What benefit can we offer you?

Food is an essential requirement in our daily life. Ultimately we all must play a role in providing food for ourselves, our families, and those that are unable to care for themselves. Prior to modern transportation and the current distribution system, of shipping food around the globe to meet the needs of a growing populace, communities like ours relied on home gardens and market gardens to supply their basic needs through the growing of annual crops and fruit trees. CSA reflects an innovative and resourceful strategy to connect local farmers with local consumers; develop a regional food supply and strong local economy; maintain a sense of community; encourage land stewardship; and honor the knowledge and experience of growers and producers working with small to medium farms. CSA is a partnership of mutual commitment between a farm and a community of supporters, which provides a direct link between the production and consumption of food. Supporters cover a farm's yearly operating budget by purchasing a share of the season's harvest. CSA members make a commitment to support the farm throughout the season, and assume the costs, risks and bounty of growing food along with the farmer or grower. Members help pay for seeds, fertilizer, water, equipment maintenance, labor, etc. In return, the farm provides, to the best of its ability, a healthy supply of seasonal fresh produce throughout the growing season. Becoming a member creates a responsible relationship between people and the food they eat, the land on which it is grown and those who grow it.