Bay Ridge CSA

farm day

Spend Saturday at the farm!

As you may have read, Hearty Roots had to pull forward their garlic harvest this year because of the incredible weather that brought it to readiness a little earlier than anticipated. Those of you who picked up your share this weekend will, of course, have benefited from this – and I’m sure there’s plenty of garlic still to come this year!

Despite the change to the schedule, the Hearty Roots folk do still want to invite everybody along to the farm on July 17th as planned. There are plenty of other farm tasks that can be undertaken by those coming to visit, and they’ll also be offering tours of the farm at 11am and 4pm. It’s a perfect opportunity to spend a day outdoors, getting to see exactly where your food comes from.

It’s also a great opportunity to visit the farm’s pick-your-own garden. In the small garden, the farm plant herbs, flowers, and a few veggies that are too labor intensive to be picked for the CSA, but that CSA members and locals might like to pick for themselves. Peas and basil are currently ready for picking, and who knows what else you might find!

Snacks and beverages will be provided, but feel free to bring a picnic lunch and make a real day of it. Benjamin and co would love you to come for as much or as little time as you like, either to do some work in the field or just to take a farm tour or enjoy the day.

If you’re planning to go and you have space in your car that could be filled by another CSA member (or if you’d love to go but have no transport) please contact Rana at email hidden; JavaScript is required, and we’ll try to put people together.

Everybody who has been to the farm before has had a great day, so why not get involved this year. The event runs this Saturday (July 17th) from 10am – 5pm!

Hearty Roots Community Farm
223 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook, NY
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Tags: farm day, pick your own

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 News 2 Comments

The Garlic Harvest Party

Every year, Hearty Roots Community Farm organizes a special Garlic Harvest Party, gathering CSA members from around New York to help them pull their fantastic garlic from the ground. This year’s party had been scheduled for Saturday, July 17th.

As it turns out, the weather has no respect for calendar dates, and practically every grower in the area has had an “early” season this year due to the hot dry weather, with most plants weeks ahead of schedule. The garlic is no exception, and it is almost ready to come out of the ground now!

As a result, Hearty Roots plan to harvest the garlic early – possibly on Wednesday July 7th. While they know that it’s difficult for most people to attend on a weekday, they would very much welcome volunteers for this! Please e-mail email hidden; JavaScript is required if you are interested in helping out.

The farm will still hold a farm event on July 17th, but it will probably not involve harvesting garlic. Instead they will likely work on various farm tasks, with an emphasis on weeding!. There will also be tours of the farm, and just the pleasure of a day spent outdoors. Benjamin and the whole Hearty Roots crew still hope you’ll join them for a fun and maybe more relaxed day at the farm on the 17th!

Tags: farm day, garlic

Friday, July 2nd, 2010 News No Comments

A day at the farm

There are only 40 days now until the new CSA season starts, and we can all look forward to months of great produce grown locally!

One of the things that causes lots of people to join a CSA is the idea that you can know exactly where your eggplants, leeks or cabbage have come from. And that’s never more true than in Bay Ridge CSA’s partnership with Hearty Roots Community Farm.

Every year, Hearty Roots hosts a Spring Planting Party, allowing all the members of the CSAs they serve to come visit the farm for themselves. This year’s event takes place at the farm this coming Saturday, May 1, from 11am to 5pm.

As well as allowing you and your family to spend a day out of the city in the fresh air of the Hudson Valley, you’ll also be able to play your own small part in planting the produce we’ll all be eating in a month or two!

There are a huge number of jobs that you can help out with, from the very active (running up and down rows planting tiny onion seedlings) to the slightly more sedentary (separating out seedlings from their trays at the end of the row).

The day at the farm is also a great activity for families (there are plenty of jobs for kids!), and can be used to help your children understand where the food on their plates actually comes from. The events last from 11am until around 5pm, and no RSVP is necessary. Water and snacks will be provided, but feel free to bring a picnic!

In case of a torrential downpour, the rain date for this event is May 2, and you should check the Hearty Roots website.

For a map to the Hearty Roots farm, please click here.