Once you are a member of the CSA and ready for your weekly veggie haul, you can add other types of locally grown and raised foods to your order. If you are interested in splitting any of the add-on options with another member, or if you have any questions/issues with your add-on options, you can always contact lauren@creamofthecrop.org.
Add-On Options
Fruit Shares
Every Other Week Shares:
- Bread
- Cheese (single or double share)
- Eggs - Brown - 1 Dozen
- Eggs - Araucana (1/2 Dozen or 1 Dozen)
- Greek Yogurt (Flavored or Plain)
- Milk (1/2 Gallon or Quart)(K)
- Milk - Chocolate (Quart)(K)
- Kefir/Leben (Plain, Vanilla, or Chocolate)(NEW!)
- Chicken - Boneless Breast
- Chicken - Whole
- Chicken - Legs and Thighs
- Chicken - Ground (NEW!)
- Chicken - Flavored Variety
- Pork - Breakfast Bacon/Sausage
- Pork - Variety
- Pork - Ground (NEW!)
- Beef - Steak
- Beef - Variety Cuts
- Beef - Ground
- Lamb - Variety
- Classic Red Tomato Sauce
- Spicy Red Tomato Sauce
- Classic Vodka Sauce
- Vegan Vodka Sauce
FRUIT SHARES:
11-Week Share from Hepworth Farms; 11 distributions
**For 2023 only: Due to a late frost that has impacted the stone fruit crop this will be an 11-week share, with fruit arriving for distribution as it ripens over the course of our CSA season. In 2024 we expect to revert to our usual weekly fruit shares.**
Members will receive at least 3-4 different types of fruit averaging 6-7 pounds per distribution, slightly less on weeks that there are berries and more on weeks with pitted fruit.
An amazing value! Hepworth grows a variety of fruits, including apples, blueberries, currants, cape gooseberries, grapes, melons, pears, Asian pears, raspberries, rhubarb and strawberries.
All berries and melons are certified organic. Hepworth’s berries are grown without any sprays, organic or not. The rest of their fruit is grown using Integrated Pest Management (IPM). When using IPM, Hepworth sprays ONLY when and where necessary, using natural sprays.
If Mother Nature doesn't cooperate and early summer fruit becomes delayed a week, members will receive more in subsequent weeks to balance out.
EVERY OTHER WEEK SHARES:
Bread
Every other week share from Bien Cuit; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the second week of the season, bread share distributions will run on B weeks.
In keeping with COTC's philosophy of bringing you best local foods, we are proud to offer the healthiest (fermented), most delicious breads from the exceptional multi-award winning Cobble Hill bakery Bien Cuit. Bien Cuit combines small batch mixing with slow fermentation (16-68 hours) to create low-gluten, large, delicious crusty loaves of bread.
Each distribution, members will typically choose one out of two available types of bread. Most breads weigh around 600 g and can easily be transferred to the freezer to extend shelf life. Shares primarily consist of loaf breads, ranging from milk breads to sourdoughs, multigrain to olive loaves.
Some of Bien Cuit’s accolades:
One of the 10 best Baguettes in America - Bon Appetit
The Absolute Best Croissants in America - Food and Wine
America's Best Bread Bakeries - Food and Wine
Cheese (single or double share)
Every other week share from Calkins Creamery; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Every other week members receive one of our many delicious artisanal cow cheeses from Calkins Creamery. Typically members will choose between 2-3 different cheeses or flavors each week. Some of our members’ favorites are mozzarella, Cajun flavored cheese curds, and Horsekick Quark, a creamy soft cheese with horseradish!
Sizes vary from 1/3 - 2/3 pound, depending on the type of cheese, but even our single-member households have enjoyed having a weekly cheese share! If you have a large household or you frequently snack on cheese, consider getting two shares to enjoy more variety throughout your week.
Calkins Creamery’s raw milk cow cheeses are made from grass-fed Holstein milk. Besides raw milk, the only other foundational ingredients are vegetable rennet, culture herbs and spices, and salt.
