CSA Summit 2025

The Hudson Valley CSA Coalition’s fifth annual Summit will provide an opportunity to collectively explore and address  the unique benefits and challenges of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Featuring farmer-led learning circles, full group discussion, and opportunities for individual networking, the Summit is a much-needed space for CSA farmers and food systems professionals to connect, learn from one another, and identify solutions to make the regional CSA landscape as vibrant as possible. Whether you are a flower farmer looking to increase member retention; a livestock producer struggling to recruit qualified labor; a vegetable operation hoping to supplement your share with wholesale fruit; or a farmer interested in launching a CSA for the first time this season, the Summit will provide you with tools, an active learning space, and most importantly, a peer network.

Join us for a day of farmer-led learning, educational presentations, and community building. The Summit will include refreshments and lunch for all registrants.

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AGENDA (all session topics, titles, speakers and order subject to change)

9:00 am: Optional Coffee Hour / Affinity group meetups (not facilitated)

• Flower farmer meetup

• Technology troubleshooting (open laptop session)

• CSA accessibility and alternative payment structures

• Want to organize an additional affinity group meetup? Let us know!

10:00 am: General programming begins

Farmer Led Learning Circle I (session facilitators TBA)

• CSA Marketing and Communications Strategies

  • Nichki Carangelo, Letterbox Farm; Jonney Taee, Ironwood Farm/Rhizome Consulting

• Farm Team Management Structures and Strategies

  • Sarah Janes Ugoretz, Dane County Extension; Nora Feldhusen, Chaseholm Farm; Sam Zurofsky, Long Season Farm

• Climate Resiliency Challenges and Opportunities

  • Jackie Matza, Climate Smart Commodities Program; Savanna Shelnutt, Cornell Cooperative Extension; Matthew Ball, Glynwood Farm

Lunch

Farmer Led Learning Circle II (session facilitators TBA)

• CSA Profitability & Efficiency

  • BR Shute, Hearty Roots Farm; Corinne Hansch, Lovin' Mama Farm

• Specialty CSAs

  • Kristen Loria, Buttermilk Bean; Kate Farrar, Foxtrot Farm & Flowers; Alisa Javits, Sugarshack Mushrooms

• Benefits and Challenges of Organic and Alternative Certifications for CSA Farms

  • Wes Hannah, Solid Ground Farm; Emily Eder, Poughkeepsie Farm Project

  • This event session is supported by USDA TOPP

Closing Panel: CSA Farming as a Political Movement

• Brenda Gonzalez and Chris Nickell, Finca Seremos; Dr. Gaby Pereyra, Yara Farm and Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust; D Rooney, Rock Steady Farm; Danielle Peláez, Soul Fire Farm

5:00 pm: Optional Happy Hour at Rough Draft Bar & Books

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

Primary Sponsor: Sitka Seafood Market

Builder Sponsors: Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation and Farmhand

Supporter Sponsor: Vermont Compost Company

In-Kind Sponsors: Davines and SallyeAnder

Additional support from USDA TOPP

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Learn more here. 

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About the Coalition: founded in 2016, the Hudson Valley CSA Coalition is a collaborative effort of CSA farmers in the Hudson Valley who share a common desire to bring the CSA experience to more of their neighbors and community members. The Coalition is facilitated by Glynwood and includes more than 100 growers in the region.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please email us at hudsonvalleycsa@gmail.com if you would like to request a subsidized ticket.