Vegetables
from Provider Farm, Salem, CT
Full Share: $550 ($25/week)Provider Farm brings us seasonal, organic vegetables for 22 or 23 weeks, starting at the beginning of June and running through the beginning of November. The farm is managed by Max and Kerry Taylor.
Reduced Share: $425 ($19.33/week)
A full share is generally enough for a (non-vegetarian) family of four; a reduced share is approximately 2/3 the size of a full share, and is good for a family of two.
Crops include basil, beets, boc choy, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, chinese cabbage (napa), cucumbers, dill, eggplant, garlic, kale, leeks, lettuce heads, onions, parsley, parsnips, peas, peppers (sweet/bell), potatoes, radishes, salad greens, scallions, swiss chard, tomatoes, turnips, winter squash, zucchini.
Fruit
from Breezy Hill Orchard, Staatsburg, NY
Full Share: $276 ($12/week)One thing you should know is that Breezy Hill is not organic — in the northeast, pests are not controllable without some spraying. The apples are certified Eco Apples, which is a particular program of integrated pest management where prevention, traps, beneficial insect predators, and other methods are used to control pests. Chemical pesticides are used only as a last resort. Plums, pears, and peaches are easier to grow without pesticides, and some berries get no spray at all. But in the northeast, it's impossible to grow apples that way.
Half Share: $138 ($6/week)
The other thing you should remember is that Breezy Hill is an orchard. As in apple orchard. We'll be getting strawberries, raspberries, cherries, peaches, plums, and pears — but make no mistake, we'll be getting lots of apples.
Eggs
from Knoll Krest Farm, Clinton Corners, NY
Full Share: $92 ($4/week)Knoll Krest hens are free-running, hormone-free, antibiotic-free, and free of any chemicals (and have been for over 50 years). They are fed local, high-quality feed, that is nevertheless not certified organic.
Half Share: $46 ($2/week)
The full share is 12 eggs, the half share is six.
Pasta
from Knoll Krest Farm, Clinton Corners, NY
Pasta Share: $98 ($4.25/week)One thing you can do with amazingly delicious eggs is make amazingly delicious pasta, handmade from flour (white and whole wheat), eggs from their own happy hens (see above), and juiced fresh local vegetables (carrot, beet, spinach, and sweet red pepper). The Pasta Share is a 12 oz. package each week.
