NATURALLY GROWN.
LOCALLY PRODUCED.
CERTIFIED ORGANIC.
LOCALLY PRODUCED.
CERTIFIED ORGANIC.
Based on our experience with a multitude of wonderful local food
eaters, to a certain degree we can anticipate whether you'll be
satisfied with being a Small Potatoes CSA member. Below are some
indicators that you'll enjoy being a part of the farm.
You cook or want to cook more. The real treat of having fresh, organic
food is the flavor, color, texture and freshness. Taking the time to prepare
and eat it (or chop it, roast it, freeze it for winter) - especially with family
and friends - is important. If you currently do not cook a lot, you may
seemed overwhelmed with the amount of vegetables you receive. We've
had members join to force them to cook more and eat differently. Believe it
or not, it seems to work very well.
You are open to seasonal and local eating. We grow a variety of crops.
As the season progresses, one crop comes into being, while another fades
away. Although we keep track of member's preferences and devote crop
space accordingly, some crops just do better (or worse) depending on
temperatures, rainfall, and natural insect and disease populations. For
example, some years when temperatures are lower than average, we might
be able to deliver lettuce and spinach twice as often as a 'hot' year. Some
seasons we have a lot of summer squash and very little spinach. Last year,
many carrots and beets, but few broccoli and cauliflower. Each year is
different. The important thing to keep in mind is your willingness to eat what
naturally does well according to the environment and time of the year.
You are open to new foods. You will undoubtedly receive vegetables you
are not familiar with, maybe even some you don't (think you) like. Take the
opportunity to ask other members how they prepare unfamiliar foods,
check out recipes cataloged at our website from past years.
You want more than food for your money. Although you will save 20%,
or more, buying food through the CSA when compared to 'similar food'
available at retail prices, it is not just food, per se, that our members
receive. Part of the share cost goes toward maintaining and improving
biological diversity, such as prairie reconstruction, tree and shrub planting,
building bird and bat houses, among other activities. We view our farm as a
whole, rather than strictly as production output. At least in the short-term,
we deliver less food to you to make room for cover crops to build soil and
long-term fertility. We expect you to expect us to leave this farm in better
shape than we found it - on your behalf.
You want to be a part of and support a different kind of food system.
We are a small part of an alternative food system, but what we are doing is
very consequential and real to us as individuals. By making this CSA work
well, both farmers and eaters can reconnect to the land; keep our hard
earned food dollars in our communities; support sane, local, organic
agriculture; and be an example of how we can connect our values to our
actions.
eaters, to a certain degree we can anticipate whether you'll be
satisfied with being a Small Potatoes CSA member. Below are some
indicators that you'll enjoy being a part of the farm.
You cook or want to cook more. The real treat of having fresh, organic
food is the flavor, color, texture and freshness. Taking the time to prepare
and eat it (or chop it, roast it, freeze it for winter) - especially with family
and friends - is important. If you currently do not cook a lot, you may
seemed overwhelmed with the amount of vegetables you receive. We've
had members join to force them to cook more and eat differently. Believe it
or not, it seems to work very well.
You are open to seasonal and local eating. We grow a variety of crops.
As the season progresses, one crop comes into being, while another fades
away. Although we keep track of member's preferences and devote crop
space accordingly, some crops just do better (or worse) depending on
temperatures, rainfall, and natural insect and disease populations. For
example, some years when temperatures are lower than average, we might
be able to deliver lettuce and spinach twice as often as a 'hot' year. Some
seasons we have a lot of summer squash and very little spinach. Last year,
many carrots and beets, but few broccoli and cauliflower. Each year is
different. The important thing to keep in mind is your willingness to eat what
naturally does well according to the environment and time of the year.
You are open to new foods. You will undoubtedly receive vegetables you
are not familiar with, maybe even some you don't (think you) like. Take the
opportunity to ask other members how they prepare unfamiliar foods,
check out recipes cataloged at our website from past years.
You want more than food for your money. Although you will save 20%,
or more, buying food through the CSA when compared to 'similar food'
available at retail prices, it is not just food, per se, that our members
receive. Part of the share cost goes toward maintaining and improving
biological diversity, such as prairie reconstruction, tree and shrub planting,
building bird and bat houses, among other activities. We view our farm as a
whole, rather than strictly as production output. At least in the short-term,
we deliver less food to you to make room for cover crops to build soil and
long-term fertility. We expect you to expect us to leave this farm in better
shape than we found it - on your behalf.
You want to be a part of and support a different kind of food system.
We are a small part of an alternative food system, but what we are doing is
very consequential and real to us as individuals. By making this CSA work
well, both farmers and eaters can reconnect to the land; keep our hard
earned food dollars in our communities; support sane, local, organic
agriculture; and be an example of how we can connect our values to our
actions.
CSA - Is Small Potatoes CSA For Me?
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