2025 Season Info

Join Newark’s Freshest: CSA Newark

Organic Veggies Grown at Circle Brook Farm in Andover, NJ - Delivered Weekly To Newark’s Ironbound

The 2025 Season:

Season

The season runs for 24 weeks, from June to November.
First pick-up anticipated for June 4th - TBC.

Pick-Up

Every Wednesday during our 24 week season.

Core pickup time is 4pm to 7pm. Early pickup is possible, late pickup is no problem at all.

Pickup on Hamilton Street close to Penn Station in the Ironbound neighbourhood (East Ward).

Share Options

All produce in the veggie share are certified organic and grown at Circle Brook Farm in Andover, NJ. We offer three different sizes of the veggie share.
We also offer an egg share, a fruit share, a mushroom share and a flower share as optional add-ons.

 

3 pre-packed share sizes in the 2025 season:

 

1: The Pre-Packed

Premium Share
(aka FULL SHARE)

$1,165* for the 24 week season ($48.54/week)

*Price includes cost of pre-packing (material and labor)

Share will contain, on average, 10-12 items and a larger quantity of most of the items in the basic share. Over the course of the season the Premium share will in addition include various less common vegetables, such as escarole, radicchio, fennel and frissee, not found in the Basic or Medium share.

2: The Pre-Packed

Basic Share
(aka 3/4 SHARE)

$975* for the 24 week season ($40.63/week)

*Price includes cost of pre-packing (material and labor).

Share will contain, on average, 9-10 items. It will be approximately 80% the size of the  Premium share.

3: The Pre-Packed

Medium Share
(aka 1/2 SHARE)

$720* for the 24 week season ($30.00/week)

*Price includes cost of pre-packing (material and labor).

Share will contain, on average 9-10 items and half of the quantity of many of the items in the premium share.

Plenty of veggies for singles or couples that eat an average amount of veggies.
SEE PHOTOS FROM 2023 HERE

 

A note from John:

We will again offer a 24-week farm share program for the 2025 season. We anticipate deliveries will begin during the week of June 2nd. The final delivery will be during the week of November 10th.

Labor costs, our single largest expense, will again increase by 5% for the 2025 season. For this reason, a small increase in share prices is necessary to maintain already slim margins and keep the farm profitable. I believe that the CSA program will continue to be an excellent value.

Farmer John

CSA Veggies are seasonal, and thus, the size of the shares as well as items included vary throughout the season. Generally speaking, shares are generous and varied, with the exception of the first two weeks, which are almost always smaller than typical shares throughout the season and are also quite heavy on leafy greens.

You can see photos of our smallest share for most weeks in 2023 here

Beyond Veggies: Optional add-on shares

Add-on shares (Eggs, Fruit, Mushrooms or Flowers) are only available to CSA members. Purchasing a veggie share makes one a CSA member.

Egg Shares

Birds are free range. They are not certified organic and there is soy in their feed.
The egg share runs parallel to the veggie share, so it is 24 consecutive weeks.

EGG SHARE PRICES:

1 dozen/week: $160 ($6.67 per dz/per wk)
2 dozen/week: $300 ($6.25 per dz/per wk)
3 dozen/week: $430 ($5.97 per dz/per wk)
4 dozen/week: $560 ($5.83 per dz/per wk)

Please note: egg shares are available to members only - purchasing a veggie share makes you a member.

Fruit Share

Except for early season strawberries, fruit is not grown by John Krueger at Circle Brook Farm like all the veggies, but instead sourced mainly from other small farms in NJ or NY (Hudson Valley) - see Fruit Share details below for details.

The fruit share runs shorter than the veggie season:

Fruit Share, 14 weeks (non-consecutive): $260
(=$18.57 per week).
Two types of fruit each week, averaging 5-7 lbs./ week

  • Locally sourced fruit to the greatest extent possible. Some local fruit may be organic, most will be eco-grown. This means organic methods are followed as much as possible, but some spray materials which are prohibited for organic production are used, primarily early in the season. It is very difficult to grow organic tree fruit on the east coast due to the high humidity (fungal diseases) and one particular pest (plum curculio). Eco-grown fruit is monitored and tested for pesticide residues. In the event of crop failures on local orchards we will source only organic fruit from non-local US sources (west coast- CA, WA) Fruit will likely include: blueberries, strawberries, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, pluots, hardy kiwi, apples and pears. There is no guarantee that all these items will be available in a given year. Shares which include higher value fruit- strawberries, blueberries, cherries and hardy kiwi will have lower total weight. The fruit for the final 5 or 6 weeks of the season will be primarily different varieties of apples and pears.

