As we redo our website our official CSA pages will be down. Here is our temporary fix with a quick price list and overview of our AMAZING Add-On options: Read the rest of this entry »
Astoria CSA 2010 New Member Q&A and New Member Registration
Thursday, March 18, 6:15-7:45 PM
@ ARROW Community Center, 35-30 35th Street, Astoria
Farmers will be present (and might even bring their newest farm addition, Galen, born January 1st!).
Registration will open at this time for new members.
We’ll discuss an overview of our season, information about low-income and extended payment options, what to expect in 2010, new members can ask questions, find a share partner, have a wine tasting of our wine add-on and more.
*Note: You do not have to attend this Q&A to register for the season. This is an information meeting, encouraged for all new members, especially those who have never been a CSA member before.
Astoria CSA and THE ORANGE SHOP have partnered to offer you AMAZING citrus (really, we tried it, esp the tangerines!). FREE shipping and best yet, with every purchase made, Astoria CSA will receive $3 for every box purchased to help fund our low-income share program. This offer is open to members AND non-members, meaning you can forward it to your friends and family to help our CSA grow stronger.
Citrus arrives DIRECT to your home. The Orange Shop is part of citrus co-op that uses consolidated zone shipping to achieve the smallest-possible eco-footprint. One truck is sent to NJ where fruit is then sent by USPS direct to your door.
Each box includes 20 lbs. of fruit. Choose between varieties of oranges, tangerines, grapefruit, or any combination. Shipping through April.
Super fresh! Owners Pete and Cindy Spyke say their fruit tastes so good because it’s so fresh (and all-but organic). It’s only 4 days off the tree by the time you get it.
GROWING METHODS
The Orange Shop uses predominantly organic methods. His fruit is NOT certified organic, but he’s won conservation awards for his farming practices. To protect Florida’s fragile wetlands, he uses 40 percent less fertilizer and 600 percent less phosphorous. At least one-third of acreage is never sprayed. In the groves that are sprayed, only 8 oz. to the acre of a new, non-toxic pesticide is used.
HOW TO ORDER (& GIVE BACK TO ASTORIA CSA)
1- Go to healthycitrus.com
2- Choose either: “Subscribe Monthly,” minimum TWO box order (e.g., a box in February and a box in April), $29.95 a box, OR “Single Box,” $34.95
3- Make your selections for the MONTH and KIND of citrus you want to order, click “ORDER NOW”
4- Confirm your order in the Shopping Cart, click “CHECK OUT”
5- On the Shipping Information Page, complete your shipping information and type “ASTORIA CSA” in the Company section
6- On the Shipping Information Page, check “ASTORIA CSA- FREE SHIPPING” under Shipping Options
>спалниmach zehnder modulatorria CSA Members:
Our next CSA Pasture delivery is June 25th. Below is “News From the Farms” from Nancy of Lewis Waite Farm. Remember, sign on to the membership page at astoriacsa.com to find out how to create a personal account. Also, Nancy’s contact info is below. You can call, fax or email your order in too. (Online is best as the products are up-to-the-minute. Remember, we cannot accept cash on-site. Payment is by PayPal (through CSA Pasture) or by check at pick up.
In this News Flash:
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1) General CSA Information
2) This Week’s Share
3) Next CSA Pasture Delivery- June 25
4) Farm Event: U-Pick Strawberries on the Farm
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