We have prepared an overview of local farms offering online orders, 2020 CSAs, and an updated list of Brooklyn’s greenmarkets to support local farmers, eat fresh produce and be compliant with social distancing during the Corona crisis.
Online orders from local farms
Grown NYC who runs farmers markets in various locations in Brooklyn has put together an overview of their farmers offering home delivery and online orders here.
Lewis Waite farmers network accepts online orders for local beef, cheese, fish, bread and much more. This is a network of small farms and artisan producers of the Northeast.
The Brooklyn Grange farm in the Navy Yard is now offering CSA delivery! Organize 10 neighbors or local friends and they’ll drop off shares to your building or a community space!
Local Roots offers delivery of their 2-week starter kit or weekly subscription of farm fresh food from our region.
For families in the Brooklyn area looking for a grocery delivery alternative, Pepper Pantry is a new online ordering platform where consumers can purchase essential food and home supplies from local farms and specialty wholesalers in the Greater New York area who are struggling to stay afloat during the outbreak of COVID-19. Free, next-day deliveries are available and you can get $5 off your first order by entering the code BROOKLYNBRIDGE5 at checkout.
CSA’s
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) brings together farmers and people in neighboring communities into a direct, mutually beneficial relationship. CSA farms provide sun-ripened, freshly picked, sustainably grown produce to CSA members via weekly delivery to a central neighborhood location. In return, the CSA community provides its farmers with a reliable and steady market throughout the season, regardless of natural fluctuations in harvest yields. In light of Corona, farmers have taken precautions both on the farm and off, and some CSAs will move forward. Providers have figured out how to make most of the locations self-service so no one is touching the bags or vegetables off the farm.
Brooklyn Heights CSA
You can now register for the 2020 season with Sweat Pea CSA in Brooklyn Heights. CSA members receive weekly or biweekly distributions of fresh, organic, local vegetables from June 10 through November 18. Members can also choose to add fruit, eggs, flowers, meat, cheese or bread. A typical vegetable share includes 7-12 items per week.
Sweet Pea CSA is an all-volunteer organization, which means that all members are expected to volunteer their time at distributions to ensure that the CSA can operate. Volunteering entails working at the pick-up location twice during the season for about two hours each time. Pick up is Wednesdays from 4.30 to 7.30 pm at 50 Monroe Place.
Brooklyn Grange CSA
Brooklyn Grange Farm in the Navy Yard offers a weekly share of vegetables and several add-on options. Add-ons include a weekly share of eggs, bread, microgreens, and/or flowers at select farms. Pick up is Tuesdays from 3 to 6 pm from May 19 to October 20 at Brooklyn Navy Yard.
In addition to a weekly share of vegetables, they are offering several add-on options! Add-ons include a weekly share of eggs, bread, microgreens, and/or flowers at select farms (add-ons will vary from to farm).
Brooklyn Bridge CSA
Registration for the 202o season is open for the Brooklyn Bridge CSA in Brooklyn Heights. CSA members receive organic, fresh, and local vegetables from June 3 through November 11 in either weekly or biweekly pick ups. Members can also choose to add a prepared foods share, fruit, or cheese shares. A typical vegetable share includes 8-10 items per week.
The Brooklyn Bridge CSA is a volunteer based organization, this means all members sign up for to work two 2 hour shifts at distribution throughout the season. Pick up is Wednesdays from 5.00 to 8.00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 124 Henry St.
DUMBO Vinegar Hill CSA
You can now sign-up for this year’s 25 week CSA season from June 2 to November 10 with weekly vegetables, fruit, cheese, and ready to eat products. Each member is required to staff two pickup shifts per season. Pick-up is Wednesdays, location Randolph Beer in Dumbo Heights. Find out more here.
Carroll Gardens CSA
Signups are open for the 2020 season, which runs from June 13 through November 21. Members receive organic locally grown produce from Garden of Eve Farm on the North Fork of Long Island. Fruit, cheese, meat, flowers and more are also available. Pickups are Saturdays from 10am-12pm at the Transit Garden, right outside the Carroll Street F/G stop. The Carroll Gardens CSA is volunteer-based; they typically ask that members sign up for one shift per season. More information can be found here.
Brooklyn Grange Farm CSA delivery
The Brooklyn Grange farm in the Navy Yard is now offering CSA delivery! Organize 10 neighbors or local friends and they’ll drop off shares to your building or a community space!
Greenmarkets in Brooklyn
New guidelines have been introduced at local farmers markets to comply with social distancing rules. Shoppers cannot touch the produce and must stay six feet from one another, tables must have plastic coverings, workers must wear protective gear and more.
- Brooklyn Borough Hall Tuesdays and Saturdays (Thursdays have been cancelled)
- Fort Greene Park Saturdays
- Carroll Gardens Sundays
- Grand Army Plaza Saturdays
More details here.
