Thanks to all that came to our Roots & Wings CSA Open House! 

We had a great turn-out, and we have over 40 CSA members. In case you haven't signed up yet, the deadline is extended to May 1. You can sign up here.  Questions? Contact Nancy, our CSA Manager, at rootswingscsa@gmail.com

CSA Open House at Days of Wonder's "Farm Room."

And, thanks to the Rivertowns Enterprise for covering the story!

Roots & Wings CSA Open House on March 21

Roots & Wings CSA—

a fresh initiative to bring you local produce 

Learn more at Roots & Wings CSA Open House

on Saturday, March 21, at the "Farm Room" at Days of Wonder in Dobbs Ferry

Days of Wonder

Join Roots & Wings CSA members and prospective members, and meet farmer Dan King on Saturday, March 21 at 10:00 – 11:30 AM at the "Farm Room" at Days of Wonder at 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. This free event is cosponsored by EatLocalNY. For more information, contact the CSA Manager at rootswingscsa@gmail.com. 

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, and consists of a community of people who pay in advance for a portion of a farm’s harvest. It’s a win/win: Members receive an assortment of seasonal produce throughout the farming season. Farmers receive payment early in the season, a time when they need to purchase seeds but typically would not have income.

We are launching Roots & Wings CSA in partnership with Rexcroft Farm, a seventh generation family farm in Athens, NY. Rexcroft Farm has been working with CSAs in the Westchester area for the past eight years, as well as various farmers markets.

CSA shares include 7-8 kinds of produce

Farmer Dan King grows a variety of produce, as well as raises cows, pigs, and chickens on the pasture, and keeps bees.

“I’m ordering my seeds now, and will start my seedlings in a few weeks based, in part, on how many people I’m farming for in the Roots & Wings CSA. We hope to be getting on field in late March,” says Dan.

Nancy Delmerico
CSA Manager

Nancy Delmerico, Roots & Wings CSA Manager, has long been an advocate for the community and for sustainable living, using both her artistic talents and her knowledge of her hometown, Dobbs Ferry.  Nancy says, “Roots & Wings CSA is a way we can move towards a more healthy lifestyle as individuals while also contributing to a healthier planet.”

EatLocalNY is the cosponsor of Roots & Wings CSA Open House, providing sustainably grown coffee from Coffee Labs Roasters in Tarrytown. In addition, all Roots & Wings CSA members will receive 15% off all EatLocalNY online purchases. 

Says Derek DiGuglielmo, the founder of this Dobbs Ferry-based nonprofit, “EatLocalNY shares Roots & Wings commitment to strengthening local food systems and supporting local economies.”

Roots & Wings CSA offers a 20 and 15-week vegetable share, half-shares, the option of adding on a fruit share, and individual purchase of eggs, meat, maple syrup and honey. The season runs from June through October. The distribution site is South Presbyterian Church’s parking lot, in Dobbs Ferry. Pick-up is between 7:30 – 9:30 Sunday mornings. 

For more information, visit rootsandwingswestchester.blogspot.com or contact Roots & Wings CSA Manager, Nancy Delmerico, at rootswingscsa@gmail.com.”

Rexcroft Farm will be donating a CSA share and excess produce to the Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry. 

Farmer Dan King

Rexcroft Farm is a seventh generation family farm. Dan and Nate King run the operation with assistance from other family members and a few dedicated employees. They own just less than 400 acres, which is divided up into vegetable areas, greenhouse areas, barns, pastures and woodlots. Rexcroft Farm focuses on vegetable production with a strong secondary emphasis on our grass-fed, naturally raised animals. They also grow peaches, apricots, plums and raspberries.

The Kings grow with long-term ecological health in mind. They employ integrated pest management; a technique that suppresses unwanted insects without relying on pesticides, as well as use organically approved products such as insecticidal soap and other natural oils.  They do not use genetically modified seeds. They also run the farm with a wide open door policy, inviting people to visit the farm and learn how their food is grown. “When CSA members visit the farm, we take them on a tour and say, ‘This is your food growing here. Here's what we're picking this week.’ People love it,” Dan says.

Rexcroft Farm has been a member of C.E. Inc. Greenmarkets in the NYC area since 1998. They are members of Farm Bureau and are a Pride of NY Farm.

for more photos of Rexcroft Farm, check out their Facebook page

click here for more information on Roots & Wings CSA, and online signup

Announcing Roots & Wings CSA!

http://rootsandwingswestchester.blogspot.com/p/csa.html

Seeds of Time at 7 PM January 15, at South Church

• Plan to attend our community screening of the feature documentary SEEDS OF TIME next Thursday, January 15, at 7 PM, at South Church. All are welcome / FREE.
  
  This is a unique food film unlike what you may have seen before. It is about the foundation of agriculture: our seeds. It is about the fragility of modern agriculture, and the challenges that lay ahead in this era of climate change. We will have time for discussion after the film. 
  
  A perfect storm is brewing as agricultural pioneer Cary Fowler races against time to protect the future of our food. Gene banks of the world are crumbling, crop failures are producing starvation inspired rioting, and the accelerating effects of climate changes are already affecting farmers globally. But Fowler's journey, and our own, is just beginning. 
  
  From Rome to Russia and, finally, a remote island under the Arctic Circle, his passionate and personal journey may hold the key to saving the one resource we cannot live with out:  seeds.
  
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Interfaith Vigil for UN Climate Change Conference on Dec. 7

JOIN WITH OTHER VOICES FOR A VIGIL ON DECEMBER 7

Sunday, December 7 at 7:30pm


White Plains Presbyterian Church, 39 N. Broadway, White Plains, NY

World leaders will come together in Lima, Peru this December for the UN Climate Change – an agreement that we hope will then be finalized in Paris in 2015. These leaders need to know that we're holding their work in our thoughts, meditations and prayers.
Conference (COP 20/CMP 10). They’ll be working to establish the fundamentals of a strong, global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

As they start their work, join us in a vigil –

·       for strong action by world governments in response to the climate crisis, including meaningful progress in Lima

·       for governments to fulfill and even increase their pledges to the UN’s Green Climate Fund, which will assist poor nations in dealing with the climate crisis

·       for justice for the world’s poor, who have done the least to contribute to the climate crisis, but are most vulnerable to its effects

As citizens of the so-called First World, we recognize our responsibility for having despoiled and destabilized the global climate.  We recognize our moral responsibility to do everything we can to reverse the worst effects of our society’s wastefulness, and to work to restore creation. We also recognize our special responsibility to our brothers and sisters the world over who are already dealing with the devastating impacts of climate destabilization.

We can make a difference. As humanity finally begins to grapple with this existential crisis, we must ensure that our actions are grounded in respect for the natural environment, a passion for justice for the vulnerable, and a deep love for one another. With our lights we can guide the way.

Sponsored by:  Baha’i Faith; Concerned Families of Westchester; Great Company (a GreenFaith Circle); InterFaith Connection; InterGenerate; ROAR (Religious Organizations Along the River); Roots & Wings, the sustainable initiative of South Church Dobbs Ferry; Sisters of Charity New York; Sisters of the Divine Compassion; Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion; and White Plains Presbyterian Church.

For more information search Westchester #LightForLima Vigil on Facebook.  For questions please contact Great Company at kathydean64@gmail.com .