As a bit of personal inspiration, I thought it would be fitting to start the new CSA season off with a remarkable video by Mark Bittman at this year’s TED conference.

“In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it’s putting the entire planet at risk.”

I am a huge fan of his blog and am hoping to rely on many of his recipes to tackle that weekly box of vegetables.

Our meeting on Monday night was a success! We had about 15 people in attendance, our biggest turnout yet, including some of the regulars who have been working on this project since day one, plus lots of new faces. It was great to hear everyone’s ideas and get a conversation going about how we want our CSA to work.

The hot topic for the evening was definitely recruiting more members. We all agreed that we need to put together a new flyer and/or brochure. Jeremy, Karen, Kimberly and I will work on that this week. Once it’s ready, we’ll all pitch in and help post it around the neighborhood, in our buildings, on our blocks, and in local shops/restaurants. We can spend some of our Citizens for NYC grant money on printing costs if necessary, but we’ll investigate other options first. We also tried to come up with other ways to reach people, such as churches and community organizations. Do we want to plan an outreach event? Maybe participate in the Lefferts Manor flower barrel planting on May 5th? I’ll also post about the CSA again on the Lefferts yahoo group. Read the rest of this entry »

Can you believe it?! Organic Produce in our neighborhood?

Healthy, sustainable agriculture is coming to PLG! Help us to make this a great asset to the community, by bringing people in the neighborhood together around something we all feel passionate about - Food! MMmmmm!

What is a CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture is a way for people in the city to purchase shares of a local farm and receive a weekly harvest.

Let us tell you how…
Please take a look around our new site. We have tried to include all the information about our new program. We would love for you to join us! As this CSA grows, so will our community and we’ll do our best to reflect that in the website. We imagine that there will be places for you to share recipes, organize cooking demonstrations, plan field trips to the farm, and just meet new friends in the area. We would like to know more about you! Please feel free to tell us whats on your mind - info@plgcsa.org.