Hellgate CSA Blog - Astoria, NY

Just an FYI to those with fruit shares - THERE IS NO FRUIT THIS WEEK, JULY 8.
Apparently, the farm ran out of fruit!  This is the first time it’s ever happened.  Gerry, one of our farmers, blames it on mother nature - strawberries, cherries, and apples are all gone, and the upcoming fruit isn’t quite [...]

Thanks to Freeze Peach (yet again!) we are providing free iced tea tomorrow at distribution!  Be sure to stop in when you come to pick up your veggies and fruit, for a free cup of iced tea.   We hope to provide our members with free tea the first Tuesday of each month during the CSA [...]

Sign-up for the 2008 season has begun! An email went out today - please contact us if you were a member in 2007 but you didn’t get a notice about rejoining this season. Here is the content of the email:
Hello 2007 Hellgate CSA members!

We are now opening registration for the 2008 season for [...]

On the recommendation of a fellow CSA member (and reminded by the mailing I got today), I thought I’d mention a great resource in Astoria, Build It Green. They are a salvage/reuse organization in western Astoria, located at 3-17 26th Ave. One of their biggest selling points, in my view, is that they [...]

Are you a member of Facebook?  If you are, consider “becoming a fan” of the Hellgate CSA there!  Or, join Facebook and see what it has to offer.  Stay in touch during the cold months with your fellow CSA members, and enjoy Facebook’s spin on things.  Hope to see you there!