CSA Information and sign up for 2016
We offer a wide variety of vegetables each week that are all grown in accordance with organic standards. More info about our farm is on our website: www.gaininggroundfarm-nc.com
Examples of weekly boxes, Regular and Small, from years past are posted as you scroll through this blog.
Hey All Happy New Year! We have been placing orders with seed companies, lining up fertilizer and potting soil shipments, and reviewing this past season. We have been critical through the years of so many aspects of our business of growing food. The way we have been operating the CSA has been a main topic of conversation this fall and winter. The CSA model is very important to our farm and we want to continue to improve on it. It is a commitment on so many levels for both the farmer and the member.
We want you to feel a
connection to our farm and us a connection to you. We feel that the
best way to achieve this is by sharing the physical place/space with
you.
All members are strongly encouraged to attend one meeting held at the farm before the season starts. The meeting will be structured in order to keep it short and sweet, then with time to walk around. Many of you have been to the farm in the past, many have not. A lot has changed and we want to show you where and how your food is grown. We are proud of what we are doing here and want you to experience it as well. The meeting will be a chance for us to hear concerns from members, show you around the farm, and meet face to face before the season gets started.
The 4th Thursday
of every month we will be hosting a potluck. Come and lets share the
food that we collaborated on producing together.
We will not be doing substitutions, or packing special boxes. Instead, we will have an exchange box at market where members will be able to take something they want more of, and leave something that they do not desire. Those of you with food intolerance/allergies will need to choose a market pick-up in order to utilize this system.
We will not be doing substitutions, or packing special boxes. Instead, we will have an exchange box at market where members will be able to take something they want more of, and leave something that they do not desire. Those of you with food intolerance/allergies will need to choose a market pick-up in order to utilize this system.
There
will be 1 share size this year. Slightly larger than the small share
of years past and a bit smaller than the regular size. This means that
all boxes will include 7 to 10 types of vegetables per week picked at
the height of their flavor and freshness. The CSA will still be 22
weeks and the cost will be $450 ($20/week). This means that your box
will contain at least $20 worth of veggies and often a good deal more.
We
hope theses changes are something that works for you and that we can
continue to grow food for you. We hope that these changes make for a
more meaningful experience for all of us.CSA SHARE OPTIONS
We offer 1 share size for the 22 week main season share:
Full Season Share:
The box will include 7 to 10 types of vegetables each week. It is difficult to say for certain how many people this will feed because everyone's eating habits are different. Generally though, this will feed 2 adults and a child most of your vegetables for a week.
It last 22 weeks starting May 10 and ending October 4. (Saturday pick up starts May 14 and ends October8.)
Full season share $450
This share provides 5 boxes from October 11 thru November 8. Fall crops include carrots, beets, leeks, spinach, greens, sweet potatoes, shallots, winter squash, Irish potatoes. Most of the veggies in these boxes will store into the holiday season. You can sign up for this now or in early fall.
Fall share: $150
Pick-Ups:Wednesdays:
River Arts District Market, (All Souls Pizza Parking Lot, Clingman Ave)) 2 to 6 pm.
Catawba Brewery, (32 Banks Ave Downtown Asheville) 4 to 10 pm
Saturdays: (limited number of pick-ups)
North Asheville Market, (UNCA Campus) 8 am to noon
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