Wassaic Commmunity Farm

It’s springtime (we began seeding almost 2 months ago!) which means it’s time for us to welcome back our returning CSA members and send a warm invitation to those interested in becoming new members.

Who: You!

What: Become a Wassaic Community Farm CSA member!

Where: Two convenient Dutchess County locations – Friday pickups at the farm (just off Rt.22), or Saturday pickups at the Millerton Farmers Market. Members in the Bronx may also pick up at Padre Plaza Community Garden, and we are looking into a possible distribution site in Battery Park City in Manhattan.

When: Friday pickups begin June 15^th; Saturday pickups begin June 16^th. Our season runs through the end of October.

How: The season costs $550 (see below for low-income options) for 20 weeks of fresh, local, sustainably grown vegetables and herbs. See our website’s CSA page for more details, or email or call us or see us at one of our information sessions for more information. When you are ready, you’ll fill out our membership agreement, choose one of our distribution locations, and give us your payment. As easy as that!

Why: We look forward to growing healthy, nutritious food for you and your loved ones!

Our Share-A-Share Fund:

The farm team is committed to making local, high quality produce more affordable to everyone, and so there are a limited number of half-priced shares available for low-income members.

Would you like to donate $10, $50, or more to our Share-A-Share Fund? Let us know!

Would you like to know if you qualify for a low-income share? Contact us by email or phone. We are also able to accept payment by EBT, WIC and Health Bucks.

Wassaic Community Farm is a fourth year food justice project looking for a second full time farmer to join our team for the 2012 season starting in February or March until November. We are located in the Harlem Valley adjacent to the last stop on teh Metro-north train to NYC, a bicycle path and miles of woodland and state park. We have a 20 member vegtable CSA program on an acre and a half with room to expand. We have been running stands at four farmer’s markets locally and in the South Bronx with our medicinal herbs. We are looking for folks with a passion for farming, food justice issues, herbal medicine and at lease on year of CSA farming experience, spanish speaker a plus. We are offering a free sunny room in our fully renovated art barn, shared kitchen and bathroom space with 5 food justice activists.It includes a swimming pond and a small fruit orchard. All food needs are covered by the farm food budget and all farm income after expenses will be split with the other full time farmer as a stipend. We are well connected and have many alliances in teh farm and food justice community in southern New York, we work with a youth program from a local community center and participate in a food justice veggie oil bus project. Please contact Ben at wassaiccommunityfarm@gmail.com or call at 8668232584

It’s that time of year again for the Wassaic Community Farm Harvest Day Celebration!!!

THIS SUNDAY : October 9, 2011

12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

With scheduled activities from 12 -5 and live music and a bonfire after dark.

There will be music from Thomas Wesley Stern, a Potluck Feast, a Garden Tour and Kids’ Activities.

Please bring a potluck dish large enough to feed 4-6 people.

Transportation options from NYC include the MetroNorth Rail line(take the Harlem Valley line to Wassaic), carpooling and a cheap seat on our veggie oil bus – The VROOM Bus:

You can get a seat on the VROOM bus. Seats are $10 to get you from the city to the farm and back.

VROOM Bus Departure: 9:30 AM – Padre Plaza Success Garden (139th & St Ann’s) in South Bronx
VROOM Bus Arrival: 12:00 NOON – Wassaic Community Farm

VROOM Bus Return: 5:00 PM Depart Wassaic Community Farm
VROOM Bus Return: 7:00 PM Arrive Padre Plaza Success Garden

SEATS ON THE BUS ARE FILLING UP SO PLEASE RSVP (livingsomewhere [at] gmail [dot] com) TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT!

Email us with any questions or info about carpools at livingsomewhere at gmail dot com

Join Us for our *AUGUST WORKDAY * SUNDAY AUGUST 14^TH

There will be two work shifts:

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

AND/OR

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

You can come to whichever shift works for you, or come all day!

Lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m.  Followed by SWIMMING in the Quarry/Creek if it’s hot!

* Farm work will include weeding, transplanting, hay and wood chip mulching.

* Make sure to bring a water bottle, gloves, (if you have them, we have some to lend), sunscreen, hat and maybe a rain jacket.

*You should wear boots or sneakers and work clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.

* For people coming up from New York City, please RSVP with us by emailing Tasha at livingsomewhere {at} gmail {dot} com ASAP.  Let us know if you are coming by car and if you would be interested in carpooling with other volunteers – so we can help hook people up with rides! Otherwise please check the MetroNorth Harlem Rail Schedule – http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/planning/schedules/schedules.htm

Click here for Location and Directions

See you next Weekend!!!!

Check Us Out @ Our Bronx Farmers’ Markets!

We sell our herbs and teas in South and North Central Bronx every Wednesday! For those of you in NYC, definitely come by to check us out and stock up on your herbal teas.

You can usually find our large variety of teas like:

* Nettle Tea – the supergreen tea that’s good for bones, joints, lowering cholesterol, allergies and pumping you full of calcium/magnesium, protein, iron, vitamin A, Omega-3 and more!

*Sumac Tea – high in Vitamin C and anti-oxidants, tasty lemon-like flavor!

*Bee Balm Tea – kicks colds/flus to the curb and helps with sore throats (Tasha swears it is magical)

*”Relax & Unwind” Tea – a mix of chamomile, lavender and lemon balm!

*”Cold & Flu” Tea – a mix of yarrow and hyssop, good for breaking fevers and healing cough.

Join Us for our *JUNE WORKDAY * SUNDAY JUNE 26^TH

There will be two work shifts:

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

AND/OR

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

You can come to whichever shift works for you, or come all day!

Lunch will be served at 1:00 p.m.  Followed by SWIMMING if it’s hot!

* Farm work will include weeding, hay and wood chip mulching.

* Make sure to bring a water bottle, gloves, (if you have them, we have some to lend), sunscreen, hat and maybe a rain jacket.

*You should wear boots or sneakers and work clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.

* For people coming up from New York City, please RSVP with us by emailing Tasha at livingsomewhere {at} gmail {dot} com ASAP.  Let us know if you are coming by car and if you would be interested in carpooling with other volunteers – so we can help hook people up with rides! Otherwise please check the MetroNorth Harlem Rail Schedule – http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/planning/schedules/schedules.htm

Click here for Location and Directions

See you this Weekend!!!!

Thanks to those that came out to the People’s Farm Bus Fundraiser last weekend! For those that didn’t make it, be sure to come through Brooklyn again during Dance Africa on Memorial Day weekend when we’ll be having a BBQ party to continue raising funds towards our goal for the Vroom Bus! (more details to come)

Click here to check out photos from the fundraiser.

Click here formore info on our >> Fundraising Campaign!