The Golden Earthworm Farm donates 1 free share to Astoria CSA for every 30 shares we sell. In turn, Astoria CSA donates those shares to the Steinway Food Pantry, an emergency food program located at 41-36 27th Street. Thanks to our robust membership, we are able to donate 3 shares per week to the pantry, which provides food to whomever needs it. The Steinway Food Pantry does not require formal identifiers, since many of their consumers are homeless, disabled, low-income and immigrant individuals and families.

If you don’t pick up your share, the left over food will also go to the food pantry. Many CSA members may have 1 or 2 weeks that he or she can’t get to the pickup, and can’t arrange to have someone grab their share. If that happens, the left over food will also be given to the Steinway Food Pantry.

Find out more about volunteering and the food pantry at their web site: http://www.steinway.org/.

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