Missing those fresh-off-the-farm veggies? Well, summer share distributions begin on June 6th!
PICK UP INFO
Days: Every Wednesday except for the first pick up in July which will be on Tuesday July 3rd due to the July 4th holiday
Time: 5:30pm – 8pm
Location: Flatbush Reformed Church
East 21st Street between Kenmore Terrace and Church Ave In the yard behind the Gray House on Kenmore Terrace. (map)
Volunteer sign up info will be coming your way soon!
Registration is closed for the 2012 summer share, but you can sign up for the wait list online or download a printable form.
Only four days left to the registration deadline for the summer share!!
Register online or mail in a registration form.
Please also check out the canning and milk/half & half/butter share.
Register today!
Hello Flatbush Farm Share members,
We are excited to announce a new dairy share for the 2012 summer season. We’ve partnered with Milk Not Jails, who will be delivering Ronnybrook milk, half & half, and butter to our CSA each week.
Purchase a share of any of these products by creating and logging in to your Milk Not Jails account. Whole, low-fat, and non-fat milk are available. Your milk share will be deliciously fresh-bottled the day before it’s delivered to you. Save yourself a weekly trip to the grocery store or farmers market and order your dairy share today! Purchase your weekly dairy needs through Milk Not Jails to support local farms and criminal justice reform.
Once you are registered, you must select a CSA or buying club where you would like to pick up your Milk Not Jails products. Click on “My Account” then “My Delivery Sites.”
Log-in to Milk Not Jails today to purchase your share!
The Flatbush Farm Share will be recruiting and representing our farmers Chris and Katie at Brooklyn Food Coalition‘s FREE Brooklyn Food Conference on Saturday, May 12, 9am-6pm at Brooklyn Tech HS in Ft. Greene (Dekalb Ave and Ft. Greene Pl).
Share your experiences with other urban gardeners and farmers, and help others learn about what we are doing on the ground. Learn about how people are changing the way we eat, how we can get healthy food into all our neighborhoods, and how to create a food system that is sustainable and creates good jobs.
There’ll be over 175 workshops, cooking demos, and a giant expo. Families can spend the day learning about food together in the Kids and Families Area and teens can enjoy a Youth Summit created by and for teens. Many of the workshops will focus on urban agriculture, how to improve school food, and building a sustainable and just food system.
Bring yourself, your family, and your friends. Purchase lunch online or on-site. Over 5000 people are expected to attend, and there will be something for everyone. Learn from your friends and neighbors, as we gather together to change the food system for a healthy people and planet.
Register today and order your delicious, sustainable lunch for the conference day right now.
The Flatbush Farm Share will be recruiting at the Neighborhood Housing Services of East Flatbush Eco-Fair. Come out to support NHS and stop by our table!
NHS We Can Green Brooklyn Eco-Fair 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012 – 11:00 am to 4:30 pm
Holy Cross Yard – 2510 Church Avenue between Rogers & Bedford Avenues
- Meet other green-minded residents from many Brooklyn neighborhoods.
- Sit down with various energy providers about different energy solutions to find out which is the best one for you.
- Speak with certified green contractors who can conduct a NYSERDA “whole house” energy audit for you and tell you where you’re losing money, and how you can fix it.
- Discuss financing options and incentives for weatherization and other green initiatives that you are thinking about implementing.
- Discover how green rehabbing will enhance the value of your home, reduce energy usage, and ultimately decrease your carbon footprint.
- Green your home! Get information about:
- Solar rooftop applications
- Organic insulation materials
- Green roofs and living walls
- Water harvesting structures
- Learn about innovative, eco-friendly products and services directly from manufacturers and retailers.
- Enroll in our green Home Maintenance Training.
- Build a compost bin and get the scoop on what’s new in gardening and urban farming.
- Visit our Eco-Wellness & Holistic Health Pavilion for a healthy body, home, and world.
- See live healthy eating and cooking demonstrations
- Listen to leading green industry experts and see if a green career is right for you.
- Have a conversation with your local elected officials and other public representatives about green governance that will improve our communities.
- Chat with environmental community activists who are moving our community’s greensward!
- Get green tips on how you can save energy, save money and be healthier!
Tell a neighbor! Bring a Friend! And Together We Can Green Brooklyn!
Our partner organization, the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, who supports the largest portion of our sliding scale pricing model is having their Annual Spring Benefit, Spring Into Action.
Join NYCCAH on May 17th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the new Solo Event Space for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as they honor:
- Award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson, of Red Rooster Harlem and Food Network’s Chopped, The Next Iron Chef, and the winner of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, Season Two
- New York State Senator Liz Krueger
- Agnes Molnar and Kathy Goldman of Community Food Advocates
- Rachel V. Stevens, Esq. with the law firm of DLA Piper
For more information about the event or to purchase tickets, please visit www.nyccah.org/springbenefit.
The Earth Day Match Campaign was a success! We raised over $600.00 dollars in one day and now have enough to fully cover the subsidy on 3 half veggie and fruit shares at our lowest discounted level for the summer season.
Thanks to our donors and all who supported this effort!
ioby’s 2nd annual Earth Day Match Campaign will take place starting at 9am EST on Sunday, April 22nd and matching will continue until ioby hits its $10,000 cap.
ioby is putting the focus on micro-donations, and every donation up to $22 will be matched. Folks can still donate more than $22. This means if only 50 people give $5.00 on the morning of 4/22, we’ll be sure to get $500.00 in one day!
Visit the ioby website to learn more about the summer share and donate.
The application deadline for the Flatbush Farm Share Summer 2012 CSA has been extended to May 11th, 2012.
Please note:
- Level 3 is currently full, but you can sign up to be on the waiting list.
- Level 2 must make a deposit of $25.00 to secure their spot.
If you have questions, please contact the membership committee at Membership@flatbushfarmshare.com
Applications can be submitted online or please print and complete the membership form. The membership form rider is available for more details about the 2012 Summer Season share prices and quantities.
Please make checks payable to “Flatbush Farm Share” and mail to:
Flatbush Farm Share
c/o Allison Trevorrow
41 Clarkson Ave #3F
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Payment is due in full no later than Friday, May 11th, 2012.
