Volume 24, Week 2
Full share & đ yellowđ half shares
218 Gates Avenue between Classon and Franklin
(IMPACCT Brooklyn at the Gibbs Mansion)
5:00 to 7:30 pm
Welcome yellow half share members! And welcome back full share members! A few top-of-the-season reminders
Bring bags! Some items may be bunched or packed in plastic, but you will need tote bags to bring your share home! Weâll have a limited number of Clinton Hill CSA totes available for sale for $10 - cash and venmo accepted. Also - if you have extra reusable bags around, bring them to distribution! We like to keep a stash on hand ;)
Be on time! We pack things up at 7:30, and all remaining items are donated to IMPACCT and a local food pantry - please arrive on time to claim your share! If you canât make it, you can always send a friend (have them give your name) or coordinate a swap via the half share list: CHCSAHalfShare2025@clintonhillcsa.org
Overwhelmed by half share emails? Letâs sort this out!
When responding to a swap request, please just reply to the sender and wait for confirmation - no need to reply to the full group!
Want to minimize the number of emails you get? Go to groups.google.com and click on "my groups," then find "CHCSAHalfShare2025." Under subscription, you'll see several options for receiving email, including a daily digest and an option to receive no email at all. You'll also see, on the far right, to the left of the star, an option to leave the group entirely. You can also unsubscribe by sending an email to chcsahalfshare2025+unsubscribe@clintonhillcsa.org.
The shares get bigger! Itâs still early in what has so far been a cold and wet growing season, so your pickup may feel a little light these first few weeks. Fear not, this will soon change!
We plan to host local makers at pop-ups throughout the season where you can purchase items a la carte, such as spices from Sourcery. Keep an eye on the Beet and on Instagram for announcements about other pop-up shares!
Work Shift Reminder: All Clinton Hill CSA members are required to fulfill their work shift commitment:
Members with full vegetable shares are required to complete (2) two-hour work shifts for a total of four hours.
Members with half vegetable shares must complete (1) two-hour work shift.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about how your CSA works, and to get to know other members! Your work shift is a commitment that you agreed to when you signed up, and households that do not complete their shifts will not be able to join the CSA again in the future. Children are welcome on site when their parents are doing their work shift commitment; our youngest members can be very helpful, and we only ask that you bring snacks and other things to keep them busy.
A note about payment: We thank everyone who has made payments early and helped to support Windflower Farm and all our other suppliers of wonderful produce. We encourage you to check your inboxes and make sure you're up to date with payments. Remember that with some extra shares, like bread, mushrooms, or fish, your invoices may not all come from Windflower Farm, so be sure you're opening the emails that tell you how to pay for your share. And on behalf of Windflower Farm and our other CSA suppliers, thank you!
This weekâs share
'Tropicana' lettuce (green leaf) or red leaf lettuce
âRed Russianâ kale
âPrizeâ bok choy
âCrunchy Kingâ radishes
Baby bunched red or yellow onions
Potted âProspera Redâ basil
Extras: eggs, bread, granola, mushrooms ! Fruit should start next week, and maple and grain have three delivery dates (June 19, August 21, and October 16).
News from Windflower Farm
Delivery #2, Week of June 2, 2025
Hello from all of us at a still-wet Windflower Farm!
On Friday of last week, in one spectacular day, three of our staff planted âPanisseâ and âTropicanaâ lettuce, âRed Russianâ kale, âGiant of Italyâ parsley and âProsperaâ basil, some 15,000 plants in all. And two more of our stellar employees, along with my son Nate, planted sweet potatoes, another 8,000 plants, or slips as they are called, making for a Windflower Farm one-day planting record. And then it rained, with nearly 3â falling before it was over.
There is much to be said for farming on high ground, and it is more than just the view. Our fields are usually quick to dry out. Still, runoff from a neighborâs fields, which are even higher than ours, flowed between newly mulched beds of eggplants and chiles, producing nearly enough whitewater to kayak. Friends of ours who farm on both sides of the Tomhannock Creek had over 3â of rain and now cannot cross the ford to tend their crops on the far side of the creek. Weather, the fickle managing partner of our farm, has been particularly out of step with the plans I made for this season.
Next week, we expect to send purple kohlrabi, arugula, lettuce, kale, a mustard mix, radishes, and onions. Next to come from our fields will be cucumbers, squashes, garlic scapes and broccolini, but not until the weather becomes more cooperative.
Best wishes, Ted
Recipes
Lots of chard in the swap box last weekâŚtry it, you might like it.
Also - tips to get the most from your potted basil
Did you know? Our website has recipes, food storage tips, and information about the vegetables you might come across in your share!