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Community
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CSA 2012 Membership Register now for our CSA Program! We are currently taking subscriptions for our 2012 Summer and Fall memberships.
Sweetheart Special
Summer (15
weeks) June 3-Sept 9
Egg
shares can be added for the summer session and only if you subscribe
to the produce CSA for the same session.
Fall (10 weeks)
Sept 16-Nov 18 As a Produce CSA member, you receive a variety of freshly picked vegetables, fruit, and herbs every week. Each membership provides enough fresh produce to supplement a non-vegetarian family of four for one week. Periodically you receive value-added products, such as pesto, jam, or goat cheese. On our member-only CSA website, you'll find storage tips and recipes for using your produce every week, as well as nutrition information. Pickup Locations/Days: Sundays: Farm, Carnation New!
Issaquah/Bellevue Or get together with 20 friends/co-workers and establish a new drop point. If you would like to be a drop point, let us know. We offer $100 off your CSA share! Our CSA brochure offers more details. Poultry CSA Our poultry and rabbit meat will be available at our Broadway Farmers Market booth from May-December. All meat is sold frozen. You can purchase fresh meat at our farm if you call a week in advance. We are taking orders for turkeys and geese for the holidays ($25 deposit). See our Poultry page for all the information about our meat and eggs. Visit us at farmers market or on the farm. © 2000-2012 Dog Mountain Farm, LLC |
What is Community Supported Agriculture? IntroductionCommunity Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a partnership between a local farmer and a group of shareholders (or subscribers) who pledge to buy a portion of the farm’s crop. The movement began in Europe and Japan 30 years ago, but the first CSAs in the U.S. were established in 1986 in New England. CSA is about caring for the EarthProper tending of the environment is the concern and responsibility of every individual. It is in the consumer’s interest to support local organic farmers so that they can grow the highest quality, most nutritious food while preserving the highest environmental quality and soil health.
When no herbicides, pesticides, or synthetic fertilizers are used, ground water pollution and toxic residues on food are avoided. CSA offers the opportunity to reconnect with the rhythms of nature by eating produce when it is in season. CSA is about your healthHealthy soil means healthy food. Crops grown in fertile soil are higher in food quality. There is increasing evidence that the biological quality of plants is vitally important to human health. Many studies indicate that diets rich in fruits and vegetables can lower the risk of many serious health problems. In addition to being low in calories and fat and packed with fiber, fruits and vegetables are rich in sources of antioxidants, which help neutralize free radicals that damage cells and speed the aging process. The broader the range of fruits and vegetables consumed, the stronger the protective benefits. CSA is about communityConsumers and farmers work together. While the farmer is tending the Earth on behalf of others, consumers share the costs of supporting the farm and share the risk of variable harvests and the over-abundance of a particularly fruitful season. Membership in a CSA is based on shares of the harvest. Members subscribe or underwrite the harvest for the entire season in advance.
Each CSA farm is unique and tailored to the needs of its community. Families with children are often welcome at CSA farms and many host local school groups for nature study or art classes in the garden. Many CSA farms help educate consumers in how to shift their diets to include more fresh produce and how to store or preserve for winter months.
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