Eggs - Brown - 1 Dozen
Every other week share from Campanelli Poultry Farm; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the first week of the season, you can pick up one dozen farm-fresh brown eggs every other week! If a full dozen every week is too many eggs for your household, this share is perfect for you. Eggs keep well over fourteen days in the refrigerator so can be enjoyed over the course of two weeks.
Eggs - Araucana (1/2 Dozen or 1 Dozen)
Every other week share; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
These amazing eggs are from pastured Araucana Hens that are supplemented with organic feed when needed.
Araucana hens are a breed that originated in South and Central America and lay eggs tinted from green to pink, sometimes called "easter eggs" because of their varied colors. They tend to have a richer flavor than the eggs of older hens, and often have darker, larger yolks as well-a sign of their higher nutrient value. At the farmer's markets around NYC, these eggs are snatched up by pastry chefs for their dark gold yolks.
Greek Yogurt (Flavored or Plain)
Every other week share from Bethel Creamery; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Every other week members receive one 5.3 oz. individual serving-size container of plain Greek yogurt, or flavored Greek yogurt (rotating between Maple and Vanilla Bean). The yogurts are made from A2 milk from Jersey cows plus pure maple syrup or vanilla beans, AND they’re Kosher! The unique Maple flavor is a favorite of many members, and is sweetened with only maple syrup!
Bethel's A2A2 Milk is from grass-fed Jersey cows that only produce A2 protein milk (without the peptides BCM7) as opposed to A1 protein. Milk with this special profile is better digested in the body, similar to the way goat or sheep milk is.
Cows are grass-fed and pasture-raised on farmland in Bethel, NY. In colder months, cows are fed with supplemental hay.
Many loyal customers say it's the best yogurt they’ve ever tasted! Milk is OU certified by Rabbi David Miller.
Milk (1/2 Gallon or Quart)(K)
Every other week share from Bethel Creamery; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Enjoy a half gallon OR quart of Kosher A2A2 Milk delivered every other week in plastic containers.
What is A2A2 milk? A2A2 Milk is a genetically superior milk from what most of us here in the US experience. Bethel's A2A2 Milk is from grass-fed Jersey cows who only produce A2 protein milk (without the peptides BCM7) as opposed to A1 protein. Milk with this special profile is better digested in the body, similar to the way goat or sheep milk is. Those who are Lactose intolerant can now enjoy the awesome taste of cow's milk! But that's not the only reason to choose this milk, as studies show many health benefits from A2, BCM7 peptide-free milk. For more information please visit A2A2milk.com.
Milk is OU certified by Rabbi David Miller.
Milk - Chocolate (Quart)(K)
Every other week share from Bethel Creamery; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Enjoy 1 quart of Chocolate A2A2 Milk delivered every other week in plastic containers. The only ingredients are Whole A2A2 Milk, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Cocoa Powder (processed with Alkali). AND it’s Kosher!
What is A2A2 milk? A2A2 Milk is a genetically superior milk from what most of us here in the US experience. Bethel's A2A2 Milk is from grass-fed Jersey cows who only produce A2 protein milk (without the peptides BCM7) as opposed to A1 protein. Milk with this special profile is better digested in the body, similar to the way goat or sheep milk is. Those who are Lactose intolerant can now enjoy the awesome taste of cow's milk! But that's not the only reason to choose this milk, as studies show many health benefits from A2, BCM7 peptide-free milk. For more information please visit A2A2milk.com.
Milk is OU certified by Rabbi David Miller.
Kefir/Leben (Plain, Vanilla, or Chocolate)
Every other week share from Bethel Creamery; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Every other week members will receive one 6 oz. individual serving-size container of leben made from A2 milk from Jersey cows. AND it’s Kosher! Bethel's cows only produce A2 protein milk (without the peptides BCM7) as opposed to A1 protein. Milk with this special profile is better digested in the body, similar to the way goat or sheep milk is.
