The 2026 Winter CSA at Ridgewood Commons is Now Open for Sign Ups!

***Deadline to sign up is November 20th!

We are excited to announce the details of our Winter/Spring CSA at Ridgewood Commons, (formerly operated as Woodbine) at 585 Woodward Ave in Ridgewood, Queens. 

Sign up for 12 bulk pick ups of organic vegetables of the highest quality, including approximately 10 to 12 produce varieties each pick-up, depending on the season. With the purchase of the vegetable share, you also have the following optional add-ons: 

  • Eggs

  • Variety Meat: a rotation of ground beef, stew meat, ground chicken, chicken thighs and chicken wings

  • Whole chickens

  • Apples 

  • Cheese

  • Coffee 

The CSA will run every other week, starting on 12/5. We continue our partnership with Norwich Meadows Farm, a certified organic farm run by farmers Zaid and Haifa Kurdieh out of Norwich, New York. See examples of different weekly offerings in both Winter and Spring on the Winter/Spring Vegetable Share product page on the online store.

The Winter/Spring CSA will include 12 weeks of pick-ups in total, on Saturdays from 10am-1pm from December 5th, 2025 to May 15th, 2026.

The pick up dates are as follows:

12/5

12/19

no pick up 1/2

1/9

1/23

2/6

2/20

3/6

3/20

4/3

4/17

5/2

5/16

The deadline to sign up for the CSA is November 20th.

PRICING

Payment for the Winter/Spring CSA and add ons will go through Ridgewood Farmshare’s online store. Vegetable shares cost $750 for the 12 weeks. Please note, there is a 3% processing fee included in the price of the share and the add ons. 

There is also an additional pricing tier for the Vegetable CSA for $775 that includes an additional $25 of support that goes directly to the operations of Ridgewood Commons and programming like the twice weekly food pantry, film screenings, the gym, yoga, kid’s tutoring, writer’s group, Sunday dinners, art workshops, maker’s space, NOTAFLOF events and workshops and so much more. If you are able, please consider participating in this tier. See P.S. for more information on Ridgewood Commons.

SPLIT CSA

A great way for members of all income levels to alleviate costs is to split a CSA share with a friend or neighbor. We have been offering split shares for a few seasons and it has worked out nicely!.We’ve created a spreadsheet for anyone who is interested in splitting a CSA with someone else. Once paired up, it will be up to you and your partner to figure out how you want to purchase and split it up throughout the season. If interested in getting paired up, fill out your information here.

PAYMENT PLANS

We are also able to offer a limited number of payment plans for members. Payment plans are only for vegetable CSA’s - all add on’s must be paid in full at time of purchase. Payment plans can be made in two installments: 

Half the share price up front with a discount code in the online store

  1. The second half paid via invoice no later than January 5th, 2027.

If you are interested in signing up for a payment plan, email us at ridgewoodfarmshare@gmail.comand we can work this out with you directly.

DISCOUNTED SHARES

Our farm provider, Norwich Meadows offers 10 shares at a 50% discount for lower income folks. If you qualify as lower income and/or have previously received assistance in past seasons, email us at ridgewoodfarmshare@gmail.com and we can work this out with you directly.

To be as equitable as possible, these 10 discounted shares will be selected randomly from the pool of those who apply in an honor system fashion. With that in mind, please closely consider your financial need and food insecurity when reaching out. Our previous provider Rock Steady provides a guideline for their sliding scale that can be used as a resource for this decision. Please reach out by November 10th to be eligible for the lottery.

SNAP GRANT HAS ENDED FOR THIS YEAR

The state grant that enabled us to accept SNAP payments for Summer/Fall ended as of September 14th, so we will not be able to accept SNAP benefits as payment for Winter/ Spring. Note our payment plan options and discount share lottery above, and feel free to reach out with any questions or to sign up for a payment plan. If you have concerns about these options, please reach out and we’ll come up with a solution - it’s our priority to make the CSA as accessible to everyone as we can. 

We’d love it if you can share this email with your friends and neighbors who might be interested in joining. Thanks for being a part of the CSA!

Best,

Natalie + Lauren + KPC

Ridgewood Farmshare Coordinators