Winter CSA
in the Hudson Valley
Winter CSA sign-ups are open for the 2024-25 season!
Please review the following info and then follow the links to sign up.
Looking for info about our Brooklyn locations? Click here!
Overview
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The winter vegetable share includes a wide variety of our own certified organic produce including fresh greens from the greenhouses, roots, winter squash, and more!
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Eggs from our own pasture-raised hens are available as an optional add-on item.
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Plus lots of additional items available at our farm market during pick-up!
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Winter Share pickups take place on 8 Saturdays from December through March (biweekly, with changes around the holidays)
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We have payment plans available, and discounted shares for members paying with SNAP/EBT!
What's in a Winter Share?
A winter share includes 9-10 types of produce at each pick-up, and each box includes a 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.
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!
Egg Share
You can also add eggs to your share! These eggs are from our 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.
Pick-up Details
Winter CSA members have the choice of picking up at either of the following locations:
Hearty Roots Community Farm
1822 Route 9
Germantown, NY
Saturdays 10am–1pm
Village Grocery and Refillery
2 Jansen Ave., Kingston, NY 12401
Fridays 5–7pm / Saturdays 8am–7pm
Pre-boxed shares
Locations
Dates
The 2024-25 Winter CSA pick-ups will take place on 8 Saturdays between December and March (biweekly, with certain holidays skipped):
December 7
January 4
January 18
February 1
February 15
March 1
March 15
March 29
Village Grocery members: your shares will be available for pick-up starting at 5pm Friday on the weeks posted above. (You can pick up at Village Grocery either Friday evening or on Saturday, whichever you prefer.)
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
Late Pick-up (Farm pick-up only)
If you can't make it to your pick-up at the farm during the regular Saturday hours, we can hold your share for you in our Farm Market. You can stop by during the market's open hours through the following Wednesday and ask for your share at the register. Any shares not claimed by the end of the day Wednesday will be donated to a local community organization.
Want to change your pick-up location for a week?
No problem! You can reschedule your share to our other pick-up location in your GrownBy member account. Give us at least 3 days' notice and we'll send your share to whichever location works best for you.
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.
NOTE: You must process your vacation week claims and rescheduling requests at least 3 days before your scheduled pick-up so that we can adjust the week's harvest plan (i.e. by Wednesday night at 11:59pm). Detailed instructions on how to request your vacation week are available on our FAQ page.
Winter Share Hudson Valley 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/dozen | $56/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 $11
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 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 3-day order cutoff window (so be sure to place your order by Wednesday 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!
