Volume 23, Week 15
Full share & ⛰️green⛰️half shares
218 Gates Avenue between Classon and Franklin
(IMPACCT Brooklyn at the Gibbs Mansion)
5:00 to 7:30 pm
Announcements for Week 15
We will be having a core meeting during distribution tonight at 6:15. If you’re interested to see how the core works, come sit in!
We need reusable bags! If you have any extras, feel free to bring to distribution. We appreciate your donations!
Meet the Clinton Hill CSA Core Group!
Curious how the CSA is run? One of the ways that the CSA keeps costs down is by being fully volunteer run! Member shifts at at distribution are essential, and we have a core group that steers the planning and execution of the season. Each week for the remainder of the season, we’ll feature a member of the core group that steers the CSA and tell you what they do!
Meet Chelsea!
Role in the CSA: Outreach Coordinator. I help with getting the word out about the Clinton Hill CSA, connecting with other groups and organizations in the neighborhood, and creating materials (info sheets, our printed bags) that help share information and pride for the CSA.
Favorite vegetable: That delicious sweet corn we get from Windflower Farm!
Something you wouldn’t guess about me: Brooklyn is the third borough I’ve lived in. I’ve been in Clinton Hill for over 8 years and feel so lucky to call it my home!
This week’s share
Lettuce
Arugula
Sweet peppers
Basil
Yellow onions
Yellow potatoes
Winter squash (Delicata)
Summer squash
Fruit: Windflower’s organically-grown cantaloupes, and “Blondie” apples, a Gala type, from Yonder Farm.
Extras: bread, eggs
News from Windflower Farm
Distribution No. 15, Week of September 9, 2024
When we purchased our farm 25 years ago, the land had been let to rent to a large neighboring dairy farm and was used to grow field corn. Dairy farming remains the largest agricultural activity (or economic activity of any kind) in the county. But dairy farming was not in our plans. Does a farm require livestock, we wondered? Apart from a good-sized egg laying flock in our first years, which has been reduced to a small family flock, we’ve not had livestock on the farm. We’re plant growers, starting off as cut flower producers, then transitioning to vegetable farming, and we don’t expect that to change any time soon.
But Jan and Nate have new hobbies: Jan’s is felting (with wool, of course) and Nate’s is raising Icelandic sheep, a breed known for its good felting wool. Because of Jan’s felting, Nate, who is a vegetarian, has at last found a way to raise sheep without anyone having to eat them. Yesterday, a flock of three tiny Icelandic sheep moved into a sheep shed that Nate built for them in the middle of a grassy field next to our barn, and today, we have all been getting to know each other. And now, while I wrap up evening chores, I glance in the direction of the pen to find a sliver of moon overhead, the glow from string lights in the shed, and the silhouettes of three small horned sheep and their new shepherd.
I have been remiss: I have not shared Daniel’s news. Daniel is the young man who makes deliveries to NYC on Thursdays with Don. In the winter, Daniel became a US citizen, and in July, he got married. His new wife, Lizet, began working with us in May under an H-2A Visa. Our hope is that by this time next year she’ll be a permanent resident, and holder of a green card. Daniel’s grandfather, Ezequiel, who is retired and living in his hometown in Guanajuato, Mexico, was one of our very first hires. Daniel’s parents have worked with us for 16 or 17 years. We’re very happy for them.