At its inception in 2000, it was the CSA farthest south in New York City and one of the first in Brooklyn.  Today there are 16 CSAs in Brooklyn.

Spots on someone else’s farm through the Greenpoint-Williamsburg CSA are in such high demand that sign-up coordinator Ryan Kuonen said they added another pickup day and an additional 100 allotments from the previous year.  These new shares put the location at about 250 shares, most of which Kuonen said are full three months before the first locally farmed fennel is distributed.

In a CSA model of food production and distribution, the farmer and his or her farm are matched with a neighborhood group – usually referred to as a “Neighborhood CSA.” Most of the neighborhoods are paired with “local” farms located in upstate New York and Long Island, but some networks have partner farms in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The neighborhood CSA then recruits members to sign up for a part of the farmer’s harvest – or share – which they purchase in advance of the season.

Money collected for that share finances in advance the season’s harvest.  Costs depend on the location and the type of share but they range from about $900 for a full season of fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and flowers to about $250 for a half a season of vegetables.