Little Gem Farm

Little Gem Farm CSA

This season we are updating our CSA model. We will be offering a 6-week Summer and 6-week Fall pre-boxed CSA program. This change will help us build a more sustainable business, best serve our farmers, and provide you with the freshest local produce and flowers.

How to Join

Read all the information on this web-page including the FAQs
Purchase a share via GrownBy
Check your email for purchase confirmation and other introductory info
Pick up your share Thursday during CSA season!

Little Gem CSA Options

Summer Vegetable CSA - $200 / $33.33 per week

Enjoy 6 weeks of peak summer produce! Each week you will receive a pre-packed box with 5 to 8 different curated vegetables and herbs. Think crisp lettuce, ripe tomatoes, fragrant basil, fresh cucumbers, and spicy garlic! You will also receive a newsletter with farm updates, recipes, and storage recommendations.

We will have a “Swap Box” that will allow you to swap out vegetables that you aren’t so excited about with ones that are more appealing.

Summer Flower CSA - $150 / $25 per week

Add color to your summer with 6 weeks of beautiful summer blooms! All flowers are grown using organic practices, a real rarity in cut flowers. Each weekly bouquet is hand harvested and arranged. These bright and beautiful bouquets will bring light and life into your home or office, and can also make a lovely gift.

CSA Add-Ons

Scott & Joe Cheese Add-On - $90 / $15 per week

Enhance your CSA experience with a cheese add-on from Scott & Joe, Nyack’s beloved cheese shop! Each week, enjoy a carefully selected piece of cheese chosen by Scott to complement the fresh, local produce in your box.

Soap CSA Add-On - $60 / $10 per week

Saboon Maazeh is a heritage preservation project focused on traditional soap making. Joy handcrafts each recipe with local ingredients and herbs from her farm in Chester, NY. She only uses essential oils and natural colorants. The Soap CSA Add-on will include 1 soap per week (5 total body bars + 1 dish soap).

The Details

Dates: Thursdays from June 26th - July 31st
Pickup Time: 12PM - 6PM
Location: Scott & Joe, 4 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960
CSA members have special access to bulk deals (ex: bulk tomatoes for sauce, flower buckets for events, mixed hot peppers for hot sauce!)

If our prices do not work with your budget, or if you prefer to pay in weekly installments, please contact us directly (littlegemfarmny@gmail.com) and we will work with you.

The Fall Vegetable & Flower CSA will be held in September / October. Signups will be available in July.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a CSA?

Members purchase their “share” of Little Gem Farm. In return, they receive weekly harvests of vegetables and flowers in the peak season. Purchasing a share provides the farm with economic support early in the season when we face the majority of our expenses (seeds, soil, new to us van!). This also allows us to focus on growing the best products during the growing season, and delivering the freshest products to you every week.

Part of a CSA is sharing the risk and rewards of the season! We will do our very best to provide you with the most bountiful shares each week. The quantity and abundance may vary due to weather, pest pressure, or other production factors.

What kinds of vegetables will I receive?

Little Gem Farm focuses on growing high quality flavor-forward varieties. Each week, there will be some classic options (ex: kale, potatoes, head lettuce) along with more unique varieties (ex: fairytale eggplant, husk cherries, shiso, garlic leeks). There will be lots of herbs, 10+ varieties of tomatoes to try, and an abundance of greens. Some weeks, we will supplement our shares with farm products, seedlings, and produce grown by our neighboring farms at the Chester Agriculture Center.

Our Summer Vegetable CSA may include: baby bok choy, little gem lettuce, spring onions, green garlic, tuscan kale, butter radish, patty pan squash, sungold tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, shishito peppers, Italian eggplant, swiss chard, garlic, and basil.
Our Fall Vegetable CSA may include: butternut squash, broccolini, cauliflower, napa cabbage, carrots, beets, butter lettuce, scallions, edible flowers, sage and rosemary.

What kinds of flowers will I receive?

The Flower CSA will include a hand-picked and arranged bouquet of farm grown flowers. We are planting over 25 colorful varieties that will bloom throughout the season.

A typical Summer Flower CSA may include: feverfew, snapdragons, nigella, lupine, gladiolus, zinnias, yarrow, delphinium, sweet peas and stock.
A typical Fall Flower CSA may include: dahlias, rudbeckia, strawflower, amaranth, cosmos, lavender, sunflowers, eucalyptus, and lisianthus.

Where and when is the CSA pickup?

The CSA pickup will be in Nyack on Thursdays, 12:00PM - 6:00PM, at Scott & Joe, 4 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960.

What happens if I can't pick up my share this week?

You are welcome to send someone else to pick up your share in your place. There are no restrictions, and this can be done as many times as you’d like throughout the season.

Are you certified organic?

While not certified, everything is grown using organic growing practices.

Can I visit your farm?

We will be hosting a farm tour and potluck for CSA members! More soon <3