We call it Kefir, the farmers call it Leben, but they’re basically the same thing as both are the result of fermented milk. Kefir/Leben is traditionally prepared by letting milk ferment for over 24 hours, then churning and removing the butter.
Milk comes from cows that are 100% grass-fed and are pasture-raised on farmland in Bethel, NY. In colder months cows are fed supplemental hay.
Kefir is flying off the shelves at Bethel and we are fortunate to be able to offer some at the CSA!
Kefir is OU certified by Rabbi David Miller.
Chicken - Boneless Breast
Every other week share from Campanelli Poultry Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the second week of the season, chicken breast share distributions will run on B weeks.
All Campanelli poultry is raised in open air barns at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, in humane, clean, and healthy conditions. Their poultry is never given antibiotics, steroids, or hormones. Campanelli poultry is nourished with feed milled regionally at the Connecticut Feed Co-op.
Chicken - Whole
Every other week share from Campanelli’s Poultry Farm; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the first week of the season, whole chicken share distributions will run on A weeks.
All Campanelli poultry is raised in open air barns at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, in humane, clean, and healthy conditions. Their poultry is never given antibiotics, steroids, or hormones. Campanelli poultry is nourished with feed milled regionally at the Connecticut Feed Co-op.
Chicken - Legs and Thighs
Every other week share from Campanelli Poultry Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the second week of the season, chicken leg/thigh share distributions will run on B weeks.
All Campanelli poultry is raised in open air barns at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, in humane, clean, and healthy conditions. Their poultry is never given antibiotics, steroids, or hormones. Campanelli poultry is nourished with feed milled regionally at the Connecticut Feed Co-op.
Chicken - Ground (NEW!)
Every other week share from Campanelli Poultry Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the second week of the season, ground chicken share distributions will run on B weeks.
All Campanelli poultry is raised in open air barns at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, in humane, clean, and healthy conditions. Their poultry is never given antibiotics, steroids, or hormones. Campanelli poultry is nourished with feed milled regionally at the Connecticut Feed Co-op.
Chicken - Flavored Variety
Every other week share from Campanelli Poultry Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the first week of the season, share distributions will run on A weeks.
Whip up fast and flavorful dinners with a variety of chicken-based sausages, meatballs, and burgers!
This share will consist of one of Campanelli’s fine flavored chicken options each week:
- Skinny Sausage (in sheep casing, 4-6 per pack, ~1.25 lbs.): roasted mushroom and spinach, green apple maple breakfast, goat feta spinach sundried tomato, wild blueberry maple breakfast, cheddar jalapeno
- Fat Sausage (in pork casing): roasted garlic goat milk feta, sweet pepper and onion, tomato and basil, white wine lemon herb, herb and cheese sweet (Italian style), herb and cheese hot (Italian style)
- Burgers (4 per pack, ~1.25 lbs): herb and cheese, Asian
- Meatballs (made with gluten-free bread crumbs, 9 golf-ball size meatballs per pack, ~1.5 lbs): herb and cheese (Italian style), sweet and spicy (cook in oven appetizer style with barbeque sauce on top)
All Campanelli poultry is raised in open air barns at the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, in humane, clean, and healthy conditions. Their poultry is never given antibiotics, steroids, or hormones. Campanelli poultry is nourished with feed milled regionally at the Connecticut Feed Co-op.
We also offer pork-free and gluten-free options for this Add-On.
Pork - Breakfast Bacon/Sausage
Every other week share from Hermann Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the second week of the season, breakfast bacon/sausage share distributions will run on B weeks.
**Quantities are limited so sign up early if you want this add-on!**
Over the course of the season, shares will alternate between distributions of freshly frozen premium nitrate-free strip bacon and distributions of loose breakfast sausage from pastured pigs. All packages are approximately 1 pound.
The pigs are pasture-raised and fed supplemental non-GMO grain when needed. Antibiotic-free and hormone-free.
Pork - Variety
Every other week share from Hermann Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the first week of the season, pork share distributions will run on A weeks.
