News & Events

Farm visit days for CSA members

We will host several farm visit days for CSA members during the coming season.  These days are a chance for members to meet the farm crew, see the farm and learn first hand how their food is grown.  Members are welcome at the farm between 10 am and 2 pm. We will provide drinks and snacks (possibly including the Kings’ apple fritters). Feel free to bring a picnic and have lunch on the farm.  But please leave your dogs at home.

Farm visit dates for 2008
Sunday, June 22
Sunday, July 20
Saturday, August 23 (Washington County Fair is open)
                                               

Fall harvest festival for CSA members – Sunday, October 5, 2008

We invite our members to join us on the farm for a harvest festival in the early autumn.  It is chance to tour the farm, meet fellow members, pitch in with a pleasant farm task, share a potluck dinner and, most importantly, enter your pie in the famous annual The Alleged Farm Pie Contest.  The TAFPC winner, as determined by the farm crew, receives fame, glory and a coveted Alleged Farm t-shirt.  Open house starts at 3 pm for those who want to help with a farm task or tour the farm.  Dinner at 6 pm. 

Visiting the farm at other times

If you cannot make it out to the farm for any of the visit days or the open house—or you just feel the need to visit the farm more often—get in touch with us and we will be happy to find a time to show you around.  

Gleaning for Community Action and for Capital District Community Gardens

Each season we donate extra produce to organizations that distribute food to the area’s needy.  Last year we gave Community Action over 3 tons of vegetables for their food pantry in Glens Falls.  But they could have taken more if they had had help picking at the end of the season.

This year, in addition to donating to Community Action, we will also give produce to CDCG’s Squash Hunger program.  For these programs to get as much produce as possible from the farm, they need help gleaning.  If you are interested in coming to the farm to help pick produce for these programs, please get in touch with the farm. 

The Alleged Farm CSA is sold out for the 2008 season

We have sold all our shares for this season.  If you were too late to get a share this year but are interested in getting one next year, send me an e-mail (Thomas@theallegedfarm.com) and I will add you to my waiting list.  People on the waiting list have the opportunity to sign up early year.