Overview
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The winter vegetable share includes a wide variety of certified organic produce including fresh greens from the greenhouses, roots, winter squash, and more!
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Eggs, Apples, Cheese, and Bread Shares are available as optional add-on items.
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Available for pickup in four neighborhoods in Brooklyn with the Bay Ridge CSA, East Williamsburg CSA, Greenpoint Williamsburg CSA, and Greenwood Heights CSA.
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Winter Share pickups take place on 8 Saturdays between December and early April (biweekly, with certain holidays skipped)
What's in a Winter Share?
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.
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. Items you will likely see in your shares include:
Best used fresh:
Spinach, Cooking Greens (kale, collards, asian greens), Salad Greens (lettuce mix, arugula, pea shoots)
Stores well in the fridge: Carrots, Beets, Turnips, Green, Red and Napa Cabbage, Winter Radishes
Stores well at room temperature: Winter Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Potatoes, Garlic
Most of the items in the share will be from our own fields and greenhouses here at Hearty Roots. A few items may be sourced from nearby certified organic or certified naturally grown farms run by friends we know and trust.
To see some example shares from the 2022-23 season, check out our Winter CSA stories highlights on Instagram!
Optional Add-on Shares
Pasture-raised Eggs Share
An optional add-on of one dozen eggs per pick-up. These eggs are from our own pasture-raised hens. In the summer they are out on the pasture in mobile hen houses, moved weekly to fresh grass. In the winter they move to one of our greenhouses for shelter from the snow, but they still have open access to the large outdoor area surrounding the greenhouse all day long!
Apple Share
An optional add-on of approximately 3 lb. of apples per pick-up. The apple share consists of a variety of apples, mostly from our neighbors at Fix Brothers Farm, Mead Orchard, and Samascott Orchard. The fruit is not organic, but is grown by farmers we know and trust. One delivery may be cider instead of apples.
Cheese Share
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 Share
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.”
Pick-up Details
Locations
Pick-ups are available at the following locations — please note that pickup times and locations may be different from those used during the main season:
Bay Ridge CSA
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
6753 4th Avenue, Brooklyn NY
9:00am–10:00am
East Williamsburg CSA — New pickup site this year!
Rose Wolf Coffee
867 Metropolitan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
11:30am–1:00pm
Greenwood Heights CSA
Greenwood Park Bar & Restaurant
555 7th Avenue @ 19th St., Brooklyn, NY
10:00am–11:00am
Greenpoint Williamsburg CSA
Pvt. Sonsire Triangle
at the intersection of Union Ave., N. 11 St. and Roebling St.
Brooklyn NY 11211
10:30am–12:00pm
Dates
The 2024-25 Winter CSA pick-ups will take place on 8 Saturdays between December and early April (biweekly, with certain holidays skipped):
December 14
January 11
January 25
February 8
February 22
March 8
March 22
April 5
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.
Flexibility
Going out of town? Take a "Vacation Week!"
Winter Share members have the option to schedule up to three "vacation weeks" during the winter season. When you claim a vacation week, your pick-up for that week will be cancelled and you will receive a credit in your GrownBy account for the value of your skipped share (veggies and/or eggs), which will be automatically applied to your next CSA installment payment or CSA purchase.
You must process your vacation week claim no later than the Sunday before your scheduled pick-up so that we can adjust the week's harvest plan. (This is a longer advance notice window than we had during the main season, so please plan ahead!) Detailed instructions on how to request your vacation week are available on our FAQ page.
Winter Share in Brooklyn 2024-25
Winter Vegetable Share
$50/pickup | $400/season
Vegetable shares are available at a 50% discount if you are paying with SNAP/EBT!
Egg Share
$7.75/dozen | $62/season
Apple Share
$7.75/pickup | $62/season
Apple shares are also available at a 50% discount if you are paying with SNAP/EBT!
Cheese Share
$13.25/pickup | $106/season)
Bread Share
$12/pickup | $96/season)
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 on sign-up. The remaining cost of the share is then spread out across monthly payments that are processed on the first of each month during the season (December–March).
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Vegetable shares: $72 deposit + 4 monthly installments of $82
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Egg shares: $12 deposit + 4 monthly installments of $12.50
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Apple shares: $12 deposit + 4 monthly installments of $12.50
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Cheese shares: $20 deposit + 4 monthly installments of $21.50
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Bread shares: $18 deposit + 4 monthly installments of $19.50
Members who sign up with monthly payments after the season starts will have a different payment schedule, depending on the total price of their prorated share. Email us at csa@heartyroots.com if you have any questions.
NEW! Pay with SNAP/EBT
You can now pay for your CSA share with SNAP/EBT! 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.
Sponsor a Share
We also 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. Add a contribution to your cart while signing up for your share, or click here to learn more.
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.
Ready to join? Here's how you sign up!
Sign up for your share in our GrownBy shop here! Or if you are using SNAP/EBT to purchase your share, sign up here. If you purchased a share from us last year, you should already have a GrownBy account set up. If you are a new member (welcome!), you will need to create an account as part of your purchase.
If you sign up after the season has started, please note that we have a 6-day order cutoff window for winter shares (so be sure to place your order by Sunday night). If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact us at csa@heartyroots.com.
Do you want to give a CSA share as a gift?
Please email us at csa@heartyroots.com if you would like to give a share as a gift. We will help you set up your order, and we'll send you a gift certificate that you can give to your loved one (or a digital version that you can email them or print out at home). After the gift has been given, we will work with you to set up your gift recipient's member account and welcome them to our CSA.
Thank you for supporting our farm!
