Star Route Farm NY

We are very excited to invite you to our first-ever Taiwan Farm Dinner, benefitting the good folks at Catskills Agrarian Alliance and Star Route Farm. Together, we’ll be celebrating the intersection of Taiwanese culinary tradition and locally grown produce. Presented by @progressive_hedonist and @yunhaishop , and hosted by @winsonbrooklyn , the night will benefit @catskillsagrarianalliance and @starroutefarm , an agricultural nonprofit working with local farmers across upstate New York to increase food access and build a healthier, more just food system. Chef @trigg.brown of Win Son will present a coursed meal with spring produce sourced from @starroutefarm , alongside preserves, grains, and ferments from Taiwanese farmer-artisans, provided by Yun Hai. Together, these ingredients become a lens into how food moves around the world — and what local, global, and migratory food systems have to do with the climate crisis. The evening will be punctuated by a roundtable discussion moderated by Dana Cowin of Progressive Hedonist, an event series committed to building resilience while sharing climate friendly practices through food and joy. Joining us for that will be Amanda Wong, head farmer at Star Route Farm, and @kimberchou , co-organizer of @taiwanfoodandfarmtour . Each ticket will include a coursed dinner featuring produce from Star Route Farm, Taiwanese artisanal ingredients from Yun Hai, and paired beverages. Seating is limited at this 50-seat dinner. To pack even more of a punch for our good farmers upstate, there will also be a raffle with prizes like a complete Tatung 11-Cup set, gift cards to Win Son and Yun Hai, and merch from CAA. UPDATE: Early bird tickets are now sold out; regular tickets are still available for $175 each (plus ticketing fees). If you’re unable to make it, there is also an option to donate without purchasing a ticket! Link in bio. Tickets at @yunhaishop link in bio or https://bit.ly/41LYU0k. Design: @_yenwei_ Photos: @catskillsagrarianalliance

Tianna giving Abby and Jake a workout in the snow. @tiannakennedy @starroutefarm

Update: We’re officially sold out of small shares, but we have plenty of full left! :) We are halfway to our goal of 450 members, and are close(ish) to selling out of our “small” share sizes! The backdrop of the devastating destruction, murder, and violence our country enacts strengthens our resolve to fight, and the knowledge that our fights are interconnected. That the land remembers. And that the people are MANY and the powers that be are FEW. We know food is a building block of culture and connection, and by sharing our duty to feed our communities, we can reclaim worlds beaten down through centuries of imperialism, capitalism, and white supremacy. This year’s Asian Vegetable Club is our second iteration of a community-based food system, one that: -Increases food access through a sliding scale -Prioritizes transparency in pricing and decision-making -Supports young Asian farmers and honors the land they work -Establishes local demand for local vegetables -Creates a feedback loop between members, farmers, site hosts, and site leads -Builds community instead of competition -Delivers fresh, delicious, lovingly grown ancestral Asian vegetables <3 If the current state of affairs has you feeling overwhelmed and angry, you’re not alone! As Christina said on PBS, “Food is culture. Food is belonging.” And when you do it right, food is a way of saying f**k the system. Head to our link in bio to join us : )

UPDATE: @jinramennyc will be joining as our UWS pickup location, and @greatsofcraft in LIC! We’re sold out of SMALL shares, but have plenty of full left. Split w a friend/neighbor! 🫶 Happy lunar new year, we’re back with sign-ups for season 2 : ) The bleaker the world gets, the bigger our dreams for building a community-owned food system we can all take part in. We’ve made a couple changes to our offering based on feedback from last season (swipe for details!), but as always you can expect: 🥦 Weekly shares of gorgeous, locally + regeneratively grown Asian veg from our 3 Asian-led farms 💌 Farmer notes, recipe ideas, more community engagement opportunities IRL and online ✊ A food system that supports reciprocity, transparency, and deep relationship building Join our club, and you can be confident that the food you’re eating is restoring our soil, encouraging reciprocal relationships with all living beings who share our ecosystems, and supporting fair wages for farmers. Sign up via link in bio! It’s the year of the fire horse let’s giddy uppp ❤️‍🔥

