Hilltop Hanover Farm Offers Fresh Vegetables With Community Supported Agriculture Program

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Friends of , a non-profit organization, is offering fresh vegetables to residents with a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. 

This is a convenient solution for people who love the taste of farm-fresh produce, but lack the time to shop, or wherewithal to grow it, CSA shares come fresh-picked, for $630 for 20 weeks of produce, which is as little as $30 per week.

Every Tuesday, from June through October, CSA members will choose, farm stand style, fresh vegetables grown exclusively at Hilltop Hanover Farm in Yorktown Heights. 

Every share includes portions of the season’s bounty, each in its due time, including summer favorites such as tomatoes, cooking staples like onions, and carrots, as well as chefs’ picks like chard, beets, and other novelties to experiment with throughout the season. Hilltop Hanover Farm employs organic and sustainable farming methods to ensure products that are healthy, nutritious, tasty and responsibly grown.

"Our first CSA shares were offered 2011, all shares were fully subscribed and the program was a remarkable success for both members and the Farm," said Lucille Munz, farm director. "In operating a primarily seasonal enterprise, the unique CSA funding model affords us the flexibility to purchase seeds, soils and supplies in advance.

In addition to weekly vegetable pick-ups, the 2012 program will feature more member events, allowing participants to become part of the our farming community and make connections with farm staff, Munz said.

Hilltop Hanover Farm donates all unclaimed shares to local food pantries. Almost 5,000 tons of fresh vegetables, from all operations at the Farm, have been donated in the last two years.

For more information about 2012 CSA Membership visit Hilltop Hanover Farm's website or call 914-962-2368. 

Hilltop Hanover Farm is a 187-acre Westchester County owned organic crop farm and environmental center. The farming production and educational classes are managed by the Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center Inc.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a form of direct marketing in which a community of individuals pledges to support a farm. At the beginning of the growing season, CSA members pay for a subscription to the CSA. In return, farmers provide the members with a weekly share of the harvest. Both growers and consumers have found this relationship to be mutually beneficial. Members receive a variety of fresh, local produce and have the satisfaction of knowing where their food comes from and how it is produced. Farmers, in turn, benefit by receiving funds upfront to buy seeds and inputs. They also are relieved of most of the task of marketing by having a guaranteed market and price for what they will produce.

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