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Added Value Farm And CSA Update

May 16, 2013 By in News, Red Hook CSA Members, Shares, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

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Summer is nearly here, and we are ready to open the Red Hook CSA for the 2013 season, finally. We apologize for the delays, but as you may have heard there are many transformations underway over at the farm, which have impacted our schedule. But the exciting thing is that reconstruction started this week, and we are now excited to get all our members in the loop and connected to the food that will be coming out of this new and improved space.

The farm renovation is a result of Sandy’s impact, and is made possible through the support of various city agencies, like the Dept of Sanitation. Added Value’s compost system is expanding, a solar system being installed, and the farm beds are being raised two feet to help flood-proof for future storms. Construction just started, and is expected to take the next 4-6 weeks. Check out the photos of the farm totally bare! If you have time in the coming weeks, feel free to visit and walk around the perimeter and take a look. The farm cannot have folks on site, due to construction, but it is still worth a visit, as it is the only time you will see the site like this.

Because of this, Added Value will be getting into the ground a bit later than previous years. Our CSA will be provided with the fruit of the farm when the harvest season starts. Until then Added Value has generously arranged with Green Markets and local farmers to provide us with fruit and vegetables so that our season can still start on time. Thank you Added Value!

In other news, have you seen the farm going in on NYCHA property? This is the work of Added Value as well. Farm beds are being constructed on the land next to the senior citizen center, across from the public library, and some the beds are already planted. Feel to stop by and say hello.

We will be having a welcoming event the week before first pickup. More details to come in early June.

We are excited for our 2013 season, since it will be the kick off to an inspiring new Red Hook Farm.

All the best,
The CSA Core Group : Gita, Abby, Cristina, Erika, Tracy, Caleb

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2013 CSA Season

February 25, 2013 By in News, Red Hook CSA Members, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , 1 Comment

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We hope this message finds all of you well and warm and as excited as we are about the 2013 CSA season. It may not feel like it, but spring will be here before we know it! You’ll be hearing from us soon with details about shares and sign-up. In the meantime, if you are unsure of where you stand with your volunteer hours from 2012, or have any unreported hours outstanding, please email us so we can get you squared away. We are particularly aware that during post-Sandy many of you came out to help and may not have reported (or even had the ability to report). So please let us know.

And if you haven’t taken our end-of-year survey yet, please do! It will only take a few minutes of your time, and your feedback can help us shape the coming season.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZH8QTTN

Looking forward to see you all soon!

Cristina and the Core Group

Pop-Up Market

December 7, 2012 By in Events, News, Red Hook CSA Members, Shares, Uncategorized Tags: , , , Leave a comment

Pop Up Market

We all know that in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, it’s become increasingly difficult to find fresh produce in Red Hook. Fortunately, Added Value is running a pop-up market in Coffey Park on Saturdays and Wednesdays, from 10am to 3:30pm, where CSA members can buy globally-sourced produce and redeem remaining fruit and cheese shares in the upcoming weeks. The market will run through the end of December. Happy shopping!

Harvest Festival 2012

October 14, 2012 By in Events, News Tags: , , , Leave a comment

Added Value will be hosting our Seventh Annual Red Hook Harvest Festival this coming Saturday, October 20th. The Farm opens at 10am and will close at 4pm.

As always this event is free and open to the public.

We like to think of our gathering as New York meets New England.

As is our tradition great local chefs from our restaurant partners iCi, The Good Fork, Fort Defiance, Kevin’s and Home/Made will be preparing special treats for festival goers. The pumpkin patch will be the place to be as live music is played by Bomba Yo! Children and families can spend time with Llamas and other animals. Milk Not Jails and the Community Farm Workers Alliance will performing, educating and advocating for a more just and sustainable world.

Of course you can shop at our expanded farmers market for produce grown right here in our neighborhood and by our friends in the region like Wilklow Orchards, John Glebocki, Mark Phillips, Nestor Tello, Bread Alone, and Ronnybrook Dairy.

While you shop you can learn from local organizations that willl be promoting health and wellness, urban agriculture and justice as hundreds of your neighbors surround you in celebration of the power of the sun, the soil, plants and people.

If you haven’t been to the festival, or would just like to get excited about returning to this special community event we have some videos of past festivals:

2011 http://vimeo.com/31026841

2010 http://vimeo.com/16033945

and some great children’s voices from past festivals at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hwj9Nk5Wo&noredirect=1

Hoping to see you Saturday October 20th!

 

 

 

15 Minutes With: Sean Eno and Kristin Benneman Eno

August 10, 2011 By in Red Hook CSA Members Tags: , , Leave a comment

Kristin is a filmmaker, painter and teacher. Sean makes things move and takes pictures. These crazy characters met on the Frying Pan in 2000, started collaborative film projects the next year, got married in 2002, and found their dream neighborhood when they moved to Red Hook six years ago. Two years ago they added a tiny Eno to the mix — Magnolia is the name. She’s not so tiny … as it appears that she came from tall stock.

Special surprise: Kristen’s new film, Spirit Ship, is showing tonight (August 10) at Valentino Pier. The short starts at 8:15 p.m. and will be followed by Steven Sommer’s 1994 live action adaptation of The Jungle Book (111 min)

{Read more about Sean and Kristin after the jump.}

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15 Minutes With: Jennifer Brinsdon + Peter Casey

July 8, 2011 By in Red Hook CSA Members Tags: , , Leave a comment

Jennifer was born in Texas and moved to Brooklyn in early 2000 to join her sister on a New York adventure.  She has lived here ever since, with a brief diversion to New Orleans for about 18 months (Katrina sent her back to Brooklyn). She has a background in economics and now works in finance; she is also taking classes in fashion merchandising management at FIT. She enjoys traveling, sewing and knitting, bike riding, and watching movies (but not all at the same time).

Peter was born in Queens, lived some other places (Long Island, upstate, Manhattan) and then moved to Brooklyn in 2005.  He is an editor and a writer, and likes golf and pool.

Jennifer and Peter have been together for almost five years.  They met at B61… (the bar, not the bus)

{Read more about Jen and Peter after the jump.}

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15 Minutes With: Cristina Moracho

July 1, 2011 By in Red Hook CSA Members Tags: , Leave a comment

I’m a writer and grant analyst who grew up in Queens and moved to Brooklyn almost six years ago. I was living in Carroll Gardens and one day my roommate suggested we take a walk over to Red Hook because she thought I would love the neighborhood. That turned out to be an understatement. Finally in September 2010 I moved into my own place on Coffey Street. The thrill of finally living here has yet to wear off, and I suspect it won’t for a long, long time.

{Read more about Cristina – including why she hates York Peppermint Patties – after the jump.}

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