WHO WE ARE

The 607 CSA is a food sovereignty project based in the Northern Catskills of New York State. We are funded through our parent organization, Catskills Agrarian Alliance!

We offer abundant and diverse veggie shares sourced from our four collaborating vegetable farms, plus season-long add-ons of pastured meat, eggs, dairy, and other items from 40+ neighboring farms and food businesses. In effect, we are a whole-diet CSA.

What does “The 607 CSA” mean?

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. 607 is our area code. CSA is a system by which members of a community become shareholders of a local farm to share its risks and rewards by investing in the operation in the spring before there is product to buy, and then enjoying the bounty (or lack thereof) of the farm the remainder of the season. 

Each share purchased is an investment in our farm season and our farming community. In stark contrast to money spent at chain grocery stores, your share purchases do double-duty by kickstarting our farming season and, at the same time, contributing to our region's deep economy.

The BIG IDEA is simple: Working together and with your help, we small farms can provide enough food to meet the demand and standards of our communities. Together, we are participating in a collaborative economy. If you'd like to chat more about how this all works, or how we spend your money, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We are dedicated to transparency.

 What Is Food Sovereignty?

Food Sovereignty is “the people’s and communities’ fundamental right to determine their food and agricultural policies. It is the right to access and control of their means of production. It is the right to safe, culturally appropriate foods and sustainable food production.” (Nyéléni Global Forum, 2007) 

Fostering a team based on just relationships and a community based on just land stewardship, The 607 CSA helps small-scale local farms get their good, nutritious food to all the people, and helps all the people get good, nutritious food from the farms, creating an inclusive, equitable value chain. As part of this work, the 607 CSA supports land access organizing, helping farmers gain access to the land and resources they need to feed our communities. We connect retiring farmers with aspiring farmers, collaborate with farmland conservation trusts, and develop new local strategies to secure fertile ground for agroecological agriculture, environmental stewardship, and food sovereignty. 

We couldn’t do any of this work without our network of farmers and producers here in the Catskills. Check them out here!