A note from Farmer Bill just before the season starts

Greetings to another year! Our spring season has begun. Because of our cold weather over the last several months some of our crops are later than usual. Strawberries and lettuces will not be ready until the 2nd week in June. We do have some greens grown in our plastic covered hoop houses a well as outside curly and radishes coming soon. Our peas, fennel, beets and carrots are doing well but growing slow.

First distribution is Tuesday, June 3rd

Please come by for your vegetable share, and bring plastic bags to take the produce home. The season is almost upon us!

Yay!!!!!!!!

First CSA distribution is June 3, 2014, and first fruit distro is June 17

The season is drawing closer. We urge you to explore the Add-on Shares, especially Pickle Pete's pickles and the Village Fishmonger's fish. We need more people (CSA members and non-members) to order pickles or else we may not be able to offer them. You can sign up for your pickle share here and your fish share here.

Hellgate CSA is not the only game in town, so check out these other Queens CSAs

Hellgate CSA usually has a very long waiting list. We are just about to close out our membership for the 2014 season, and there are still many people on the wait list who want to join and won't get a spot. If you added your name to the wait list in February 2014 or later, it doesn't look great for joining for 2014.

So don't forget about the other wonderful CSAs in nearby neighborhoods. If you have flexibility, maybe one of these will work for you until Hellgate opens up.

These are:

Despairing on the wait list? Consider Flushing CSA

This isn't to say that you won't get into Hellgate CSA, but the list is long, sometimes a few years. We have started down the wait list for members for this season.

So if you signed up on our wait list in the last year or so, consider joining another nearby CSA for this season.

Flushing CSA is new and looking for members. Pick ups will be Thursdays, at the Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing, New York. Go to the Flushing CSA web site for the details.

Even if you don't stay with Hellgate CSA, there are other options nearby

We understand that people move and schedules change. Maybe you're not living in the Ditmars area of Queens anymore or maybe Tuesday nights are already spoken for, but you still want local, organic produce coming into your life once a week. Consider Harvest CSA on Crescent near 30th Avenue. Harvest CSA is having their membership drive on March 26th, at the Church of the Redeemer at 30-14 Crescent Street, between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM. In order to join you must show up.

Yeah, yeah, we know snow is in the forecast...

But the big news is:

Hellgate CSA members may now register for the 2014 season!

Click here to register.

Click here to find out more about subsidized shares.

You will be prompted to schedule your volunteer shift--please do so. The CSA is a volunteer-run organization and shifts are the key to its success.

Take that, winter!

2014 Season Sign Up draws near (and we're still seeking site managers)

Attention Hellgate CSA members!

Your invitation to register for the 2014 season is coming soon. Watch your inbox in early March and join up.

Core group positions available

If you would like to play a bigger role in the CSA, site manager positions in the core group are still available for both set up and distribution. Email us if you're interested.

What do those core group members do anyway?

Key Core Group Positions Available Now!

As we prepare for the 2014 season, we are looking to fill a couple of key Core Group positions. This is the perfect opportunity to get more involved in the community and to be involved in the CSA.

The positions we currently have available are Site Positions. These positions are critical for the CSA. We need a Head Site Manager, Set Up Managers, and Distro Managers. These positions are hands-on and very social.

Get ready to register for your 2014 shares!

Happy New Year everyone!

We are already getting excited and preparing for this year’s shares. Here’s an update to make sure you have the information you need, as registration is coming up soon.

We had our first CSA Core Group meeting of the year on January 28th. There was a lot to discuss. Check out the minutes on our CSA website.

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