This week, get to know Leah.  You can say hello to her when you pick up your share this week.

Who are you? Leah Anderst

What do you do? I’m a graduate student in Comparative Literature at the CUNY Graduate Center, and I teach English lit at City College and St. John’s University.

Where do you live? In Lefferts Gardens, on Sterling street between Washington and Bedford.

Where did you grow up? All over – my family moved every three years or so. Philadelphia, Lancaster, Northampton, MA, Indiana, North Dakota…

How long have you been a member? This is my second year. I got in under the wire last year when another member moved out of the country half way through the season.

When you do your pickup where are you coming from? Usually from the Grad Center library.

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This week meet personal trainer, Sara.

Who are you? Sara Hatfield

What do you do? Personal Trainer and Boot-y Camp Instructor

Where do you live? Ocean Ave and Lincoln Rd.

Where did you grow up? Montana

How long have you been  a member? Since the first summer

When you do your pickup where are you coming from? I usually ride my bike from a training session across the park.

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Who are you?
Amy Plattsmier

What do you do?
Have as much fun with my daughters as I can get away with.

Where do you live?
Kensington

Where did you grow up?
Fort Worth, TX

How long have you been a member?
It’s my first year! (I missed the cut-off last year)

When you do your pickup where are you coming from?
I’m already at Maple Street School, where my 6-year-old has her piano lesson and my 4-year-old is in school. Read the rest of this entry »

Who are you?
Brett Beyer, lover of bike rides, camping, Coney Island, Big Sur California, good rock shows, old cameras, and tasty drinks with friends.

What do you do?
I’m a photographer that lately has been photographing CSA vegetables.  I also take pictures of urban sports like Parkour and BMX, musicians, cityscapes, and architectural interiors.   I’ve been experimenting with video and am doing my first music video in a few weeks.  Here is my website:   www.brettbeyer.com Read the rest of this entry »

This week meet brand new member and neighbor, Scott.

Who are you? Scott Grimm-Lyon

What do you do? I‘m a Graduate Student at Pratt studying City Planning, I also work part time for Pratt.

Where do you live? Lefferts Ave; I was lucky to find a nice building with nice neighbors.

Where did you grow up? I grew up on the North Shore of Long Island in a town called Mt. Sinai. It’s all housing now, but it was mostly woods and corn farms when I grew up.

How long have you been a member? This is my first year, my wife Jessica and I had been members of a CSA in New Mexico and we looked for one as soon as we moved into the neighborhood.

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This week meet Lee and find out what being a member of the CSA means to her. Lee is also the block association president of the 100 Sterling Street Block Association.

Who are you?  Lee Coker-Holmes

What do you do?  Right now I’m a SAHM, who volunteers a lot.

Where do you live?  PLG

Where did you grow up?  Mostly Brooklyn .  Lucky me! Read the rest of this entry »

This week get to know musician Miles and get ready to have some outdoor space envy. Miles just released a critically-acclaimed jazz CD, Generations. Find out more at milesokazaki.com

Who are you? Miles Okazaki: Composer, Composter

What do you do? Play and write music (for guitar and other instruments)

Where do you live? Winthrop Street

Where did you grow up? Port Townsend (small town in the Pacific Northwest, near Victoria, B.C.)

How long have you been a member? This is the 2^nd year Read the rest of this entry »

Just in time for our first fruit share, meet the berry lovin’ Stephanie.

Who are you? Stephanie Chiuminatto

What do you do? I‘m an interior designer with a passion for sustainable design and green living.

Where do you live? I just moved to Windsor Terrace (what the brokers now call “South Slope”)

Where did you grow up? South Texas Read the rest of this entry »