The CSA farm with its snow covered fields in the March twilight.
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
Monday, March 03, 2008
new CSA farm blog
A new blog! Its about the CSA farm around the corner from my garden: Belmont CSA News. Its very exciting to be able to read updates on what's happening down on the farm. And maybe I'll find some time to help Gretta out sometime. I can't imagine how much work it is to single-handedly run a CSA farm.
The CSA farm with its snow covered fields in the March twilight.
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
The CSA farm with its snow covered fields in the March twilight.
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
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I just had a look at the CSA blog. You're pretty lucky to have a CSA like that nearby. It sounds like she's going to be growing some great veggies.
The Black Japanese Trifele Tomato she's growing is the new rage. Not only will I probably grow this too, but I've just found sources for the yellow, orange and red versions of the same tomato and I'm thinking about growing them too. In spite of the name, it's a Russian tomato.
I love visiting her farm and the Farmer's Market stand!
I think her blog will also be a big help. It spurred me to setting up my plant tables and getting the potting soil ready. I'll seed a few of the vegetables she mentions having started already. Onions and kale.
I love the concept of CSA's. We are hoping to get something like this going in our area.
OK, I give up, what is CSA an acronym for? Community something something. Love your blog.
Here's an explanation from Local Harvest.org. You can find a CSA near you on their site!
"A CSA, (for Community Supported Agriculture) is a way for the food buying public to create a relationship with a farm and to receive a weekly basket of produce. By making a financial commitment to a farm, people become "members" (or "shareholders," or "subscribers") of the CSA. Most CSA farmers prefer that members pay for the season up-front, but some farmers will accept weekly or monthly payments. Some CSAs also require that members work a small number of hours on the farm during the growing season.
A CSA season typically runs from late spring through early fall. The number of CSAs in the United States was estimated at 50 in 1990, and has since grown to over 1000."
My Brother owns and runs a CSA (Burning River Farm) in Wisconsin, and delivers to the Twin Cities. He gets a couple apprentices to hep him out, and also sells at the Farmers market in MPLS.
During Growing season I never see him unless I go to his farm or the Market. It is a pretty demanding life choice.
I went ahead an purchased a winter CSA share for 2008 - next year. I was wishing I had done this for this year, because I don't really grow as many vegetables as I wish I did - especially late season ones. I'm glad to be supporting my CSA and am looking forward to seeing what I'll end up with. They have an awesome list of vegetables they will be growing.
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