Author: Sunnyside CSA Core Group

Are you excited for all our winter veggies? This year, we are offering our winter CSA shares through Garden of Eve! They have 3 different types os shares available to pick from: only veggies, veggies with eggs, and veggies with eggs and local products. We will not be collecting payments ourselves this season, all payments will go directly to the vendors, through their respective links. Please fill out this form and follow the appropriate links to reserve your shares https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC8sRDg5tZuSy12I9JXyTso3DeYwoLtiyIqMGrbtthApZtJw/viewformS

Pickup dates: Dec 17, Jan 7, Feb 4, Mar 4, April 1, April 29. Please order by December 1st.

Garden of Eve add-ons: Cheese, beer, fruit and baby plants for your spring gardens!

Lewis Waite shares: A fish share, meat share, tea share, and mushroom share is available as add-ons or stand-alone shares. They will be having the same delivery dates as the veggie share.

Juice shares: one 16 oz bottle per delivery of assorted flavors of fresh, cold-pressed juice. All juices 100% raw and organic

How will pickups work? Please read our Pickup Procedures for complete guidelines. These have been updated to work with SCS needs, and to keep all members safe. These may need to be adjusted as it gets colder, or as Covid rates and governmental guidance changes.

Volunteer shifts: All members are required to complete one shift during the winter share season.

Complete volunteer shift instructions will be coming soon. You can sign up here.

If you have been affected by our pandemic for any reason and are finding it impossible to make it to pickups on a regular basis, we have formed a small but dedicated group of volunteers to help coordinate deliveries by car to your home. Please understand this is not a service offered to those who just find it too inconvenient. We are limited on volunteer resources, and won’t be able to handle a large amount of requests. Only use this if you have no one else who can help you. If you do need this service, email Margie, our member point person for this service. If you would like to fulfill volunteer shifts by delivering, you can also email Margie and let her know.

Raffle: There is also still time to buy raffle tickets and try your luck at winning one of our great gift baskets, one from Backyard Bees and another from Lewis Waite Farm! Tickets can be purchased at pickups, 1 ticket for 5$, 3 tickets for 5$, and a whole 10 tickets for 20$. Proceeds are going to our subsidy share program, which has been more in need since the pandemic has begun.

We will have more fundraisers in the coming months to continue to support where we can, and we thank you for your support as well!

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Thursday is our first pickup, from 3 – 5:45pm at Sunnyside Community Services. Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey- it was extremely helpful, and completely informed our plan for the summer.

Pickup times: everything we’re discussing is in effect while our city is in lockdown. Once things start to open up, and SCS goes back to normal hours, we will then try to switch back to our regular 5-8 pm schedule. But for now, we’re on limited hours!

Lewis Waite shares: We are still waiting to hear about Lewis Waite’s ability to deliver food directly. They are currently only shipping food via UPS. Those of you who signed up for shares filled by LW, please be patient as they figure out their logistical issues. They are very aware of the situation and are doing their best to find a solution.

How will pickups work? Please read our new Pickup Procedures for complete guidelines. These have been updated to work with SCS needs, and to keep all members safe.

Volunteer shifts: To follow safety protocols and overall member feedback, we are updating volunteer shifts to 4hr sessions. This means if you sign up for a shift it will be from truck unload to cleanup (2-6pm), and this single shift will be all you need for the season. 

If you have issues with this current format, please wait to sign up for your volunteer work after July. At that time we will be reassessing if we can return to the traditional 2hr shifts safely. 

Complete volunteer shift instructions will be coming soon. You can sign up here.

If you have been affected by our pandemic for any reason and are finding it impossible to make it to pickups on a regular basis, we have formed a small but dedicated group of volunteers to help coordinate deliveries by car to your home. Please understand this is not a service offered to those who just find it too inconvenient. We are limited on volunteer resources, and won’t be able to handle a large amount of requests. Only use this if you have no one else who can help you. If you do need this service, email Margie, our member point person for this service. If you would like to fulfill volunteer shifts by delivering, you can also email Margie and let her know.

Other updates: We have been working with Sunnyside & Woodside Mutual Aid to get organic produce to local food panties. SWMA held a fundraiser, with Sunnyside CSA matching dollar for every dollar (thanks to our member donations!). Together we came up with almost $5000 towards CSA food. Golden Earthworm is assisting by providing us as much extra produce as they can manage with that amount. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to make this possible!

In addition, the COVID fundraiser we held earlier this year generated enough for a two paid meal deliveries to our frontline workers at Elmhurst Hospital, catered by the delicious Sunnyside staple, Tangra. So thanks to all who donated so generously to that as well.

We will have more fundraisers in the coming months to continue to support the community during these times. We appreciate everyone who does what they can to help others.

Follow us on Facebook & Instagram to see updates!

Enter to win a barn-raised turkey from Stonewood Farm (donated by Lewis Waite)!

All you need to do is buy a raffle ticket, or 5 or 10… Then cross your fingers for our announcement on November 14th. See the flyer for more info. All proceeds benefit the CSA Subsidy program.