Every Full Plate needs a Side Dish

We are happy to collaborate with local food producers to offer our members access to fruit, dairy, beans and more local abundance, all in one place, all winter long!

visit our partners’ websites to get more great, local food alongside your veggie share!

  • Backbone Farm

    BEEF

    Organically raised 100% grass-fed and pasture-finished beef. We practice management intensive rotational grazing for optimal animal, pasture and soil health. Our herd lives from birth to butcher in our care on 105 acres of perennial pasture and silvopasture. A bulk order is the most economical way to enjoy high-quality meat. We offer custom-cut half and quarter cows, and smaller bundles of farmer-selected cuts. Visit backbonefarm.org

    SEASONS: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

    PICK UP OPTIONS: Free choice pickups in July and October. On farm pick ups in January and April.

    Questions? katherine@backbonefarm.org

  • Buttermilk Bean

    DRY BEANS

    Receive a winter's worth of beautiful and delicious dry beans - all grown right here in the Finger Lakes. The share includes a diversity of bean varieties, from familiar pantry staples to unique heirlooms. Sign up to ensure you've got the perfect bean for every winter meal!

    3 monthly deliveries the first distribution of the month Jan-March, a total of 16lbs of beans over the course of the season!

    SEASONS: summer ✗ | winter ✓

    PICKUP OPTIONS: Farm Pickups ✓ | Group Site Pickup ✗ | Home Delivery ✓

    Questions? kristen@buttermilkbean.com

  • Finger Lakes Fruit Bowl

    FRUIT

    We offer a sampling of fruit from our region curated into summer sampler sized shares, and hearty winter baking boxes. All from growers across the FLX working to grow with care in a challenging climate.

    SEASONS: summer ✓ | winter ✓

    PICKUP OPTIONS: All! Free Choice Pickups, Group Sites, Home Delivery

    Questions? Contact: csa@fullplatefarms.com

    Fruit Bowl is a Side Dish run by Full Plate farmers! Join right here on our website!

  • Jenny Creek Flowers

    TULIPS

    Brighten your winter with vibrant, locally grown tulips.

    A 5-Week Winter Tulip Share will bring joy into your home and give you something to look forward to during the long wait for spring. Tulips are sustainably grown on our flower farm in Trumansburg. 

    Sign up for the 5-Week Winter Tulip Share and enjoy the beauty of fresh, local flowers this winter!

    SEASONS: summer ✗ | winter ✓

    PICKUP OPTIONS: Stick & Stone and Remembrance Farm

    Questions? brooke@jennycreekflowers.com

  • Open Spaces

    EGGS

    Open Spaces’ flock of Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rock, Ameraucana, Buff Orpington and Araucana Bantams produces a range of gorgeous brown and green eggs (pastured, organic feed). Year Round Egg Shares! Sign up for each season or schedule your own dates. Weekly at Full Plate free choice pick ups.

    Details on Open Spaces website

    SEASONS: summer ✓ | winter ✓

    PICKUP OPTIONS: Stick and Stone, Press Bay

    Questions? Contact: openspacescider@gmail.com

  • Remembrance Farm Dairy

    CHEESE, YOGURT, MILK

    Cream on top yogurt. Raw* and low-temp pasteurized, creamline milk. A wide variety of specialty cheeses—raw and pasteurized, soft and hard, fresh and aged, mild and funky.

    All made with 100% organic, grass-fed milk from our on-farm herd.

    SEASONS: summer ✓ | winter ✓

    PICKUP OPTIONS: Free Choice Pickups, Remembrance Farm, Mimi’s Attic

    Questions? remembrancefarmdairy@gmail.com

    RF Dairy is a Side Dish run by Full Plate farmers! Join right here on our website!

  • Snow Farm Creamery

    CHEESE

    We are a creamery in Brooktondale, NY that specializes in making raw cow milk cheeses. We make cheese in small batches one day a week using milk from our neighbor's herd of Jersey cows.
    We make a variety of cheeses including Cheddar, Gouda, Feta, Baby Swiss. We also have variations including hardwood smoked, herbs, and spices.

    SEASONS: summer ✓ | winter ✓

    PICKUP OPTIONS: Free Choice Pickups (summer) | Farm Pickups (winter)

    Questions? Contact: sfcreamery@gmail.com

  • Woodpepper Bakery

    BREAD

    At Woodpepper, located right in Press Bay Court, we focus on highly hydrated loaves, fermented slowly with natural leavening, and made from organic ingredients. Check out our whole roster of breads here. We will rotate through the roster in order to maintain quality and sanity.

    Side Dish CSA members will get $1 off per loaf as part of their commitment to the CSA model and the breadshop program ($7/loaf).

    SEASONS: summer ✓ | winter ✓

    PICKUP OPTIONS: Free Choice Pickups (summer) | Farms & Press Bay (winter)

    Questions? Contact: info@woodpepperbread.com; or 607-317-7151

Side Dish CSAs offer options to customize your CSA experience & simplify your shopping all while doubling down on your commitment to local food by supporting more producers!