Start the New Year out Right...Join a CSA Here are Somnio's favorite certified organic CSAs. Green Gate Farms : spring share starts in March (approx 20 wks, $38/wk). If we get 10 shareholders we can make Somnio's a pickup point. Dates/times are then negotiable and we can create our own little community to share shares as needed. If interested, please contact Anna at Somnio's (info@somnioscafe.com). Johnson's Backyard Garden: versatile options and pickup points ($30-32/wk). See their website for more info. http://www.jbgorganic.com/csa/ Hairston Creek Farm: The 2011 Season is April 13th - November 19th. Various pickup points including SFC Farmer's Market at Sunset Valley (approx 32 wks, approx $24/wk). See their website for more info including pickup and payment plans. http://www.hairstoncreekfarm.com/page6.html Tecolote Farm : Oldest CSA in Texas! Members pick up their shares at their doorsteps or neighborhood hubs currently. $33 weekly They are starting a first ever Fall CSA in 2011. See their website for more info: http://www.tecolotefarm.net/ Information about other farms can be found at www.localharvest.org. What is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture consists of a community of individuals
who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes,
either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with the growers
and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and
benefits of food production. Typically, members or "share-holders" of
the farm or garden pledge in advance to cover the anticipated costs of
the farm operation and farmer's salary. In return, they receive shares
in the farm's bounty throughout the growing season, as well as
satisfaction gained from reconnecting to the land and participating
directly in food production. Members also share in the risks of farming,
including poor harvests due to unfavorable weather or pests. By direct
sales to community members, who have provided the farmer with working
capital in advance, growers receive better prices for their crops, gain
some financial security, and are relieved of much of the burden of
marketing. - from USDA Jay and Anna have been CSA members even before we opened Somnio's, and Somnio's has been a CSA member of at least one farm per season. It's a great way to know your food source and help out the small scale farms which are always struggling against the power of the factory farms. |