finger lakes fruit bowl

a sampling of fruit from our region designed to compliment your veggie share

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The summer fruit share includes strawberries, cherries, blueberries, peaches, melons, grapes and more!

Each week we offer a set amount of fruit, the amount in the share increases as the size of fruit increases. Small fruits are expensive because of their labor-intensive harvest, as the fruit become larger, harvest is less laborious, so you'll get more!

 

SUMMER FRUIT SHARE

18 sampler sized shares  |  weekly  |  June 12 - Oct 19, 2024 (one week break 7/2-7/6)

This weekly sampler-sized share costs $12-15/week depending on pickup location, we aim to give you a taste of most all fruits of the finger lakes throughout the season.

The fruit share is crafted to compliment the Full Plate Vegetable CSA, while you do not have to be a Full Plate member to join Fruit Bowl it is strongly preferred.

Pickup - $220

Boxed Shares - $270

  • Boxed share delivery to your group pickup site or your home/office within the City of Ithaca. Deliveries on Thursdays

Payment is due in full at sign up. We accept checks (preferred) and online payment at checkout. Fruit bowl packaging/delivery fees are separate and must be paid in addition to Full Plate Delivery fees.

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WINTER FRUIT SHARE

6 extra large shares  |  bi-weekly  | Dec 7 2023 - Feb 22 2024 (2 week break over holidays)

Farm Pickup - $220

Stick & Stone Farm  -  Th-Wed 7am—9pm

Remembrance Farm -  Th-Wed 7am—9pm

Youth Farm Project   -  Th 12-9pm, Fri- Wed 7am-9pm

Boxed Shares - $240

Boxed share delivery to your group pickup site or your home/office within the City of Ithaca. Deliveries on Thursdays.

payment is due in full at sign up. we accept checks (preferred) and Paypal/Credit Card

 
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We aim to include apples (lots of ‘em!), pears, frozen fruit, and other treats including jam, juice and cider.

In the winter, we pack double-sized boxed shares every other week. Each share includes 10-15 pounds of fresh fruit plus juices and preserves or frozen fruit.

 Fruit Bowl is closely tied to Full Plate, but is a separate business…

 Lucy, owner of Stick and Stone Farm, and Molly, our CSA coordinator, work with several regional orchards and vineyards to put together this NYS fruit share + bulk offers

BULK FRUIT

Apricots, Blueberries, Cherries, Pitted Cherries, Strawberries, Peaches, Plums, Concord Grapes

    1. Follow the Full Plate newsletter to get announcements. Each fruit is available for a select number of weeks during peak harvest.

    2. Order online using the google form sent in the newsletter.

    3. Pay at pickup with cash or check (our price margin does not allow for credit card fees). Pickup at Stick and Stone Weds 3-7, Press Bay Thu 3-7, Salt Point 4-6 or Youth Farm Sat 10-1.

    Pricing varies annually based on current market value used by our orchards

    Please be aware that crop failures can prevent or limit the availability of certain crops some years.

    Anyone can order whether or not you're a member

 

About the Orchards…

We source excellent quality fruit from family farms that we think are doing a good job growing fruit in our challenging climate. 

Finger Lakes Fruit Bowl includes organic and non-organic fruit. We try to source as much organic fruit as possible (especially strawberries & apples) but some of our partners use IPM* (integrated pest management) so they may resort to pesticides when necessary. Stone fruits are particularly hard to grow organically.

 

  • APPLETON, NY. Bittner Singer uses IPM for most crops (cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, pears and apples) with real attention toward minimizing pesticide use. They also offer some organic apples!

  • INTERLAKEN, NY. Black Diamond uses IPM in their apple orchards

  • ITHACA, NY. A backyard orchard down the road from our farm!

  • PULASKI, NY. Grindstone grows certified organic blueberries

  • HOLLEY, NY. Hurd Orchard is a an eco-certified family farm growing apples, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, plums and more! They are working toward a NOFA NY Organic certification but are not currently certified organic.

  • ITHACA, NY. Jackman Vineyard provides organically grown (but not certified organic) apples & fresh pressed apple cider plus peaches and nectarines grown using IPM

  • WILLIAMSON, NY. A 5th generation family farm using USDA organic guidelines and working toward Organic certification for their blueberries

  • HECTOR, NY. Doyle Vineyards practices IPM

  • INTERLAKEN, NY. Certified Organic melons

  • BALDWINSVILLE, NY. Reeve’s offers both organic and conventional strawberries and blueberries. We’ll always choose organic when available!

  • ITHACA, NY. Stick and Stone grows organic strawberries, watermelon and some apples (and many veggies too!)

  • BROOKTONDALE, NY. Integrated pest management with a focus on biodiversity, tree and soil health, and resource conservation practices

  • According to the University of California “Integrated Pest Management is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed according to established guidelines…Pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, beneficial and non-target organisms, and the environment.”