Norwich Meadows Summer CSA

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 real farm harvests rather than a fixed grocery list.

Both share options feature the same high-quality organic vegetables grown on our farm, but the Chef Box is designed for more adventurous home cooks who want access to the specialty varieties we grow for top NYC restaurants.

The Veg Box focuses on versatile, familiar vegetables that work well for everyday cooking—think tomatoes, peppers, greens, roots, herbs, and seasonal staples.

The Chef Box includes more unusual, restaurant-quality items like Castelfranco radicchio, Puntarelle, Fakir radish, Fava leaves, French sorrel, and Habanada peppers—vegetables that require a little more kitchen confidence but deliver exceptional flavor and culinary interest. You'll also receive a greater number of different items in smaller quantities, allowing you to explore more variety each week.

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 chef-quality 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 real farm-fresh vegetables part of their daily life. That shared experience is what makes a CSA NYC feel like a true community.