Hi, from Wes Hannah and Bryn Roshong, Second Wind’s farmers! We are a 50-member certified organic CSA at Four Winds Farm in Gardiner, NY. We grow our vegetables using the sustainable, no-till method put in place at Four Winds by farmers Jay and Polly Armour more than 15 years ago. Read the “About the Farm” section for more information about our growing practices.
Second Wind CSA provides a generous amount of diverse, seasonal produce that NY veggie lovers know well, plus some more specialty culinary delights. If you like your vegetables to nourish your artistic as well as your gastronomic sensibility, the beautiful produce Second Wind provides might just be the thing for you.
The beautiful HHLT pickup in Garrison
Our share-season runs for 23 weeks, from the first full week in June through the last week in October, plus a Thanksgiving share in November. We have a Tuesday pickup on the farm and a Wednesday pickup in Garrison, at the Hudson Highlands Land Trust office. Membership cost for the season is $540, which works out to about $23.50 per week. We think this is an exceptionally great deal!
You can read some reviews from our current and past members at Local Harvest.
Members can expect the following varieties of produce throughout the season, plus more:
Farmer Wes spreading compost onto the fields
- Arugula
- Asian Greens
- Basil
- Beans
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Broccoli Raab
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celeriac
Farmer Bryn and a beautiful paste tomato
- Celery
- Chard
- Cilantro
- Collards
- Cucumbers
- Dill
- Edamame
- Eggplant
- Fennel
- Garlic
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
Some of our fields
- Lettuce and gourmet salad mix
- Mustard
- Onions
- Parsley
- Parsnips
- Peppers
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Radishes
- Spinach
- Sugar Snap Peas
- Summer Squash
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Winter Squash
- Zucchini
This blog is primarily for shareholders to use as a planning and recipe resource. Please feel free to browse and comment regardless of your shareholder status!
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Hi Erin and Sam,
It was great to meet you guys last week. I accidentally deleted your contact info from my phone, so I thought I’d reach out to you from your website.
Could you send me your info again?
Thanks – hope the season is wrapping up well!
Susie
Erin,
I’m living in NYC now and was wondering how the food shares at Second Wind work. I love to cook and would love even more to support an old friend’s business, but I wasn’t sure if you have drop off spots in the city or if you have to visit Second Wind (or live closer) for the distributions.
Hope you are well, the site is beautiful and good luck with the planning and planting season!
Best,
Erin Phillips Bain (previously of Norman, OK)
Hi Erin! It’s so good to hear from you. Thank you so much for your interest in joining, however, our operation is so small that we don’t distribute in the city. We are 90 min north, so its really out of the way. However, a lot of my farmer friends do make the trip on a weekly basis. There’s a really great resource you should check out, JustFood.org, they basically set up CSA sites in all five boroughs. If you are ever planning on visiting the Hudson Valley please let me know and I’d be happy to show you the farm.
This is much belated, but thanks for the tips. I will be sure to let you know if we’re visiting your area!
Best,
Erin
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I just wanted to share how I used the entire bunch of basil from last week. I made a quick and easy pesto sauce:
Remove the leaves from the basil bunch, and put into blender or processor. Add olive oil to moisten, and 2 cloves of fresh garlic. Add about a half of a block of cream cheese, softened. Blend until smooth. Finally I tossed in a handful of raw pine nuts, which softened the basil flavor. I poured it over pasta, but I bet it would be perfect over tortellini too!
Melissa Alm
Hello guys,
My name is jorge. Your farm looks phenominal!
I live in middletown ny. I too am wondering how the distribution of the veggies work. Im new to this. Thanks
Hi Jorge,
Thanks for getting in touch! We have a few members from Middletown. Your pickup would be at the farm in Gardiner on Tuesdays from 2:30-7p. Our other pick-up is in Garrison from 4-7p, which is probably a lot less convenient for you, unless you work over there.
Thank you!
Bryn
Hello,
I want to know more about your coop. How does it work? I know about the fee.