Thank you to all of our customers who visited us at the local farmers markets. We always like seeing familiar faces and meeting new friends. The farmers markets are a great resource for local produce, dairy products, baked goods and more--the best way to support local agriculture and other small businesses. 

The 2012 season was fantastic and we look forward to 2013!

If you would like to receive Balsam Farms Newsletters,
please sign up for our mailing list HERE!

You can also find us on Facebook.
During the season we post daily to let you know farm stand hours,
what market we are at that day,
and what we have available. 

If you are interested in more information about our CSA,
you can join our mailing list HERE.
We will contact you in the early spring when the
2013 CSA Information is available.

Balsam Farms CSA 2012

Balsam Farms is pleased to offer memberships in our 2012 community supported agriculture program, also known as CSA.  When you join, your membership fee covers our production costs of planting and harvesting.

In exchange for your fee, you receive a weekly share of the freshest available produce grown by Balsam Farms. Depending on what we are harvesting, our farmers will choose a delicious selection of vegetables for you each week. The dollar value of each week’s share will vary; over the course of the season you will receive vegetables at a discounted rate.

We have two added features this year:
A Flower Share (June 30 – September 28) and a Fruit Share (begins June 30).

In addition to the produce and flowers you receive at a discounted rate, you will be making a commitment to your community by supporting local farming. 

We thank you for your support!

Membership Information

Payment in full is required upon registration and covers your cost for the entire term of your membership. Members will have the option to choose between two pickup times. Once you make a choice, we ask that you stick to it so that we can plan our harvests and ensure the freshest produce.
Due to our limited storage, pickup outside of your chosen time cannot be guaranteed.

Pick-up options: Friday 12:00 -- 4:00 or Saturday 12:00 -- 4:00.
Pick-up location is our farm stand on the corner of  Windmill Lane & Town Lane in Amagansett. 

2012 CSA Membership Levels

Option 1:  June 2nd – Sept. 1st (14 weeks):               $ 420.00
Add - On (begins June 30):
Fruit Share                                                                                     $ 150.00
Flower Share                                                                                 $ 100.00

Option 2:  June 2nd – Sept. 29th (18 weeks):           $ 540.00
Add – On (begins June 30):
Fruit Share                                                                                     $ 210.00
Flower Share                                                                                  $ 140.00

Option 3:  June 2nd - October 27th (22 weeks):       $ 640.00
Add – On (begins June 30)
Fruit Share                                                                                      $ 270.00
Flower Share                                                                                  $ 140.00

Option 4:  June 2nd – Nov. 17th (25 weeks):             $ 715.00
Add -- On (begins June 30)
Fruit Share                                                                                      $ 315.00
Flower Share                                                                                  $ 140.00

Delivery is available for an additional fee.
If you have questions, please contact Ian @ 631-316-8784.
 

Download Our CSA Membership Form Here!


 

Balsam Farms offers wholesale discounts to restaurants, caterers, produce retailers and wholesalers, and farm stands.  We can supply you with the "basics," like our famous Sweet Corn and Beefsteak Tomatoes. We can also fill your specialty needs with a complete selection of seasonal items including fingerling potatoes, specialty peppers and eggplant, and four different sizes of Heirloom Tomato mixes. 

All of the produce delivered to you has been grown by Balsam Farms.  We guarantee you will not find a better, fresher, or more extensive selection of produce anywhere else! 

 Our Wholesale Accounts receive the following benefits:
 

•  Local delivery available 7 days a week. Call Ian for details @ 631-316-8784.
   
• Weekly produce list faxed or emailed to you; let us know which you prefer.
   

To enquire about becoming a Wholesale account, please visit the Wholesale Product List Sign-Up Page.

Click here for our CSA 2012 Membership Form.

Peppers @ Balsam Farms

Dear Readers,

It is an overcast, misty day at Balsam Farms. The breeze is blowing; the sky is overcast and the hum of the potato digger is running in the side field. The long, hot, humid days of July seem like a distant memory at this point. The days are getting shorter as we move thourgh autumn. The bustling hustle of the farmers markets have come to an end. At the Farm Stand the tables full of bright-colorful Heirloom Tomatoes have been replaced with the soft warm tones of Winter Squash and Pumpkins.

Still suffering some of the effects from hurricane Irene, we have had consistently wet weather for the past few weeks. In addition to the rain, we had periods of cold weather that hurt our summer crops.  All and all, the growing conditions have been less than ideal, and many of our crops finished earlier than usual, including--much to everyone’s dismay--all of our tomatoes and corn.  Fortunately we have had a great harvest of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and winter squash which will be available at the stand until Thanksgiving, along with many of our other Fall crops and apples from The Milk Pail in Watermill. We’ll also store many of our fall crops and have them available for our wholesale customers throughout the winter.  So, although the weather has been pretty bad for a lot of crops, it could have been worse, and we are happy to still have plenty of produce available.

Did you know that we have jarred goods made from our produce by our friends at A Taste of the North Fork?  Some of the Balsam Farms products are Pickled Peppers (we have both Sweet and Hot), Green Tomato Relish, Corn Relish, Tomato Sauce (two varieties of this: Zesty and non-Zesty!) and Pickled Dilly Beans. You can purchase these products at our Farm Stand. They are available individually or in the new Balsam Farms Gift Baskets. Our gift baskets are filled with our own jarred goods as well as a variety of other products we sell along with decorative gourds. If you need a gift for a friend or colleague, a teacher or your neighbor, come on by and pick one up. Take a taste of Balsam Farms home with you for the winter!

As the days grow shorter and chillier, we would like to share this recipe for Winter Squash Soup from Paulette Balsam.

Winter Squash Soup

You can use any of the Balsam Farms Winter Squashes for this recipe. Peel and cube the squash and put it into a pot with 2-3 teaspoons of chopped ginger root, 1 chopped carrot, 4-6 cups of chicken stock, salt and pepper. Simmer until the vegetables are soft. Cool the soup and puree with an immersible blender.

As the soup simmers on your stove, prepare a side salad of Arugula and Red Onion sprinkled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.

Pair it with a warmed baguette and some of our Eggplant Caponata.

A perfect weekend lunch or light supper from Balsam Farms!

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Thank you again for your continued support of Balsam Farms!