PRICING + PAYMENT

1. Purchase a share via GrownBy and select your pickup location. 

2. Check your email for our Membership Agreement and other introductory info! (Note: Your membership will be pending until we’ve received your Membership Agreement) 

3. Pick up your share every Thursday from your chosen location. Don’t forget to BYO market tote!

4. Send us pics of what you’re cooking @choycommons, and look out for updates on our favorite recipes, share add-ons, and more.
   
   

CSA (community supported agriculture) programs have historically provided a direct connection between community members and farms. CSA members pay for a season’s worth of vegetables up front, giving farmers some financial security to cover costs like seeds, equipment, and labor, and in return they receive a “share” of vegetables throughout the season. 

Every share will include 7-9 Asian veggies and herbs. Pick up will be market-style—meaning you’ll bring your own tote bag and select one portion of each item for the week from our harvest crates, with a designated portion per item.

In June, a typical share might include fava greens, celtuce, hakurei turnips, chonggak radish, shiso, cilantro, thai basil, baby shanghai bok choy, and choy sum.

In September, it might include kkaenip, lemongrass, dou miao (pea shoots), long noodle beans, burmese okra, bitter melon, shishito peppers, japanese eggplant, and garlic chives.

Learn more about the Seasonality of Asian Vegetables in NY.

We have four site partners this year: Welcome to Chinatown (115 Bowery, New York), Kommissary (3631 33rd St., Long Island City), Pixie Scout (925 Bergen St., Crown Heights), and Kato Sake Works (379 Troutman St., Bushwick).

You'll pick up your share at your chosen site every Thursday, anytime from 4 to 8 p.m. 

We think of each membership as a social contract—you commit to supporting our farms for 22 weeks, and our farms will commit to providing 22 weeks of food for you. If you’re unable to pick up a share for any reason, we’ll ensure that it finds a home. If you’re unable to pick up, you may (of course!) send someone in your place.

We’ve put together our own sliding scale with four pricing tiers and three ways to pay (scroll up!). 

In sliding scale models, participants are asked to reflect on their financial resources and privilege in order to select the price most appropriate for them. If you’re able to pay more, you help provide access to those paying less.

Choosing the appropriate pricing tier is an exercise in evaluating your financial resources and privilege. You should consider factors like income, debt, and inheritance, as well as gender/racial privilege and class background. 

Consider paying more on the scale if you: own the home you live in, have investment/retirement accounts, work part-time by choice, have access to family money and resources in times of need, or enjoy high earning power due to education level. Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, we ask you to recognize this as a choice. 

Consider paying less on the scale if you: receive government assistance, have significant debt, support children or other dependents, or have medical/tuition expenses, have immigration related expenses, or have chronic illness that prohibits you from potential earning powers.

We trust you to assess your own situation and decide where your household falls on the scale. Know that if you are able to pay more, you will be helping to provide access to other members of the community who are paying less. This is a small way to work towards economic justice locally. 

Thank you to Rock Steady Farm, 607 CSA, Soul Fire Farm for the inspiration, framing, and dedication to using sliding scale models.

We have a work-trade option for you! Please fill out our survey and we’ll be in touch.

All three of our farms (Choy Division, Gentle Time Farm, and Star Route Farm) use regenerative and organic practices, with a focus on no-sprays and low-to-no tillage methods. Learn more about our farms and practices.