What is CSA?

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a program where individuals, families, friends, co-workers, ect. pay a farm up front for the produce to be grown that year, which helps the farm so it does not have to take out a loan to grow for the season. In return you get a box every week during the summer and fall filled with fresh produce grown on that farm. The period of time varies from farm to farm, but it is generally 20-26 weeks.

Why do CSA?

There are many reasons why CSA's are great programs to get involved with:

• It keeps fresh produce in the house on a regular basis. It is easy not to eat as much fruits and vegetables as recommended. With CSA the produce is in your home every week making it more accessible.
• It provides you with fresh produce, some of which is rarely seen in most super markets.
• You know exactly where your produce is coming from and that it is fresh.
• CSA helps the enviornment. By picking up a box of fresh produce every week you are reducing the amount of trips to the store, which in turn reduces the amount of gasoline and air pollution.
• It helps the farm because they do not have to take out a large loan to grow for the year.
• Did I mention the produce is fresh? Our produce is harvested the day before you receive it and driven less than 70 miles as opposed to across the country.
• We grow over 70 different fruits and vegetable varieties that will go into your CSA boxes.
• You learn about the produce and how it is grown as well as some great ways to prepare them.

Information about our CSA program can be found under CSA 2012 Information on the left. For any questions or comments please call Jim at 541-753-5795 or email csa.heavenlyharvest@hotmail.com