Harvest Your Own 2025
Flower and Herb Shares
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 Monday-Friday 8AM-1:30PM.
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.
Share a share of Orkestai’s produce with your neighbors. 100% of your contribution will go directly toward supplying local food pantries such as NOSH, a relationship that is a celebrating its 5th anniversary this year.
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