Please note: fruit shares are available to members only - purchasing a veggie share makes you a member.

 

Mushroom Share

Joe Aochoa is the owner/operator of Innoculated LLC. His company produces certified organic Exotic mushrooms in Fairfield  NJ. We are pleased to partner with Joe, to provide members with a weekly mushroom share. Each week you will receive a half lb. box with an assortment of different culinary mushrooms. Varieties will include Blue, Green, or Yellow Oyster mushrooms, Lion’s Mane, Black Trumpet, Pioppino, and Shiitake.

The Mushroom Share runs in parallel to the veggie share:

Mushroom Share, 24 weeks: $260
(=$10.83 per week)

Please note: mushroom shares are available to members only - purchasing a veggie share makes you a member.

Flower Share

John and his team at Circle Brook Farm grow a large assortment of ornamental flowers.  These are sold at Farmer’s markets for $12-15/bouquet. This year John will offer a flower share to the CSA members for a 3 month period beginning in July and ending in October, 10 flower shares will be delivered as availability allows, there will be some consecutive weeks and some pauses.
Varieties will include: Snapdragons, Lisianthus, Sunflowers, and mixed bouquets featuring Zinnias, Cosmos, Celosias and other beautiful blooms.
Brighten up your Day!

Flower Share, 10 weeks (non-consecutive): $100
(=$10 per week)

Please note: flower shares are available to members only - purchasing a veggie share makes you a member.

What we require of our members (to make it all happen):

 

Share Purchase

Members purchase the share in advance of the season so the farmer has money available to pay wages, purchase seeds, or repair equipment. 100% of the money for the share fee goes to the farm. Info on how to pay the farmer will be send after registration.

Members share the risks involved in farming. Some years are more fruitfull than others - members share in the abundance, and sometimes short falls.

Site Fee

The organizer’s of the pick-up location (CSA Newark) are asking for a site fee of $20 for the season, to cover expenses. This is independent from the share and covers our costs at the site and for our web presence. Please do NOT add this amount to the payment to the farm. We will sent instructions on how to pay the Site Fee after you sent us the receipt of the share payment to the farmer.

Volunteering

Since all our shares are now pre-packed at the farm, we no longer require each member to volunteer an afternoon per season to staff the pick-up location and help with clean up etc.

However, we always hope you will help us spread the word on CSA Newark or on CSA’s in general - please talk to your friends and neighbors!

The recent article on CSA’s in The Newarker might give you a few conversation starters.

 

If this works for you and you want IN on the 2025 season, start here:

Pre-packed “Medium Shares” (our smallest share) from 2023

  • Week 5 in 2023

    The share for 7/05/2023 was: Lettuce, peas (mostly sugar snap), beets, summer squash, cucumbers, kohlrabi, choice of spinach or Swiss chard, scallions, and choice of an herb (parsley, mint, or thyme).  Premium shares also included escarole.  There were English peas as an “extra” for all.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 6 in 2023

    The share for 7/12/2023 was: Summer squash, choice of spinach or Swiss chard, kale, lettuce, broccoli, sweet onions, carrots, cucumbers, eggplant, and choice of an herb (cilantro or dill). Premium shares also included fennel and bok choi.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 7 in 2023

    The share for 7/19/2023 was: Kale, lettuce, squash, cukes, beets, sweet onions, eggplant, cauliflower, beans, broccoli, and choice of cilantro, parsley, or dill as “le herbe du semaine”. There will be tomatillos as an extra. Premium shares also included Napa cabbage and radicchio.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 8 in 2023

    The share for 7/25/2023 was: Cauliflower, lettuce, kale, rainbow carrots, eggplant, celery, string beans, summer squash, choice of cherry tomatoes or ground cherries, shallots, and choice of an herb- parsley, summer savory, mint, or thyme. Premium shares also included broccoli and wax beans. There were tomatillos as an “extra” for everyone.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 9 in 2023

    The share from 8/02/2023 as: Lettuce, beets, peppers, red onions, tomatoes, basil, eggplant, green cabbage, bok choy ground cherries or cherry tomatoes maybe/probably for beans, corn, and squash.  Premium shares also included kohlrabi and scallions.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 10 in 2023

