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anyone use a Community Supported Agriculture package?
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vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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Posted 2 years ago # -
osulew
My house...in the middle of my street
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You should check out Lisa's site http://www.restaurantwidow.com
She is in a CSA program and did at one time have a listing of all the available CSA's and prices and whatnot. I'd try to look it up for you, but my mothertruckin phone at work won't stop ringing!
If you can't find it, you should email her directly. She's totally going to have the scoop for ya.Posted 2 years ago # -
vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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cool thanks
Posted 2 years ago # -
Snarf
Dystopia
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My better half and I joined the New Century CSA earlier this year.
We haven't gotten too much so far, maybe only 3-4 weeks in deliveries this season and I think the delivery started late bc of some rain or whatever, so I haven't really formed too much of an opinion yet.
But yeah, we've received things like kohlrabi, romaine, green onion, raspberries, etc and all have been fresh and good.
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osulew
My house...in the middle of my street
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Here's some stuff...I'm stuck on hold with Medicaid...wooot!!!
http://www.restaurantwidow.com/2009/03/its-time-to-think-about-eating-locally-this-summer-and-beyond.html
and there is some good info in the comments here...
http://www.restaurantwidow.com/2008/10/call-for-csa-in.htmlPosted 2 years ago # -
vestanpance
Harrison West/at work OSU
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I figured I better start getting some veggies with all the meat I've been grilling. Thanks for the help, looks like I might be too late because most of the local ones seem to be full.
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AnneD
Taco-Nazo-Land
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I have both fruit and vegetable CSA shares from Wayward Seed Farm this year, and was a member of another CSA when I lived in Akron. Sign-ups usually happen in the winter, and some local CSAs (like Sippel) do have waiting lists. We always buy a ton of produce from Wayward Seed anyway, and have been fruit CSA members in the past, so it seemed like a logical choice.
I shop exclusively at farmers markets, and I'm trying to see if having a CSA share is more economical or interesting or challenging. You can get items that are grown for CSA members and don't make it to the general public, which is pretty cool. It definitely dictates your diet - my CSA in Akron had a bumper crop of chard one year, so we received giant bunches of it every week for 4 months. It took a few years before I could even look at chard again. CSAs do encourage you to find new and interesting ways to cook produce, and gets you in tune with the process of farming (bumper crops as well as blights, bad weather and good.) It can also be very convenient to have someone hand you a box of produce every week!
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crsimp01
Columbus, Ohio
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We have a CSA through Elizabeth Telling Farm http://www.elizabethtellingfarm.com which is run by Sandy Sterrett. She's located near Barnesville, but does great business in the Cbus area. We have a great variety every Saturday and pick it up at the Clintonville Farms Market.
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joev
Merion Village
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Anyone else hate the grammar of "a community supported agriculture?" Wouldn't "farm share" be less elite/hippy sounding?
Yes... I would like to buy one community supported agriculture. How do you buy a concept?
Maybe this should be in pet peeves.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Manatee
The eternal present
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You can also get CSA memberships at Greener Grocer in the North Market.
It does seem prudent to get a jump on membership before the growing season is in full swing, as the purpose is to support the farmers ahead of that time. But no reason not to do that next year!! In the meantime, farmer's marekets and roadside stands should do the trick :)
BTW, you can just call it a "CSA" like most folks do. That doesn't sound terribly pretentious to me.
Posted 2 years ago # -
berry
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We are in the Meat CSA and the Harvest (veggies, fruit and eggs)CSA with 2silos and I cannot recommend them enough. Denise is great.
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SusanB
Hungarian Village, Columbus' fastest growing Gayborhood!
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I know this is a little off topic but.....
I am going to have a ridiculously large amount of tomatoes this year. I planted about 8 tomato plants and then about 12 volunteers sprang up from last year, don't know what type they will be.....
Anyhow, I think that I will have more than I can eat/can/freeze so I will be looking to sell off some of them. My garden is completely organic, on former farmland on the Southside. Last year I was selling the tomatoes for $1 a pound so if anyone is interested I will be compiling a list of folks to contact when they start to ripen up. PM me if you are interested.Posted 2 years ago # -
jennyw
Clintonville
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I have one share each of Wayward Farms' fruit & veggie offerings. It's more than enough to feed me and my husband (I'm a vegetarian; he's not, though 95 percent of the meals he eats at home are vegetarian), though we do sometimes buy some other produce (for variety's sake) from the C'ville farmers market. This is the first year I've done the CSA thing and I've enjoyed it so far.
If anyone does have extra produce from their own garden and isn't looking to sell it, I'd recommend getting in touch with your local food pantry--from what I understand, most (if not all) will pass it on to folks who use the pantry, many of whom have limited access to fresh fruits and veggies.
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Cookie
Flyntonville
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jennyw wrote >>
I have one share each of Wayward Farms' fruit & veggie offerings. It's more than enough to feed me and my husband (I'm a vegetarian; he's not, though 95 percent of the meals he eats at home are vegetarian), though we do sometimes buy some other produce (for variety's sake) from the C'ville farmers market.This is the sort of thing I'm wondering about. I would really like to try a CSA, but I live alone, and would hate to end up with more produce than I can use.
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JennyMae
Clintonville
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We get a 2 person fruit CSA through wayward seed farm. This is our second week getting it and we are very very happy with it. A 2 person share feeds all 4 of us. Example: this week we got 3 quarts of luscious strawberries
And regarding having too much food - have you heard about Justice Gardens? non-profit who accepts fresh food donations at the Clintonville Farmers Market and distributes it to area food banks, shelters, etc. You could always donate your extra there
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jennyw
Clintonville
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To be fair, we ate out a lot the first week we had the CSA, so it'll be interesting to see how it all shakes out now that we're eating more at home. Another option to consider is splitting one with a pal: I have a friend who did that with a coworker last summer, and he was really pleased with how it turned out.
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natedemars
Victorian Village
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We also do the Elizabeth Telling Farm CSA. This is our first time doing it so we are only about 6 weeks in but it gets better each week. I think it's very cool way to try new things (made turnip greens last night) and to know where my food is coming from. We pick up at the North Market farm market on Saturday mornings. Might be worth inquiring about a 2nd half CSA at a discount.
Posted 2 years ago # -
kitty
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Another vote for the Wayward Seed CSA! Last year I signed up for the peak season share that goes from July/August through October. It was a good way to see if it would work out. This year I signed up for the whole season. There should still be shares left for the peak season. Overall, having the farm share every week instead of grocery shopping has definitely worked out to be a deal.
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