Shared Earth Farm CSA

It's about more than food.

CSA.  Never heard of it?  Read on...

Robyn Van En was one of the forefathers of CSA in the United States.  (It originated in Japan.)  She defined it as “...a relationship of mutual support and commitment between local farmers and community members who pay the farmer an annual membership fee to cover the production costs of the farm. In turn, members receive a weekly share of the harvest during the local growing season. The arrangement guarantees the farmer financial support and enables many small- to moderate-scale organic and/or bio-intensive family farms to remain in business. Ultimately, CSA programs create ‘agriculture-supported communities’ where members receive a wide variety of foods harvested at their peak of freshness, ripeness, flavor, vitamin and mineral content.”

Each week, for at least 20 weeks, you come to Shared Earth Farm to pick up your items.  We call your items your “share.”  We have three different share sizes available for purchase; small, medium, and large.  The 2011 CSA pickup times  are Wednesdays from 3-7 pm.  In October we close at 6:45 pm. If you can’t come during our pick up time, send a friend or neighbor.  They might enjoy a different experience.

While growing food for our members is our primary goal, we feel  lucky to be able to facilitate a forum for a united community.  To this end we created a farm blog to replace a newsletter, and there should be posts there about three times a week.  Please make comments, and participate as you like.  We are thrilled to watch our “agriculture-supported community” grow.  Our members are friendly and frequently chat for a while (with us and each other) during pickups.  We will try host a few activities throughout the growing season to nurture these special relationships.  We want to provide opportunities for everyone to feel as much a part of the land as their time permits.  Come out, meet some friends, get dirty, learn something.