SLIDING SCALE CSA

** Solidarity and Low Income/Wealth Shares are currently SOLD OUT **

Please email CSA@brooklyngrangefarm.com if you would like to be put on a waitlist in the case that more become available

Please scroll down to self-identify for your sliding scale tier and then sign-up below!

Our CSA runs for 23 weeks (late May-October) providing you access to fresh and delicious vegetables as well as the opportunity to get to know the farm and the farmers that grew them. Shares are valued at $32 and offered on a sliding scale along with flexible payment plan options and we accept SNAP benefits.

BROOKLYN GRANGE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA)

Late May - October | 23-weeks long | Weekly pick-ups

Our CSA gives farmers the ability to grow food directly for our neighbors; ensuring access to local, environmentally responsible grown produce on a sliding scale for our community. Each week, farmers harvest a share of the most seasonally ripe vegetables for members to pick up from the farm. We encourage our members to feel empowered by your CSA! The sliding scale model invites you to choose your price point based on your income and access to wealth, practicing economic solidarity with your community because fresh food should be a right and not a privilege! Not sure which tier is the best fit for you? Scroll down to learn about our payment options and how to sign up!

We would like to thank the farmers at Soul Fire Farm, Rock Steady Farm, and Zenger Farm for their inspiration and guidance in creating this sliding scale model.

  • Brooklyn Navy Yard Farm: Tuesdays, 4pm-7pm

    Sunset Park pick-up is no longer available

  • May 21st - October 22nd

  • Our shares are extremely seasonal, offering a balanced diet as mother nature intended it! We recommend them for one person who cooks vegetarian meals at home most nights, two people who cook omnivorous meals 3-4 nights a week, or to supplement the shopping needs of a larger residence. Below are sample shares and you’ll notice that in spring shares tend to trend towards leafy greens like salad mixes, kale and herbs, while in midsummer nightshades and cucurbits rule, and fall sees more root veggies and hardy greens.

    Spring/early summer: Lettuce mix, chives, hakurei turnips, bok choy, french breakfast radishes, green garlic, lacinato kale, sunflower shoots

    Mid/late summer: Heirloom tomatoes, basil, arugula, shishito peppers, cucumbers, onions, fairytale eggplant, rainbow chard

    Late season: Greens mix, carrots, jalapeños, radishes, onions, sprouting broccoli, radicchio, sweet bell pepper

If you are signing up for a ‘low income/wealth’ or ‘solidarity share’ but you are not a SNAP member, we offer you our Flexible Payment Plan (FPP), which splits the seasonal fee into 2 installments. You'll pay the first half of your share today and the second on the 11th week of the CSA. We are not able to extend this payment plan to mid, upper, or contributor incomes/wealth because CSA programs offer farms important financial security that keeps the seeder seeding.

*Flexible Payment Plan Code (for Solidarity & Low Income/Wealth Shares only): FLEXPAY2024

  • SNAP recipients*! Please use the discount code SNAPPEAS2024 at checkout and fill out this form with your EBT information. We’ll reach out to you via email or phone shortly after.

    * Looking for social services to apply for SNAP benefits? Email csa@brooklyngrangefarm.com

If you have any questions or would like some support registering, please e-mail us at: CSA@brooklyngrangefarm.com

  • $386 for the season ($16.80 per week)

    • We offer a flexible payment plan for non-SNAP members which splits the seasonal fee into 2 installments. You'll pay the first half of your share today and the second on the 11th week of the CSA.

    Checkout Code: FLEXPAY2024

    • SNAP recipients! Please use the code below at checkout and fill out this form with your EBT information. We’ll reach out to you via email or phone shortly after.

      SNAP Checkout Code: SNAPPEAS2024

  • $515 for the season ($22.40 per week)

    • We offer a flexible payment plan for non-SNAP members which splits the seasonal fee into 2 installments. You'll pay the first half of your share today and the second on the 11th week of the CSA. Checkout Code: FLEXPAY2024

    • SNAP recipients! Please use the code below at checkout and fill out this form with your EBT information. We’ll reach out to you via email or phone shortly after.
      SNAP Checkout Code: SNAPPEAS2024

  • $736 for the season ($32.00 per week )

  • $883 for the season ($38.40 per week )

  • $1,030 for the season ($44.80 per week)

SLIDING SCALE SHARES

A few ways to assess more wealth and earning powers:

  • Part-time work by choice

  • Own a home

  • Recreational travel and/or discretionary expenses like dining out, entertainment, etc

  • Inherited money and access to family money in time of need (family wealth)

  • Investments (stocks, bonds)

  • Higher education that gives you a higher earning power (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.). Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, we ask you to recognize when this is a choice and consider contributing more

WHICH SHARE SHOULD I CHOOSE?

Our sliding scale is meant to empower our community and requires active participation. We trust members to choose the share level that best represents your unique, individual situation and financial resources. By self-identifying your own access to income and wealth, each member is committing to contribute the same percentage of income on food. We encourage you to use the resources below to help you make your decision.

A few ways to assess less wealth and earning powers:

  • Supporting children or have other dependents

  • Medical expenses (partially covered or not covered by insurance), chronic illness (prohibits you from your potential earning powers) or rehabilitation fees

  • Significant (non-mortgage) debt

  • Immigration fees

  • Impacted by state violence (refugees, asylum seekers and injustice in our criminal system)

  • Are a senior citizen

This calculator is based off of the Economic Policy Institute’s (EPI) Family Budget Calculator, which measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living.

HOW TO USE THE CALCULATOR

  1. Input your income in the calculator (RIGHT) for general guidance on which share to choose.

  2. Assess your non-income related wealth and adjust your share as needed.

  3. Sign up below!

REVIEWS FROM OUR COMMUNITY!

“[farmer] was super passionate about the produce + about cooking and I always felt so inspired to cook all kinds of fun dishes after our conversations. They never made me feel intimidated about the new produce I was learning about or silly for asking very basic questions. I looked forward to our conversations and really appreciated that warmth on Tuesday evenings after a long work day for both of us!”
"We really loved this CSA and will be back for years to come. Being able to visit the farm each week and know that the bulk of our food comes from someone so close to our apartment is something we really enjoyed and we’re excited to teach our daughter about it."

"I love the flower share. It's so special to have those beautiful blooms inside my apartment throughout summer, and a super fun ritual to head up to the rooftop farm each week for pickup."

"I am so proud of BK Grange for adopting the sliding scale CSA method. I've always wanted to join a CSA in the past, but was overwhelmed by the cost of many of them. Having the opportunity to participate at a price point that felt reasonable for me was such a blessing. Also, every time I would talk about our CSA at markets and mention how it was sliding scale, this would make people so happy. Fresh veggies deserve to be enjoyed by all and I think y'all nailed it on the head with this new program."

"I love the variety and intentionality of the crops selected, plus the thoughtful emails that balance heart and useful tidbits. Amazing farmers!"

"Visiting the farm was something we looked forward to each week."