Flexible Payment Plans

HFFA Farms partner with you and with our staff to make sure that you have a payment plan that works for you.  You are invited to pay in 5 installments, instead of paying in full up front in the spring.

You can also use EBT to make your payments. Contact staff for details!

FLOWER from GreenStar

Members will receive a member certificate that can be used to enroll in the GreenStar FLOWER program with ongoing discounts on purchases. Find out more here.

Free Classes

As a member with Healthy Food For All, you will also have the opportunity to join us at free cooking classes focused on preparing seasonal food, workshops on food preservation, gardening and home composting, and special events to get to know your farmers and fellow members.

Support Your Local Farmers

While Healthy Food For All members pay half the regular price for their farm share, the other half is subsidized through the support of grants, donations and fundraising events so farmers get a fair price to cover expenses. It’s a Win Win – you get the highest quality fresh food for a great value while supporting nearby family-owned organic farms!

What is Community Supported Agriculture?

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a mutually supportive and cooperative relationship between the consumer and farmer. The consumer pays for a “share” of the harvest in advance, and in return, farmers commit to supplying each shareholder with fresh, quality produce on a weekly basis throughout the growing season.

How does CSA benefit farmers?

By providing farms a guaranteed source of income before the growing season, you help farmers cover upfront costs such as seeds, purchasing equipment and building hoop houses. This arrangement eases their financial burden and boosts their viability and capacity to grow great food for our community. CSA also helps farms plan to grow the right amount of food and avoid over producing which can be very costly, wasteful and burdensome on our natural resources.

How does CSA benefit consumers?

Shareholders (aka CSA members) are guaranteed a supply of fresh, quality produce at a great value over the whole CSA season. In addition, when you become a member of a farm, you gain the unique opportunity to connect with the land on which your food is grown and experience the fragile beauty and natural richness of our ecosystem. CSA is also an opportunity to build relationships with your farmers and fellow CSA members during weekly share pick-ups, in u-pick gardens and at CSA events (varies by farm). Community is fostered as a result of the cooperative arrangement and shared responsibility in promoting farm viability and food security for all.

How does CSA benefit the earth?

All of HFFA’s farms use sustainable agricultural practices such as organic, biodynamic and regenerative farming. These techniques support soil health, protect and improve water quality, help draw down greenhouse gases and restore ecosystems while nurturing fertility and fortifying the harvest—even as pests and extreme weather conditions intensify. HFFA farms are working on our behalf to combat climate change, feed our community and heal our planet. 

CSA also offers a wonderful way to reduce the miles your food needs to travel, eliminate packaging and other fossil fuel intensive inputs required in the global industrial food system.

We strive to make local nutritious food affordable to everyone.

Eligibility is self determined based on the number of adults and children in your household and the corresponding upper limit for gross income (before taxes) listed in these charts. We understand living and family arrangements vary and trust your judgment in determining your level of food security and need for assistance.

If you are unemployed or have recently experienced a change in household income, please determine your own eligibility based on expected income and/or unemployment insurance benefits over the next 6 months (for more information about unemployment benefits, please visit https://www.ny.gov/services/get-unemployment-assistance).

We are committed to making local, nutritious produce available to all food-insecure community members who are seeking a CSA share and need assistance to overcome the financial barriers. We appreciate your support of local farms and the opportunity to partner with you to ensure your family has reliable and dignified access to nourishing food. Please contact HFFA’s membership happiness team with any questions or for assistance – info@HealthyFoodForAll.org / (607) 241-04699.

Farmers Build Communities through their CSA Programs. 

Share sizes and prices, harvest schedules, pick-up & other options vary by farm, so please look through our options below, visit their websites, or get in touch with the farms directly to decide which one is right for you.

Farms have a limited number of subsidized shares available and can fill up fast – so contact the farm you are interested in soon! HFFA’s team is also glad to answer your questions and help you select a farm with a CSA share that best meets your needs.  Things to consider include days, times and location of pick-up/delivery, and share size (how much produce you want/need).

Winter shares are sold out!

Please contact us at info@healthyfoodforall.org to be added to our waitlist.

Step 1) Sign-up

After you’ve selected the farm with the CSA share that best meets your needs, complete their enrollment form (links below).

Step 2) Make a Deposit Directly to Your Farm

Once you complete and submit your enrollment form, you must pay your deposit right away in order to secure your share. The amount required varies by farm and is listed on your enrollment form. All our farms offer a payment installment plan for the season so you do not have to pay the full amount up front. If you need additional financial assistance, let your farmer and HFFA know so we can work with you to make arrangements.

Payments by check can be mailed directly to your farmer at the address listed on your form. Some farms also offer options to pay with Credit Card, Venmo, Cash, etc. Contact your farmer to inquire and make arrangements.

For instructions on how to pay with EBT, email info@healthyfoodforall.org or call (607) 241-0469.

Step 3) Confirm Your Share

Once enrolled in a farm share, your farmer will be in direct contact with you to confirm your membership and will email you updates on produce availability throughout the season. If you have not heard from your farmer by the first pick up week, please reach out to them directly.

As a member of Healthy Food For All, you’ll also receive a membership confirmation email and monthly newsletters about cooking classes, food preservation workshops, community events, farm trips, and more.