Cropsey Community Farm

2012 CSA First Pick Up Day is here!

Tuesday, May 29^th and Thursday May 31st are the first pick-up days for the 2012 season.  Pick up on Tuesday and Thursday is from 3pm-7pm.  Please park in the lower field lot, walk up the hill and you will see the pickup day volunteers by the barn.

You should have received an email confirming your pick up day. If you have not, please contact the CSA Core Group at csa@cropseyfarm.org

If you have not chosen a preferred pick up day, please do so to Maria at csa@cropseyfarm.org as soon as you can or use this link to send us your pick up day preference: http://tinyurl.com/csapickupday. You will receive an email with a confirmation of your pick up day.

Bins will be marked with how many of each vegetable you may take and if you have any questions, please ask the volunteers who will be assisting the farm team during pick up hours.

Please remember to bring your own reusable bag to hold your produce. We will be accepting pre-orders for Cropsey Farm Jute produce bags and T Shirts at pick-up days. We will also be continuing the Cropsey farm website recipe section, so if you want to contribute, please email your recipe to Betsy Jordan at bjwnyack@optonline.net.

The farm team has worked very hard so far this season, so please say a big hello to Greg, Arielle, Jonathon, Caleb, Jack and Kelly and the Cropsey Farm interns while you are at the farm.

Thank you!

There’s a lot going on at Cropsey Community Farm these days! We’re gearing up for our first CSA pick ups next week, which means all hands on deck for harvesting, washing and sorting vegetables. This is a great opportunity for CSA members and RFA volunteers to get involved in the return of local food production in Rockland!

Since early spring, Rockland Farm Alliance has been host to interns from area colleges who are interested in issues such as sustainable agriculture, environmental science and public policy. RFA interns receive college credit in exchange for their experience working alongside the Cropsey Community Farm team. We said goodbye to our Spring interns, Sundas and Michael, earlier this month, and are excited to welcome Elizabeth and Evie to the team! We’re also happy to announce that one of our former interns will be rejoining us in a few weeks. No one can stay away for too long! if you are interested in an internship for late summer or fall, contact us at info@rocklandfarm.org.

We’re excited to be part of Farm to Family Fest, on Saturday, June 2nd from 10am to 3pm at the Rockland BOCES campus at 65 Parrot Road in West Nyack. Some of the happenings that day include free workshops, “green” demonstrations, an eco-bazaar including rain barrels and composting products, a farmers’ market, and showcases of area school gardens. Rockland Farm Alliance will be there, sharing the stories of Rockland’s farming history and present-day farms. Please join us that day as a volunteer or just stop by our tent to say hello! For more information, contact us at info@rocklandfarm.org.

Girl Scout troops and students from the Steiner School in Manhattan are just some of the visitors we have hosted recently at the farm. Have you been there yet? Are you interested in volunteering or bringing a group for a tour and farm chore? please contact us at info@rocklandfarm.org for more information!

Planting, planting, planting and weeding weeding weeding!!!!

We will be planting more tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, basil and more all week! 

We will be weeding everything!

Come on out and help!

Crop Mob at the farm today!

We will be planting tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers ALL DAY LONG from around 9:00am until 5:00pm.  Bring your friends, your family, your neighbors and let’s plant!

Come on out and join us!

Hey everyone,

Two of our farmers are feeling sick, and it’s super wet and rainy out there, so there will be NO WORK going on at the farm today. Enjoy this soggy Tuesday

This week on the farm we have a lot of planting and weeding going on! Woohoo!! 

Being that the weather has warmed up and we’ve had some seriously lovely rain, the plants in the greenhouse are ready to go in the ground, and the “weeds” are growing like crazy!

Ongoing projects for this week are cultivating, weeding, and planting!!

mesclun mix, spinach, fennel & radishes, carrots, chard, parsnips, onions, broccoli and more all need to be weeded! Got an hour to kill? Want to partake in a super meditative activity on the farm? Come on by and do some weeding! I know it doesn’t sound totally appetizing, but it can be incredibly satisfying to look at a packed bed of ‘weeds’, and then look at it again after you’ve cleaned it up. Plus, ripping stuff out of the ground is fun! Bring your kids!

More specifically this week, we will be PLANTING, PLANTING, PLANTING!!

Today, Caleb & Arielle will be at the farm planting summer squash before the rain comes this afternoon.

On Wednesday, ALL DAY we will be having a CROP MOB! Bring your whole family, your neighbors, your friends, and let’s plant like crazy! We have 6 beds of tomatoes, 5 beds of eggplant, 6 beds of summer squash, and 7 beds of peppers that are ready to go in the ground, and we will be planting non-stop all day. Whatever we don’t get in on Wednesday, we will keep planting on Friday and through the weekend.

Thursday we will be planting dill, parsley, lovage and lettuce.

This weekend (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) in addition to continual planting, we will be building a groundhog barrier around the entire 5 acre field. This involves digging a 2 foot deep trench around the field (don’t worry, it’s not by hand…we will be using a ditch witch) and then laying chicken wire in the ditch and attaching it to the fence. All hands on deck for this one!!

It’s going to be a busy week at the farm, so come on out and play with us!!!

May 12th

We will be at the greenhouse at Solid Waste Management Authority at 8:00am gathering plants to bring over to the farm. If you have a car with space in it, come on by and help us out!

We will be back at the farm around 10:00am

We will be: weeding, clearing out beds in preparation for planting, hardening off tomatoes & other things in preparation for planting next week, cleaning the greenhouse, and lots of other fun activities!

Come on out and join us!

Please note that the time for Sunday’s Wild Edible Walk has been changed to 1pm.
If you are interested but have not registered yet, please register by e-mailing info@rocklandfarm.org TODAY. We have a great group and don’t want to leave you behind!
We look forward to seeing you!

Mother’s Day Wild Edibles Walk
with Paul Tappenden from Suburban Foragers
May 13th, 2012
1pm – 2:30pm
Cropsey Community Farm 220 South Little Tor Road, New City, NY
$10 adults
$5 children under 13
To register, email events@rocklandfarm.org

Join us for a Wild Edibles Walk with Paul Tappenden from Suburban Foragers this Mother’s Day at Cropsey Community Farm! Bring the family as we identify wild, edible and medicinal plants, rediscover lost foods, and learn tips on how to cook and prepare them. This is a great way to explore the farm and learn about what’s growing wild alongside the planted beds. You’ll never look at your backyard the same way again! This event is for all ages. All proceeds to benefit Rockland Farm Alliance and our first farm project, Cropsey Community Farm.

Do something different this Mother’s Day!
Join Paul Tappenden from Suburban Foragers on a Wild Edibles Walk at Cropsey Community Farm! Bring the family as we identify wild, edible and medicinal plants, rediscover lost foods, and learn tips on how to cook and prepare them. This is a great way to explore the farm and learn about what’s growing wild alongside the planted beds. You’ll never look at your backyard the same way again! This event is for all ages. All proceeds to benefit Rockland Farm Alliance and our first farm project, Cropsey Community Farm.

Mother’s Day Wild Edibles Walk
with Paul Tappenden from Suburban Foragers
May 13th, 2012
1pm – 2:30pm
Cropsey Community Farm 220 South Little Tor Road, New City, NY
$10 adults
$5 children under 13
To register, email events@rocklandfarm.org