Norwich Meadows Summer CSA
Our Summer CSA connects members across New York City and the surrounding region directly to our farm in upstate New York. Beginning in June and running for 22 weeks, members receive a weekly share of peak season vegetables—the same chef-quality produce we grow for restaurants such as Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Per Se, and Jean-Georges.
We are a working farm based in Norwich, NY, growing our CSA produce using
certified organic and regenerative practices.
certified organic and regenerative practices. Harvested at peak freshness and delivered directly to convenient pickup locations including Union Square Greenmarket.
and neighborhood sites throughout the region. It's a direct relationship between the people who grow the food and the people who eat it.
What is a CSA?
A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a direct partnership between a farm and its members. At Norwich Meadows Farm, members support the season upfront and receive weekly shares of vegetables harvested directly from our farm.
Each share reflects what’s being harvested at that moment. Some weeks are abundant; others are more focused, depending on the season and the weather. The contents change week to week, offering a true connection to the farm’s growing cycle.
We grow a wide range of crops
wide range of crops
each year—from familiar staples to specialty varieties like Castelfranco radicchio and Tropea onions—delivered fresh from our fields to your kitchen, without middlemen or distribution centers.
CSA Pickup Locations
Farm & Farmers Market Pickups
These pickups are managed directly by Norwich Meadows Farm. Members sign up with us, and shares are packed and distributed by our team at the farm and at market.
Available pickup sites include:
- Farm Pickup – Norwich, NY (Fridays)
- Union Square Greenmarket (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat)
- Abingdon Square Greenmarket (Saturdays)
- Tompkins Square Greenmarket (Sundays)
- Ramsey Farmers Market – NJ (Sundays)
View share options and sign up for farm & farmers market pickups
Community-Led CSA Pickups
These CSA sites are independently organized by neighborhood groups, community organizations, and local partners who work directly with Norwich Meadows Farm. Each site reflects the priorities and programming of its host community. We encourage members to support these community-led CSAs.
Manhattan
- Washington Square (Tuesdays) – Contact this CSA
- Grand Street – Lower East Side – Contact this CSA
- Sixth Street Community Center (Wednesdays) – Contact this CSA
Bronx
- Norwood CSA (Wednesdays) – Contact this CSA
Brooklyn
- IXV Coffee – Boerum Hill (Wednesdays) – Contact this CSA
Queens
- Forest Hills (Wednesdays) – Learn more from this CSA
- Hollis Hills (Wednesdays) – Contact this CSA
- Ridgewood Farm Share (Saturdays) – Learn more from this CSA
A note on pricing and pickup sites
CSA pricing varies by pickup location. Each site is independently run, and pricing reflects the operation hosting the CSA.
Some pickups take place directly with us—at the farm or at farmers markets— where shares include vegetables and eggs. Community-led sites may also offer optional add-ons such as fruit, bread, fish, coffee, dairy, or other grocery items from additional farms and producers.
Details about pricing, add-ons, and structure are provided by each individual CSA site.
Interested in starting a CSA in your community?
If you’re part of a community interested in starting a CSA pickup site, retail partnership, or restaurant program, please reach out to us at csa@norwichmeadowsfarm.com for more information.
Zaid explains our CSA philosophy
Is CSA Right for You?
A CSA works best for people who enjoy cooking at home and want to eat more seasonally. Each week, you’ll receive a selection of vegetables based on what’s being harvested on the farm at that moment—sometimes familiar staples, sometimes things you might not buy on your own.
Many of our members like having a steady rhythm to their food shopping: one weekly pickup, less decision-making, and produce that’s already been chosen at peak freshness. If you enjoy planning meals around what you have, rather than shopping from a fixed list, a CSA can fit
A CSA may not be the right choice if you want total control over exactly which vegetables you receive each week, or if you prefer on-demand grocery shopping. Our goal is to offer an honest farm share—reflecting the season, the weather, and the realities of growing food—rather than a customized box.
What Members Say About Our CSA
"As the organizer of the Forest Hills CSA site partnering with Norwich Meadows Farm, I've seen firsthand how incredible their produce is season after season. The shares are always packed with the freshest, most flavorful organic vegetables—diverse heirlooms and staples that taste so much better than store-bought! It's a joy facilitating pickups for our community, watching members discover new vegetables and enjoy seasonal, chef-quality veggies while supporting regenerative farming. Couldn't recommend it more!"
Felicia - Forest Hills, CSA Chair
After more than 20 years as a Norwich Meadows Farm CSA member, the thing I appreciate most about CSA hasn’t really changed—it’s the connection we have with our community and NMF. I feel blessed that my sons eat well, understand how food gets to their plates, and that they participate in the process. We’ve learned together how much intention and work goes into each leaf and stem, we taste things we’ve never seen before (and maybe think we don’t like), waste less and share more. And we have beautiful, nutritious food on our plates because of our CSA, our farmers Zaid and Haifa and their amazing team. We are so, so thankful!
Shien C.- Grand Street CSA
“Being part of a CSA gives me the opportunity to try new vegetables, eat healthier and share recipes with others in my community. Nothing better than receiving organic produce picked the day before and delivered weekly from Norwich Meadows Farm — truly the best!
- Naomi H; Co-chair Hollis Hills Bayside CSA
We are so grateful to have NMF serve our community as the farm provider for Ridgewood Farmshare. The quality and variety is unmatched — at every pick up, members swap techniques and plans for what they’ll make with the week’s produce. Outside of the membership, NMF donates weekly to the food pantry at Ridgewood Commons. Their impact on our neighborhood is clear - our membership continues to grow every season. We love you Norwich!
