Community Supported Agriculture

[kuntrygirl]

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Something like that will be taking place in my area this month but I think these people have a license. If I could afford it, I would attend but it's too rich for my blood. It's an organic farm.

I would love to attend something like that. I never hear about them in my neck of the woods.

If you have $135.00, you can get a (1) ticket.

The first annual "Harvest Dinner on the Farm" will feature open air dinning amidst the gardens of the Farm. It will feature a six course meal of our nutrient dense harvest and will be paired with six individual wines to accent the flavors of this great food. The menu is currently being designed by Chef Jon Soileau! Come experience the true meaning of Farm To Table as one of the first outdoor Acadiana Outdoor dinning experience as we offer the ambiance of our Farm and the provisions of it's bounty. Hors d'oeuvres and Champagne will begin at 4:15 pm with Dinner, the first course, being served at 4:45 pm. The Entree will be served by candlelight at sunset. Tickets are first come first serve and will be expected to sell out with only a limited supply available.​

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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The problem is that when we founded this country no one would have thought the government would restrict farmers from consuming there products or selling to there neighbors. Legally for you to have the "right' to do something it has to be in the constitution. Without it is just a privilege that can be taken away. We need a "right to farm, consume an sell farm products" amendment to the constitution.

 

[breezy]

The CSA I belonged to provided me with locally grown veggies. I paid for a small share and got weekly deliveries. They also offered fruit ,eggs and free range chickens and turkeys. They also provided local grocery stores. The way they explained it was like this: You paid upfront for a share of later harvests. The upfront money allowed them to buy what they needed for each seasons production without borrowing from a bank then having to repay the loan at the end of harvest. You take your chance when you buy into a CSA as harvest can be affected by weather or other natural disasters. I hope this answers the OP original question about if they work. The one I belonged to made sense all they way around. The farm had lower operating costs since they didnt have to repay loan interest. They produce enough to sell to local stores to offset farm labor and they get their operating capitol from the CSA shares for each seasons production. The person who buys the share gets locally grown fresh good quality produce. For me it cost averaged out at 19.00 per week which is just about what I would have spent on fresh produce for my family each week anyway.( good produce can be spendy here eg.bell peppers @ 2.99 each) I did like the weekly delivery of produce and it was really good. I stopped using a CSA only because I was able to put in my own garden and raise my own.
Is that what you were wanting to know?

 

[JellyBeanCee]

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Ditto. This is also my understanding of how CSA's work.

 

[PotterWatch]

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Something like that will be taking place in my area this month but I think these people have a license. If I could afford it, I would attend but it's too rich for my blood. It's an organic farm.

I would love to attend something like that. I never hear about them in my neck of the woods.

We will be having a farm dinner at our place in the coming months. We were hoping it would work for this month but I think we will have to wait until after the new year. Our farm dinner will feature chicken from our farm and produce from our farm and the neighboring one. We will be taking donations but there won't be a set price per plate or anything. We will also be asking people to bring their own drinks and possibly a side dish (made with local food if at all possible).

We are starting a produce CSA on our farm. We won't be doing the farming for it, but everything will be raised on our property and done organically. Our chicken business kind of runs like a CSA in that we have drop-off spots and people can sign up for recurring orders, but we don't have a specific monthly price. The best part of a CSA, imo, is that you are getting fresh local produce and eating what is in season rather than what is shipped in from other countries. Some CSAs include meat but many don't.