb jerusalem artichokes Full: 1/2 lb arugula, 1/2 mesculin mix, 2 lbs broccoli, 2 heads garlic, 4 sweet potatoes or 2 lbs jerusalem artichokes Fruit Half: 3 lbs Pink Lady & Cameo Full:
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Week 3
Vegetables Half: 1 head of cabbage, 1 lb potatoes, 1lb carrots, 1 bunch leeks, 1/2 lb spinach Full: 2 heads of cabbage, 2 lbs potatoes, 2 lbs carrots, 2 bunches leeks, 1 lb spinach Fruit Full and half shares will pick up next week Artisanal Granola from Granola Lab Half: 1 bag Full: 2 bags
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