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Friends of Brook Park: South Bronx Community Supported Agriculture Program
South Bronx Community Supported Agriculture Program
South Bronx Community Supported Agriculture Program

IT'S FRESH from the farm, IT¹'S HEALTHY for your body, IT'S AFFORDABLE compared to local grocery stores and fast food, IT'S FUN! Members can plan events like cooking workshops, potlucks, visits to the farm & more! Friends of Brook Park helped launch the South Bronx CSA, which grew to include a Farmer's Market, which continues to grow in our community in the form of more green food initiatives!

When: June through October


Where: In front of El Girasol Community Garden

E. 138th St. between St. Anns and Cypress Avenues


We accept cash, EBT/Food Stamps, FMNP Checks and Health Bucks

Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Fresh Herbs, Honey and Eggs
Straight from local farms and community gardens!

Friends of Brook Park: The South, South Bronx, 141st Street and Brook Avenue

How CSA Works
The South Bronx Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program is a group of community members who have joined together to get fresh, healthy vegetables at great prices from a NY farmer.
Here’s how it works: members pay our farmers an annual fee, and in turn, receive a weekly share of the harvest throughout the growing season, which runs from June through November. Community Supported Agriculture helps him buy seeds, pay rent and grow his vegetables.
Every Week, June-November  The farmers bring the vegetables that are in season to our distribution site in Mott Haven. Some of it is grown in our area, including Brook Park!  CSA members take home their shares and enjoy them all week long until the next distribution!
What Members Get Members receive 7-10 different types of vegetables each week. A share is usually   enough vegetables to feed 1-3 people. What you get depends on what is growing and what does well at the farm. Everything you get is high quality, chemical free (organic) and very fresh.

PICKING UP MY SHARE WHEN: Every Week, June-October in 2009.

WHERE: Girasol Garden, 138th Street between Cypress and St. Ann's Avenue

Example share in JUNE: Napa cabbage, Baby red lettuce, onion, radishes, spring garlic, fennel, mixed cooking greens
Example share in AUGUST: cherry tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, beans, hot peppers, onion, melon

Example share in OCTOBER: celery, beets, potatoes, mixed greens, collards, onions, garlic, peppers, kale, cilantro.


How to Become a Member

HOW MUCH DOES A SHARE COST? Pricing

$400 for members with income at or above $40,000
$355 for members with income at or above $30,000
$230 for members with income at less than $30,000

Payment plans are available and Food Stamps/EBT are accepted.

DO I PAY FOR MY SHARE ALL AT ONCE? It’s important to pay the fee up front, in the winter or spring to help the farmer with his/her costs. If you are unable to pay in advance there are other options, including many lower priced shares. Members can pay:

-One lump sum at the time of joining.
-Equal payments before June.
-EBT/Food Stamps every 2 weeks.



VOLUNTEER HOURS
*CSA is Member Driven, so members volunteer 4 hours per season or become more involved to help the CSA run.

***Bring your weekly compost to Brook Park at 141st Street and Brook Avenue!
Leave it at the gate if for some reason we are not there!
The goal of the South Bronx CSA Program is to reach out to the community and promote a healthier lifestyle to South Bronx residents. By participating in the CSA program families and individuals can learn, first hand, the importance of eating chemical free, locally grown produce. They also gain the power of choice over what they eat and where they buy it. The CSA Program is excited to work with Just Food, a NYC food justice organization, to make this program sustainable and help make a stronger and healthier Bronx.


For more information on the South Bronx Community
 Supported Agriculture Program contact:
For more info or to register, please contact

Gordie L'Dera via email Gldera@aol.com or phone 718-585-7319
Jackie Davis: southbronxcsa@gmail.com or 212-729-6384
or look for us on Facebook!
Or if above does not reply:
information (at) friendsofbrookpark.org
P.O. Box  801
The Bronx, NY  10454
   email: information at friendsofbrookpark.org