    The share for 8/09/2023 was: Squash, peppers, red cabbage, white onions, eggplant, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, beans, peppers fingerling potatoes, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes and choice of an herb (basil, thyme or parsley) and watermelons or other types of melons as supplies allow. Premium shares also included ground cherries and arugula.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 11 in 2023

    The share in 8/16/2023 was: Squash, peppers, tomatoes, rainbow carrots, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, beans, yellow onions, green cabbage, gold potatoes, eggplant, choice of an herb (cilantro, dill, parsley or basil) and some type of melon.  Premium shares also included a second herb choice and choice of dandelion greens or Swiss chard.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 12 in 2023

    The share for 8/23/2023 was: Lettuce, squash, garlic, carrots, peppers, sweet corn, kale, leeks, tomatoes, beans, melons, goldenberries, and choice of an herb (dill, cilantro or parsley). Premium shares also included bok choy and cherry tomatoes.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 13 in 2023

    The share for 8/30/2023 was: Squash, red potatoes, sweet corn, peppers, kale, Dragon beans, red onions, beets, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, melons, choice of dill or cilantro and goldenberries for those who have not yet received them. Premium shares also included scallions, radishes and green beans.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 14 in 2023

    The share from 9/02/2023 was: Summer squash, arugula peppers, gold potatoes, rainbow carrots, sweet corn, shallots, tomatoes, melons, Savoy cabbage, beans and choice of an herb (parsley, cilantro or dill). Premium shares also included celery root and shishito peppers.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 15 in 2023

    The share for 9/13/2023 was: Summer squash, colored peppers, garlic, fingerling potatoes, sweet corn, salad turnips, tomatoes, beans, broccoli or Napa cabbage, melons, lettuce and choice of dill or cilantro. Premium shares also included tatsoi or another type of mustard green, daikon and a second herb.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 16 in 2023

    The share in 9/20/2023 was: Colored peppers, banana fingerlings, spaghetti squash, beans, beets, yellow onions, sweet corn, tomatoes, cauliflower or red cabbage and choice of cilantro, dill or basil. Premium shares also included Swiss chard and a second herb choice.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 17 in 2023

    The share for 9/27/2023 was: Colored peppers, shishito peppers, butternut squash, beans, gold potatoes, leeks, radishes, green cabbage, choice of arugula or tatsoi, lettuce, tomatoes, choice of an herb. Premium shares also included kohlrabi and bok choi.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 19 in 2023

    The share for 10/11/2023 was: Lettuce, colored peppers, garlic, Banana fingerling potatoes, Swiss chard, salad turnips, acorn squash, choice of red cabbage or red Napa, bok choi, choice of cilantro or parsley. Premium shares also included escarole and edamame soybeans.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 20 in 2023

    The share for 10/18/2023 was: Colored peppers, delicata squash, sweet potatoes, red onions, choice of arugula, tatsoi or mustard greens, rainbow carrots, choice of kale or collards, radishes, baby bok choi and cilantro or dill. Premium shares also included fennel and frissee.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 21 in 2023

    The share for 10/25/2023 was: Yacon, colored peppers, Honeynut squash, Blue gold potatoes, lettuce, bok choy, leeks, choice of arugula, broccoli raab or another mustard green, parsnips, broccoli, cauliflower or cabbage, and choice of cilantro or dill. Premium shares also included escarole and shishito peppers.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 2 in 2023

    The share for 6/14/2023 was: lettuce, radishes, spinach, summer squash, garlic scapes, choice of arugula or tatsoi, choice of cilantro or dill. Premium shares also included a second bunch of spinach and a bunch of chervil.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 3 in 2023

    The share for 6/21/2023 was: Spinach, peas (mostly English or shell types), lettuce, summer squash choice of arugula or tatsoi, salad turnips, fresh garlic, bok choy, and choice of an herb (cilantro, dill, chervil, marjoram or summer savory).  Premium shares also included endive (frissee) and a second bunch of spinach.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)

  • Week 4 in 2023

    The share for 6/28/2023 was: Lettuce, spinach, arugula, radishes, garlic scapes, summer squash, kohlrabi or Napa cabbage, peas (more sugar snap and snow peas now), and parsley. Premium shares also included escarole and a second herb.

    (Photo is of our smallest share, the Medium share - aka 1/2 share)