WINTER shares now available!
The 2024-25 Winter CSA pick-ups will take place on 8 Saturdays between December and early April (biweekly, with certain holidays skipped). Sign up here!
A winter share is a wide variety of storage vegetables as well as fresh greens from our greenhouses. Some items are best used within the week after pickup, and other items will store well. Members will receive an email a day or two before pick up to let them know what will be in that week’s share.
what’s in a share?
Each delivery will include 8-9 varieties of produce. The total quantity per pick-up is larger than our regular season share, though smaller than our big Thanksgiving share. Over the course of the season, the share contents will vary, and you may see more storage crops in mid-winter, and then start seeing more greens as we get closer to spring.
Spring: Arugula, Baby Lettuce Mix, Beets, Cauliflower, Japanese Turnips, Kale, Radishes
Summer: Bell Peppers, Carrots, Fennel, Garlic, Potatoes, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes
Fall: Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Collard Greens, Kohlrabi, Leeks, Turnips, Winter Squash
Winter: Spinach, Greens, Carrots, Parsnips, Beets, Turnips, Garlic, Sweet Potatoes
You can see a full list of what’s growing here!
SHARE PRICING
Vegetable, Fruit and Egg Shares from Hearty Roots Farm
The egg shares come from Heaty Roots own pasture-raised hens and are available in dozen or a half-dozen shares, picked up weekly or bi-weekly. The hens live out on the pasture, foraging in the grass, which gives their eggs amazing, nutrient-rich orange yolks. Read more about our eggs here.
Fruit shares (only available during the regular season) include two fruit items per pick-up. Hearty Roots source the fruit from a handful of orchards and fruit growers in the Hudson Valley.
Fruit availability varies from season to season. In summer you can expect peaches, blueberries, pears, nectarines, raspberries, cherries, and plums. In the fall, the share includes many varieties of apples, pears, cider, and more
While Hearty Roots sources organic fruit when they can, there are very few certified organic fruit options in the Hudson Valley. Most of the fruit is grown conventionally, by farmers we know and trust.
Winter Vegetable Share (8 pickups) | $50/pickup ($400/season)
Egg Share | $7.75/dozen ($62/season)
Apple Share | $7.75/pick-up ($62/season)
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Add-On Shares
Hearty Roots has also sourced some wonderful add-on shares for our Winter Share this season. These shares include:
Cheese Shares: The winter cheese share consists of one type of locally produced artisanal or farmstead cheese per pick-up. The specific cheeses you receive will be sourced and selected by us (farmer's choice, no substitutions). The share will include a mix of textures, flavors, and types, including cow's milk, goat's milk, and mixed-milk cheeses. All cheeses will come from local creameries and cheesemakers with commitments to quality, sustainability, and the well-being of their animals.
Bread Shares: The winter bread share consists of one loaf of fresh, artisan bread per pickup. The share will include a mix of flavors and types of bread from a few of our favorite local bakeries, Sparrowbush Bakery, See & Be Kitchen, and Kingston Bread. Each bakery is renowned for their delicious, hand-crafted, small-batch breads. The specific loaves you receive each week will be selected by us (farmer's choice, no substitutions). Examples of breads you might receive include a classic wheat table loaf, sesame bread, sourdough arborio, olive bread, Sparrowbush’s famous baguette-inspired “Companion” bread, and See & Be’s decadent “croissant bread.”
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Membership Fee
There is a one-time membership fee of $25 that will be due at sign-up for all members, whether paying in full or in monthly installments. This money helps keep your CSA running! These funds are used by the East Williamsburg CSA core organizers for various materials and expenses that arise over the course of the season. Any funds not used are then donated to local community organizations at the end of the season. This membership fee is required in order to join this CSA. When you sign up for your share, the membership fee will be in the shop beneath the “Add-on Shares” section. Please make sure you add the East Williamsburg membership fee to your cart before you check out. If you do not pay for the membership fee when you place your order, your card on file will be charged for the amount of the membership fee prior to the start of the season. Please reach out to us at csa@heartyroots.com if you have any questions.
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Payment Options
Pay in Full: We appreciate your full payment to help the farm cover all the costs of growing the vegetables at the beginning of the season!
Pay in Monthly Installments: A non-refundable deposit is due upon sign-up. The remaining monthly payments will be processed on the first of each month during the season (June–October).
NEW! Pay with SNAP/EBT: You can now pay for your CSA share with SNAP/EBT! SNAP Vegetable and Fruit Shares are offered at a 50% discount thanks to the CSA is a SNAP program and supported by the generosity of our members. Click here to learn more and for detailed instructions on how to sign up for a SNAP share.
Subsidized Shares: We also offers subsidized shares to members with limited incomes who are not eligible for SNAP, or who require additional financial assistance. If you would like to inquire about a subsidized share, please email eastwilliamsburgcsa@gmail.com.
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NEW! Sponsor a Share
We invite you to contribute to our Mutual Aid Fund, to help us share our produce with members of our community who can’t otherwise afford it. You can add a contribution to your cart while signing up for your share, or click here to learn more.
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Cancellation Policy
If you paid in full, you can cancel your share at any time with a week's notice. You can choose to have a credit issued for a future CSA or Farm Market purchase; or receive a refund for the value of the shares remaining in the season less processing fees.
If you pay with installments, you can cancel your payment plan at any time. The installment payments already made are non-refundable, and your cancellation will take effect at the beginning of the next month.
PICKUP SCHEDULE
Winter Share pickups take place on 8 Saturdays between December and early April. This season, we’re moving to a new indoor location! Pickups will be at Rose Wolf Coffee, which is located at 867 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211. All pickups are:
Saturdays: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Please remember that winter weather can be unpredictable! We will do our best to stick to this schedule, but if there is a major storm event and we decide it is not safe to have a CSA distribution on one of these dates, we will be sure to notify you and reschedule that share to another day. We will not offer refunds for rescheduled shares.
Members may choose up to three additional "vacation" weeks, to make sure the CSA schedule fits your personal schedule! Members who choose to use these two optional vacation weeks will be credited for the value of the unused share, to be put toward their next CSA installment payment or CSA purchase. These changes must be entered by Sunday before your pickup!
ready to join? here’s how!
You can sign up for your share here! We use GrownBy software for our CSA member management. We love GrownBy for two reasons: it allows you to check on your pick-up schedule and to change pick-up locations and dates, and it is software designed by a farmer-owned cooperative that was founded by Hearty Roots’ own Lindsey Lusher Shute! It works great as an app from the Apple or Android app stores, or can be used in a web browser.
If you purchased a share from us last year, you should already have an account set up. If you are a new member (welcome!), you will need to create an account as part of your purchase. Once you are logged in, you will be able to make all of your selections (choosing vegetable and/or egg shares, weekly or bi/weekly, and your required membership fee) before checkout. If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact us at csa@heartyroots.com.
We look forward to providing you and your family with our fresh, delicious produce this season!