Pork is pasture-raised and fed supplemental non-GMO grain when needed. Antibiotic-free and hormone-free.
Members receive one premium pork product every other week. Products include Center Cut Pork Chops, Artisan Sausages (Hot Italian, Sweet Italian, or Mexican Chorizo), and Smoked Ham Steaks. All packages are around 1 pound each.
Pork - Ground (NEW!)
Every other week share from Hermann Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the first week of the season, ground pork share distributions will run on A weeks.
Pork is pasture-raised and fed supplemental non-GMO grain when needed. Antibiotic-free and hormone-free.
Beef - Steak
Every other week share from Hermann Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the second week of the season, steak share distributions will run on B weeks.
During the course of the season, members will receive the following cuts: Delmonico, NY Strip, Skirt, Flank, Sirloin. Eye Round
Steaks average 1.25 lbs and are from cattle raised on pasture and finished on non-GMO grain. Steaks are delivered frozen.
All Hermann Farms beef products are antibiotic-free and hormone-free.
Beef - Variety Cuts
Every other week share from Hermann Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the first week of the season, beef variety share distributions will run on A weeks.
During the course of the season, members will receive the following: short ribs, chuck steak, stew beef, sirloin tips, hamburger patties, strip steak, London broil, Delmonico steak.
Shares average 1.25 lbs and are from cattle raised on pasture and finished on non-GMO grain.
All Hermann Farms beef products are antibiotic-free and hormone-free.
Beef - Ground
Every other week share from Hermann Farms; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Members will receive 1 lb of lean Ground Beef from cattle raised on pasture and finished on non-GMO grain.
All Hermann Farms beef products are antibiotic-free and hormone-free.
Beef is USDA Certified and is delivered frozen in vacuum sealed bags.
Lamb - Variety
Every other week share from Chaljeri Meats; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the second week of the season, lamb share distributions will run on B weeks.
Lamb is from 100% Grass-fed and pastured lamb from Chaljeri Meats.
Over the course of the season, members will receive cuts including the following: Ground Lamb, Lamb Steaks, Lamb Chops, Lamb Kebob or Stew, and Lamb Sausage. All packages are approximately 1 lb.
Meats are processed in a USDA facility, delivered freshly frozen and vacuum sealed.
Classic Red, Spicy Red, Classic Vodka, and Vegan Vodka Tomato Sauces
Every other week share from Jar Goods; 11 distributions (7 for Vacationer Shares)
Beginning the first week of the season, share distributions will run on A weeks.
Get one 16 ounce jar of delicious tomato sauce every other week. It’s perfect for pasta, but the possibilities are really limitless: use it on pizza, in chili, with sausage pepper and onions, with meatballs, as a base for chicken cacciatore… Jar tomato sauce is an ideal pantry staple to throw together dinner in a pinch, but most grocery store sauces contain added sugar—not this sauce!
- No Added Sugar
- Certified Non GMO
- Vegan & Gluten Free
"Order As You Go" Offerings
In addition to offering seasonal CSA shares, some of our farm partners allow Cream of the Crop CSA members to place one-time orders. The farmers deliver these "As You Go" orders on the same schedule as their add-on options, which vary according to farm. Typically these orders are available later in the season.
Products we have offered in past years for purchase “as you go” later in the season included:
- Grass Fed Aged Beef Products
- Kosher produce
- Turkeys (for Thanksgiving)
- Duck
- Pastured Chicken Products
- Pastured Lamb Products
- Maple Syrup
- Honey
- Butters
- Fermented foods
- Jams
- Tomatoes for canning
- Cherry Tomatoes
Sharing/splitting an Add-On Option with a partner:
You can always partner up with another member to share/split any of our add-on options but you must work out the pick up and payment details between yourselves. Some of our add-on options are delivered weekly and some every other week so do look closely at the descriptions to help you plan.
If you would like to split an Add-On Option but don’t have a partner for that, contact lauren@creamofthecropcsa.org as there is a good chance we can find a match for you.
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