CSA

A little while ago a friend sent out a group email request for a reccomendation for a CSA. So many of us said what is a CSA? I had never heard of such a thing. After a very brief google research endeaver I found many in this area. I think it is such a great idea for the farmers and the community.  With little effort on my part I could get a box of veggies, fruit, and maybe flowers every week.  Amy's Garden in Charles City offers 18 weeks of produce for $550.  The Country Market offers 60 Shares for $625. One of the biggest point I learned about the CSA deal is that you are supporting your farm for better or worse. If the farm does well you get a bigger boxful if your farm does less than its best that year, your boxful is less full. I think it sounds like a great idea especially for my family because of the idea that we would have a variety of fresh vegetables that maybe we wouldn't have bought otherwise. This blog is all about finding ways to use the CSA bounty they receive every week: A Bushel of What? http://www.abushelofwhat.com/ by Nicole Kutcher. I found an interesting article on CSA: Tales from the Field: CSA, PDQ By Michael Clune http://flavormagazinevirginia.com/csa-pdq/ .


Some CSA's:
Amy's Garden
http://www.localharvest.org/csa/M7649


The Country Market CSA
www.toanocountrymarket.com or
http://www.greentowns.com/initiative/community-supported-agriculture/the-country-market-csa-williamsburg-va


Chippokes Farm & Forestry Museum
www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1162331

Ceo Maidin Feirm
8636 Merry Oaks Lane, Toano, VA 23168
(757) 566-0009
A cool blog post about the farm from a worker/ weed puller:
http://eatgrowlive.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/mostfemininething/

Dayspring Farm
492 Buena Vista Rd., Cologne, VA 23181-4010
dayspringfarmva.com
(804) 785-9401
http://www.dayspringfarm.org/

Berries!:
Agriberry
http://agriberry.com/content/9925
Founder and Coordinator for Williamsburg CSA for Agriberry:
http://www.agriberry.com/williamsburg-csa-information