Tag: Garden of Eve Organic Farm & Market

Carrots are available in the Sang Lee Farms winter share. (Credit: Vera Chinese)

The North Fork just saw it first frost and we’ll likely be seeing the white stuff in the coming weeks, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get fresh, organic and locally grown produce.

Though many farm stands shut down toward the end of November, several organic North Fork farms offer winter community supported agriculture (CSA) programs with items like root vegetables, potatoes, kale, swiss chard and brussels sprouts.

“We try to keep it diverse, there’s definitely a lot of root vegetables like sweet potatoes, rutabaga and beets,” Eve Kaplan-Walbrescht, owner of Garden of Eve Organic Farm and Market, said. “Then there’s a lot of greens in April and May, like mesclun, baby kale and bok choi, and those are some of the best-tasting greens of the year.”

Along with vegetables, many of these farms also offer add-on shares of hormone-free meat, fresh eggs, cheese and bread.

Here are four local organic farms offering a winter CSA program. (more…)