March 17, 2008...10:23 am
Community Supported Agriculture
I am thinking of subscribing to a farm produce program. I should get my tax refund soon and I think I will do it. The program I want to join is called Good Food Easy. It’s through Sweetwater Farm in Creswell, Oregon. One of the things that I like most about their subscription service is that it can be done month to month. There is no year commitment like with many other produce subscription services. I’m really looking forward to it. Check out their site at http://goodfoodeasy.com/
I found out about them through an old local newspaper article I found online. Here’s another interesting site from the University of Massachusetts about CSAs. http://www.umassvegetable.org/food_farming_systems/csa/resources.html
The photo is one of our chickens, Buttermilk.
4 Comments
March 17, 2008 at 3:12 pm
I have been with a CSA now for about 6 months, and I love it. I too can pay month to month or, if I wanted to save up to 10 percent, yearly. That’s ok, month to month is fine with me.
You will get veggies you never thought of buying, and you will wonder what to do with some of them. Hopefully, your CSA will be like mine and throw in a newsletter each week. I get ideas for some of the stuff there. Spring is coming so I am excited to see what new things will be showing up in the box. Last week, an avocado.
March 17, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I’m very excited about it. They deliver to our area once a week and the drop-off point is at a local used bookstore. I know they sometimes offer extras like homemade bread and jam from the berries they grow. The whole arrangement seems like a win/win situation and a great bargain. The two grocery stores in town are chains and very expensive, with produce being shipped from around the world. I would much rather get super fresh veggies from local growers. I’ll post another entry once I get my first delivery.
March 21, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Wait a minute…do you live in Cottage Grove, Oregon? So many times we passed through there, on our way to McMinnville where our daughter, the animal sanctuary nut, went to college. I always loved the feel of the area as we went through. One time, we even stopped for lunch at the Fosters Freeze or Dairy Queen, I don’t remember exactly which one it is.
March 23, 2008 at 6:58 am
Yes, Cottage Grove is where I work but not live. I do love it, though. It was named All American City for two years for a reason. It’s a very nice mix of people and interests. And visually very appealing. It was probably the Dairy Queen on Highway 99 where you stopped.
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