Natalie - Ridgewood Farmshare
"We love love love the amazing CSA veggie boxes from Norwich Meadows. They provide our community with the most delicious organic, farm fresh vegetables that keep folks coming back for more The produce is so much more flavorful than what you find in the grocery store and follows seasonal harvests providing a wide variety of vegetables every week, including greens, alliums, herbs and everything you need for delicious meals. Folks come in every week with such excitement for the new box. In the past 5 years we have grown a community of devotees that gets larger every year and also grab a coffee, a chat and a pastry at pickup."
Jenny C- Owner, IXV
What Makes Our CSA a Little Different
We grow far more vegetable varieties than a typical farm—hundreds each season. Many are trial or limited-run crops grown with plant breeders, including varieties being cultivated in the United States for the first time or not produced at commercial scale. At the same time, our fields remain anchored by the core vegetables people cook with every week.
Each share reflects what’s being harvested in real time. Members receive a weekly list of what’s included, with occasional last-minute adjustments driven by weather and field conditions—this is a farm-led CSA, not a fixed box.
Our CSA shares are based on the overall value and balance of the vegetables you receive,
not on weight or a fixed number of items. Each week, we aim for a well-rounded mix that
reflects the harvest as a whole—typically including an herb, an allium, leafy greens,
roots, and seasonal fruiting crops—rather than loading a share with a single item.
The best way to get a sense of quantity and variety is to review sample shares from
past seasons.
Share Options
We offer two CSA Types, each available in Small or Large sizes.
Small and Large shares follow the same structure each week. Large shares include
greater overall quantity and may occasionally include additional items when harvest
volume allows.
Traditional Veg Box
The Traditional Veg Box is the core CSA share, designed for home cooks who want reliable, seasonal vegetables they can use every week. Each share includes a balanced mix of familiar staples—carrots, leafy greens, onions, and seasonal squash—harvested fresh and meant for everyday meals.
Alongside these basics, members may see occasional specialty items as they come into season, but the focus remains practical and flexible cooking. This share reflects how we grow and harvest across the year, using our Organic & Regenerative practices.
Chef Box
The Chef Box is a more experimental share, built around the specialty crops we grow for restaurants. While it does include familiar vegetables, they often appear in chef-driven forms—such as Kyoto carrots, Little Gem lettuce, or baby leeks—alongside trial varieties and limited-run plantings selected for flavor, texture, and culinary interest.
Shares may also include harder-to-find items such as salsify, fresh Aleppo peppers, flageolet beans, and cardoons—vegetables rarely found in standard markets. This box is best suited for confident cooks who enjoy seasonal surprises and working with distinctive ingredients straight from the field.
Frequently Asked Questions
Each CSA share includes a weekly selection of vegetables grown on our farm and harvested at peak freshness. The exact contents change week to week based on the season and what’s ready in the fields, and typically include a mix of greens, vegetables, roots, and herbs. Shares reflect actual harvests rather than a fixed grocery list.
The amount varies throughout the season, but a share is designed to provide a meaningful quantity of vegetables for regular home cooking. Many members find a share works well for one to two people who cook often, or as a supplement for a larger household. Some weeks are more abundant, others more focused, depending on the time of year.
Members pay for the full season upfront before planting begins. Your payment provides crucial cash flow for seeds, equipment, and labor during our off-season, allowing us to grow the diverse, high-quality vegetables that make our CSA special. This is the traditional CSA model—you're investing in the farm's success, not just purchasing a product.
CSA membership requires full upfront payment and weekly pickup throughout the season. You don't choose which vegetables you receive each week—instead, you're committing to eat seasonally and share in whatever the farm produces. It's a partnership, not a traditional transaction.
CSA shares are picked up once per week at the location you choose when you sign up. We offer pickup at Union Square Greenmarket as well as locations in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, New Jersey, Westchester County, and Upstate New York, including Syracuse. Pickup days and time windows are clearly communicated in advance so members can plan easily.
You're responsible for picking up your share on your scheduled day and time. If you can't make it, you can arrange for someone else to pick up for you. Shares that aren't picked up cannot be refunded or credited—this is part of the shared-risk model of CSA farming.
A CSA gives you a steady supply of farm-fresh, vegetables grown in Upstate NY, often the same varieties we grow for NYC restaurants. Members get better flavor, more variety, and a more affordable way to enjoy seasonal produce boxes compared to buying organic vegetables week-to-week at markets. It also guarantees your share of the harvest during peak summer abundance.
Joining a CSA helps small farms stay diverse and financially stable, which is crucial for getting real farm-direct vegetables into New York City and the surrounding areas. Because CSA members commit for the season, farms can plant a wider mix of crops—staples, specialties, and even the unusual varieties we trial—knowing the harvest has a home. That diversity strengthens the regional food system and ensures NYC has access to local regeneratively grown produce, not just what sells fastest in retail. Your CSA membership helps keep small-scale agriculture thriving for the communities it feeds.
Whether you pick up your share directly from us at Union Square Greenmarket, at one of our other markets in NYC, New Jersey, or Upstate, through a neighborhood CSA group in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, or the Bronx, or straight from the farm, you’re part of the same farm community and the same weekly harvest. Members across all these locations receive the same seasonal produce box, which connects different neighborhoods in a simple, meaningful way. Everyone is eating seasonally, supporting local agriculture, and keeping farm-fresh vegetables part of their daily life. That shared experience is what makes a CSA NYC feel like a true community.