Community Supported Agriculture
What is a share?
A share is the customers portion of produce for the week, consisting of two grocery store bags (T-shirt bag). One bag is salad greens and the other is what we call hard greens. Hard greens can be eaten raw but are typically cooked or prepared in some way. Each week will vary slightly based on what is ready for harvest. Throughout the summer the bags will be filled with an assortment of...
Salad bag: 12 varieties of leaf lettuce, mizzuna, arugula, beet greens, chard, radishes, scallions, carrots, herbs (dill, cilantro, basil, thyme, oregano, margoram, sage, chives, loveage), red mustard, green mustard, peas
Hard greens bag: pac choi, chinese cabbage, kale, collards, brussel sprout greens, zucchini, broccoli, potatoes, cabbage, turnips, beets, kohlrobi, tat soi
What is community supported agriculture?
Community supported agriculture is a movement brought to the US from europe within the last 30 years. The idea is that growers are supported by local community’s to take a share in a garden or small farms production. Along with paying for a share at the beginning of each season, the consumer takes a share of the risk a farmer faces with drought, insect damage or loss of production due to enviromental factors. Most CSA’s are organic or are changing to organic practices. The consumers have direct contact with the grower, their practices, and their product, consuming fruits and vegetables that are locally grown, extremely fresh and nutritious. The movement focuses on earth friendly, green practices by providing locally grown food with reduced distribution and refridgeration, having enormous benefits for the environment as well as the consumer.
