Harvest Your Own 2025
Flower and Herb Shares & Market Cards
Herbs typically start in late May. Flowers often begin around the summer solstice. Most crops end by October. We will email you to announce the start.
Come to the farm with your supplies once a week between Tuesday-Friday 9AM-12:45PM.
Shares include harvest your own flowers and herbs. Vegetables will be available through popup markets on Fridays.
Share holders are allowed to purchase Market Cards at a 10% discount. Discount code sent after Herb and Flower Share checkout is completed and must be applied at Market Card checkout to receive discount.
Shares are very limited. If you can, please don’t hesitate to buy one.
What is a Market Card?
Like Community Supported Agriculture, a Market Card is a reciprocal partnership between a local farm and the community. At Orkestai Farm Market Card members are also active participants in their local food system. A Market Card allows you to harvest and purchase our hand tended vegetables.
A Market Card is essentially an Orkestai Farm gift card with more flexibility than a CSA.
Advantages of a Market Card
Market Card members buy exactly what they want, how much they want and when they want it.
Market Card members can apply their funds anytime and anywhere we directly sell our produce.
Market Card members make a commitment to support their local community farm. If you believe what we do is valuable and precious, please stop by, harvest, spent time with us and the land and buy our produce.
While you do not have to become a Flower and Herb share member to take advantage of a Market Card, doing so entitles you do a 10% discount on all Market Card purchases, plus you can pick all the herbs and flowers you need.
Please note that while we can accept debit, credit cards and cash, a market card will streamline your experience and offer the potential for a discount.
Benefits of Harvest Your Own
Enjoy a diverse, unique, flavorful, fresh, colorful assortment of seasonal produce. Receive updates, recipes and tips from our weekly newsletters.
Establish an intimate connection with your local farm.
Attend Community Days on on the 2nd Saturdays of each month.
Be part of a thriving community and meet new people who also support local farmers and the local economy.
Complimentary Compost Drop Off
Enjoy the benefits of being outdoors, moving your body while you harvest your own!
Prefer to pay by check? Please mail it to: Orkestai Farm, PO Box 653, Oyster Bay NY, 11771
Important: please include your email address or phone number so we can confirm receipt.
Harvest Your Own Supplies
The farm will provide many supplies and tools such as pitch forks, rubber-bands, bags, cartons, and crates. We ask members to bring the following. The links are just suggestions.
Harvest knife or this one—serrated edge is more useful
Totes, Basket, Bags—To carry your produce home.
Yogurt Container, Jars—To carry your flowers
Reusable Produce Bags. For home we suggest Refrigerator Produce Bags
Appropriate Clothing and Footwear
Long Sleeve Shirt — sun protection
Rain Gear
Shoes for uneven natural surface
Hat for sun protection