CSA's or Green Carts?

[sassysliders]

Does anyone know if the fruit and vegetable carts around town souce from local farms?

Looking to get my fruits and vegetables from a local source but the CSA's in my area (Community Supported Agriculture) are full for the summer.

[syberyenta]

Sassy:
I have a 'market CSA' account with Norwich Meadows Farm.
http://www.norwichmeadowsfarm.com
They are at Union Square Sat. , Tompkins Square Sun and other locations.

Go and speak to Zaid or Haifa about putting money 'on account'. If you apply early in the year, you can get a substantial discount -- but you get your pick of what's available, including eggs, chicken, etc. I love CSA but it's just not convenient for me-- this is a much better arrangement, and I go every weekend.

[bigjeff]

good to know about that, syberyenta; I get norwich's stuff thru my CSA (prince george) but . . . I don't really like the quantities; a previous CSA I was in before was far more generous and even currently so (when I look at their current weekly updates).

[windycity]

Thanks for the info - I enjoyed my Norwich CSA when we had 4 ppl but now we're down to 2.

[bigjeff]

a lot of those random fruit/veg carts on various street corners everywhere (catering mostly to workers in the area) get their veg trucked/shipped in from anywhere, really; no local credentials at all; just your typical produce that gets sold in markets/bodegas/chinatowns all over the city.

anyway, try this, might help:

http://www.localharvest.org/

[bigjeff]

some more info here too:

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/0...

[piegirl74]

I think they source from Manhattan Fruit Exchange. Though, Im not sure why I think that.
http://chelseamarket.com/manhattanfru...

The farmer's markets around town will give you a guaranteed local source. Union Square is open Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat. Other nabes have markets at other times/days.