Catskills Agrarian Alliance will be standing in solidarity with the call for a General Strike tomorrow (Friday, January 30). As our always-inspiring partners at Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming (@glynwoodorg ) wrote this week, “We cannot separate food justice from justice in all its forms.”  Our hearts are with all the folks standing up and caring for their communities in Minneapolis. Much closer to home, our neighbors are fighting a proposed ICE detention facility in Chester, NY. Today (Thursday, 1/29), Rural & Migrant Ministry (@ruralmigrant )—along with Congressman Pat Ryan—will hold a press conference and rally to oppose this shameful proposal at 5:30pm at Chester Commons Park, 81 Laroe Rd. in Chester, NY. As shared in this week’s newsletter for The 607 CSA: “We feel we have a responsibility to acknowledge the inextricable connections between the structures and systems of food production, commerce, and dehumanizing state violence.”  The CAA team will be spending Friday contacting elected officials to urge them to oppose the detention facility and to support abolishing ICE. Here are some additional resources:     •    Hudson Valley Justice Center (@hudson_valley_justicecenter ) offers free legal services for low-income immigrants.     •    For the Many (@forthemany ) is building a grassroots movement advocating for health care, housing, racial and immigration justice, and the environment. They have helpful tools (/stop-helping-ice/) to demand that elected leaders take action against ICE.     •    New York Immigration Coalition (@thenyic ) has lots of great resources to help immigrants understand their rights .     •    NYC Deportation Defense Hotline: If you see ICE, snap a picture and call or text +1 (229) 304-8720. Give as much information as possible and we will alert the neighborhood!     •    /community-resources/know-your-rights

Some words from Amanda Wong about our partnership with Heart of Dinner (@heartofdinner ), a nonprofit that addresses food insecurity, social isolation, and loneliness among Asian American older adults living in under-resources and underinvested communities: “The future is here and it is unevenly distributed. We are living in a dark reality where the most vulnerable communities are losing access to even their most basic human rights, especially those who are undocumented or navigating language barriers. While this country’s racism knows no bounds, there are activists in every corner doing extraordinary mutual aid work. We have been lucky to grow food and share what we harvest with community-based organizations throughout New York, and we’re taking a moment to share those stories. We hope that uplifting this love helps bridge the distances between us. For the past five years, we’ve been able to send Asian vegetables for the thoughtful care packages @heartofdinner provides to homebound and underserved Asian elders. Each week, volunteers write personal notes, package over a thousand pounds of fresh produce, and provide door-to-door delivery to hundreds of recipients. With @choycommons , we grow, harvest, and send scallions, Chinese broccoli, bok choy, Asian greens, and flat cabbage for Heart of Dinner’s East Harlem distributions, making sure the best vegetables from our fields reach our elders. The compassion and care at the center of Heart of Dinner’s mission has shown us that food access work does not have to revolve around statistics or institutions. It can be about giving and receiving from the heart. We are honored to farm for their distributions, especially in a time when Asian elders increasingly lack access to culturally relevant produce in their neighborhoods as gentrification reshapes Chinatowns across New York.”

Cooking lunch tomorrow :) @sanmulkimchi

What an honor to host such an incredible ensemble of musicians under Bearsville’s roof in support of @starroutefarm 🥬💚🌾 Huge thanks to @eucademix , @nelscline , @johnmedeski , @illybeats , @scottymetz , @sean_ono_lennon , and everyone who filled the room with love and support ❤️🐻 📸 @bahramforoughiphotography

Nels Cline shares beautiful stories about the vegetables from Star Route Farm and how Yuka has been inspired by them. They’re preparing for an all-star concert for Star Route Farm with John Medeski, Billy Martin, Scott Metzger, and special guest Sean Lennon — a truly incredible lineup. Catch the show tomorrow, November 20th, at @bearsvilletheater . It’s going to be an Omakase-level experience ✨ Tickets and info 🎟️ @eucademix Listen to a full conversation on the NYC Radio Live Podcast @nyc_radio_live , and see you on the 20th! @eucademix @nelscline @starroutefarm @johnmedeski @illybeats @scottymetz @sean_ono_lennon

Our farm muse and hope @eucademix organized a very cool fundraiser for us @catskillsagrarianalliance tomorrow night @bearsvilletheater with her very generous and extremely talented musican community @nelscline @sean_ono_lennon @johnmedeski , billy martin and Scott metzger! Link in bio for a few tickets or tickets at door!! See us on the dance floor getting low 🩰🥔🥦🥝

Eucademix joins the already stacked lineup for the Concert for Star Route Farm with an unforgettable opening set, this THURS, NOV 20! 🌱🎶 🎟️ Tickets are almost sold out — grab yours now at the link in bio.

Eucademix (Yuka Honda) and Nels Cline chat food, music, and human evolution on the NYC Radio Live Podcast (link in bio) The two are getting ready for an all-star concert for Star Root Farm with John Medeski, Billy Martin, Scott Metzger, and Special Guest Sean Lennon. It's going to be on November 20th at @bearsvilletheater it's going to be Omakase amazing✨ Join David and @hungry_mari at the NYC Radio Live Podcast and see you on Nov 20! @eucademix @nelscline @starroutefarm @johnmedeski @illybeats @scottymetz @sean_ono_lennon