CSA Blog
Check out what our csa members are doing with the ingredients of their sharebox!
.Winter Shares
Our Winter Share is SOLD OUT, but Value Added items are still available. Value added goods are available as follows: Grass fed beef (5 months/$75), pasture rasied whole chicken (5 months/$75, about 4lbs), eggs (5 months/$17.50 per dozen), honey (5 months/$6.00 per 1lb jar), coffee ($10). Contact Elsa for more information.
Summer Season EARLY BIRD Special
Once again we are introducing our Early Bird Special for the 18 week summer season that will begin the 3rd week of June. By offering a $25.00 discount we hope to encourage most of you to sign up EARLY. This will help us gauge our supply:demand ratio and we hope you will help us spread the word. Please notice that we have added a $15.00 handling fee, to help cover our costs. The fee will appear on your paypal receipt as a "shipping" fee. Per usual we are offering subsidized shares, but in order to apply, please email us for qualification and payment details. We accept the Ohio Direction Card.
THE ADVANTAGES OF CSA
- Greater nutritional value: Food traveling shorter distances, reaches customers with higher nutritional content.
- Supports the local economy: Money transferred stays within the local economy (doesn't go to Chicago (IGA) or Pittsburgh (Giant Eagle) creating direct and interdependent bonds between producers and consumers.
- Good price: Customers pay less or equal to what they would pay at the supermarket for organically grown produce and farmers get a fair price and we lower our carbon foot print!
- Variety: Customers get a variety of vegetables not always available at the local supermarket.
- Sustainable: It's sustainable because it's local and with few exceptions, we choose to work with farmers that follow organic practices.
What's in the Sharebox 12/22/11
Holiday:- 3 onions
- 1 lb collards
- 5 lbs yukon gold potatoes
- 1 dz. eggs
- 3 lbs wheat flour
- 1 lb black beans
- 3 lbs of apples (Jona Gold)
- 1 gallon of cider