Dirty Boots Farm Offers a Fall CSA in Bay Ridge and Bushwick

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The farm is called Dirty Boots, on a sustainable, 5.3-acre parcel of Black Dirt (capitalization theirs) in Chester, NY. Photo courtesy of Dirty Boots.

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It’s September, and maybe you’re a little sad. All those things you did this summer, the stoop-sitting, the grilled brats, the fading tans and remembered tacos, all of that is slipping away. Don’t be sad! You can still eat a dazzling array of local produce throughout autumn, like you live in Berkeley instead of Brooklyn.

A tiny Upstate farm — small enough that they’re concerned this article will overwhelm them — is doing Sunday CSA drops in Bay Ridge and Bushwick through mid-November. Sign up today and you’ll still get two and a half months of veggies!

The farm is called Dirty Boots, on a sustainable, 5.3-acre parcel of Black Dirt (capitalization theirs) in Chester, NY. It’s run by Matt Hunger and Shayna Lewis, a tireless young couple who are doing it all themselves.

Join now, eat like farm royalty. As the season progresses things will start to skew more hearty — braising greens, Brussels sprouts, parsnips, leeks, etc. — but you’ve still got time for tomatoes, cukes and the like.

Drops started in August, but Hunger and Lewis will pro-rate from whenever you sign up. Do it soon, though: Lewis says they’ll have to cap membership at some point.

Info on drop-off times and locations can be found on the Dirty Boots website, as well as handy information on sustainable farming and a cost comparison between CSAs and supermarkets. Another leg up on grocery stores — your cabbage and cauliflower won’t be coming from California.

And if you’re interested in a fall CSA that offers you week-to-week flexibility (at a price), check out this partnership between Rustic Roots Delivery and Union Market.

Jesse Hirsch

Formerly the print editor of Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan, Jesse Hirsch now works as the New York editor for GOOD magazine.

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