Time Out New York has named us one of the 10 best CSAs in New York City! They cited the quantity of produce delivered in each share, our long history serving the Chelsea community, and our commitment to ensuring that fresh produce is available to … Read More
The Bulichs are the Masters of Mycelium
Chelsea CSA members have the option to add a weekly mushroom share each year. These mushrooms are grown by Bulich Mushroom Farm, the last mushroom farm of its kind in New York state. Learn more about where your mushrooms come from in this great article … Read More
The Threat and Protection of the USDA Organic Standards
– Just Food Staff The rapidly expanding national organic food industry, at $13 billion of sales projected this year, demonstrated its newfound political clout this past April, for the first time since the national organic standards went into effect in October 2002. For about 10 … Read More
Just Food: Not Just CSA
– Just Food staff Just Food, the citywide nonprofit organization that develops Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups in NYC, has a broad mission to promote economic, social, and environmental justice through local sustainable food systems. And although CSA is a large part of the work … Read More
Extending the Spirit of CSA
– by Amaliya Morgan-Brown The formal 2002 CSA season is coming to an end. This does not mean that the spirit of your CSA experience has to end. Here are a few suggestions for continuing to eat local, healthy foods, and participating in the educational, … Read More
National Organic Standards: The Roots
On October 21st USDA organic foods labeling standards will take full effect in the United States. The production of organic foods has grown at an annual rate of 20% over the last ten years and currently represents $7.7 billion of the $400 billion generated annually … Read More
Corn: An A-MAIZE-ing Food!
– by Christina Schiavoni For CSA members who have yet to eat raw sweet corn fresh off the cob, this is a treat not to be missed, especially as part of the ‘No-Cook Sweet Corn Salad’ featured in this week’s newsletter. This salad, as well … Read More
Keeping Your Condiments Home Grown
– by Kristy Apostolides Want a 58th variety? Heinz thinks you will. By the end of this summer, supermarket shelves everywhere will be stocked with Heinz Organic Ketchup. The decision to produce an organic version of this nation?s favorite condiment came as a result of … Read More
Heirloom Tomatoes
– by Christina Schiavoni Now that tomato season has (finally!) rolled around, we’re likely to start seeing more and more of these delicious veggies (or fruits, depending on your definition) at distribution. Something we’re unlikely to see, however, is uniform-looking conventional tomatoes like the ones … Read More
CSA Distribution Guidelines
At the last meeting of active volunteers, the Chelsea CSA developed a list of guidelines for distribution to prevent running out of items before the end of distribution (as this has happened a few times so far in the season, most likely due to misunderstanding.): … Read More
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