Timeline

2026 (SPRING TO FALL)

• Refined Asian Vegetable Club. 

  • 22 weeks, 450 members, 5 pick-up sites in NYC.

  • 2 sizes (full and small), sliding scale pricing, SNAP at all 5 locations.

  • Site Partners:

    • Jin Ramen

    • Greats of Craft

    • Kato Sake Works

    • Pixie Scout

    • Welcome to Chinatown
      
      

2025 (SPRING TO FALL)

• Opened Asian Vegetable Club. 

  • 22 weeks, 300 members, 4 pick-up sites in NYC.

  • 1 size, sliding scale pricing, SNAP at 1 location.

  • Site Partners:

    • Kato Sake Works

    • Kommissary

    • Pixie Scout

    • Welcome to Chinatown

• Convened a Spring Fundraiser at Francis Kite Club,  in partnership with Output Field. 

• Held Community Farm Crew events at Gentle Time Farm and Choy Division.

• Hosted a season-end ceremonial dinner for site leads and partners at Potluck Club.  

• Kaija, Salt, and Christina travel to Taiwan as part of an Asian American Farmer Delegation with Taiwan Food and Farm Tour.
  
  

2024 (SPRING TO FALL)

• Formalized Choy Commons as an LLC and worker-owned cooperative. Salt Wang, Amanda Wong, and Kaija Xiao become co-owners.

• Refined Choy Commons Wholesale, adopted software (Local Food Marketplace). Refined a collaborative trucking route in partnership with Essex Food Hub and Catskills Agrarian Alliance. 

• Convened a Spring Opening at Performance Space New York, featuring musical performances, food, a communal altar, and dancing.

• Held Community Farm Crew events at Gentle Time Farm and Choy Division.

• Held "To Farmers and Chinatown, With Love" fundraiser in partnership with Send Chinatown Love at Land to Sea.

• Collaborated on "Anti-Imperialist Gathering" at Honey's in partnership with Catskills Agrarian ALliance, FIG NYC, 18 Milliion Rising, Asians 4 Palestine NYC
  
  

2023 (SPRING TO FALL)

• Convened "Spring Gathering" at Egg w/ AAPI food sovereignty/justice organizers of New York.

• Star Route Farm and Gentle Time Farm became collaborators.

• Choy Commons Wholesale is launched, with a focus on food pantries and restaurants (built on spreadsheets).

• Gentle Time Farm opened a CSA in partnership with AAFE East Harlem, supported by Glynwood.

• Opened Community Farm Crew, held community farming events at Choy Division.

• Campaigned and won funding from Gold House's Gold Futures Challenge.

• Collaborated on Mid-Autumn Festival in partnership with Nha Minh and Resonator Arts (fundraiser recipient).

• Hosted a season-end ceremonial kimjang with community partners at Insa.
  
  

2022 (SPRING TO FALL)

• Project Launch

• Held gleaning events at Choy Division with AAFE, Heart of Dinner, and AAFC / Q Wave.

• Held a market booth at Think!Chinatown's Chinatown Night Market with Kimberly Chou Tsun An and Yong Shin.
  
  

2021 (SPRING TO FALL)

• Project initiated at National Young Farmer's Coalition Convergence Conference. Founded by Christina Chan, Anna Pelavin, Larry Tse, and Nicole Yeo.