ECO City Farms 2011-2011 Winter Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program.
Be a partner in ECO City Farms’ first winter CSA!
CSA is a program that allows consumers to partner directly with a local farm, to share both the bounty and the risks inherent in farming. As a CSA shareholder, you invest in the farm’s season. By purchasing your share in advance, you provide the farmer with the capital needed for seeds, supplies, and labor to plant the crops. Then, each week of the season, you receive an equal share of the farm’s produce, along with the other shareholders.We support each other to ensure you are provided with an ongoing supply of locally grown produce and that the farm is secured financially for the season to focus on farming.The Season and the Share: The CSA season will run from December 1, 2011 through May 3, 2012. Your share investment guarantees you will receive 19 weeks of produce, and if the weather cooperates and we produce a full harvest in more than 19 weeks, you get more at no extra charge! To allow for the unpredictability of weather (as well as a holiday break for our farm staff) we have the option of canceling up to 4 pick-up days during this 23-week period.
A local CSA reflects what grows well during the season. In winter, this means you’ll get lots of flavorful greens and root vegetables. Winter frost actually makes many of these vegetables, especially spinach and collards, taste much sweeter than what you’ll find in the supermarket!
ECO City Farms’ winter CSA includes mainly:
- Cooking greens – a variety of Kales, Collards, Chard, & Mustard
- Salad greens – Lettuce Mix, Spicy Salad mix, Baby Spinach, Arugula
Other crops that may appear in the share throughout the winter as available include:
- Baby Carrots
- Red and Gold Beets
- Red and Green Lettuce Heads
- Red, French, and Purple Radishes
- Red and Green Baby Bok Choy
- Kohlrabi
- Scallions
- Peas: Sugar Snap and Snow
- Purple and White Turnips
Rainbow Chard still growing in deep winter.
Cost and Policies
Standard Price – $475 ($25 per week) Payment Options: (1) Pay in full by November 17
(2) Pay $237.50 by November 17 and $243 ($237.50 plus a $5.50 fee) by January 12, 2012
Reduced Price – $380 ($20 per week) Payment Options: (1) Pay in full by November 17 (2) Pay $20 weekly
You must show documentation that you qualify for government food assistance to subscribe at this price.
We accept cash, check, and WIC Fruit and Vegetable Checks (FVC).
Distribution:
Pickup will be every Thursday from 1:00 to 6:00 pm at ECO City Farms, 4913 Crittenden Street, Edmonston, MD 20781. We will notify you by Tuesday if we need to cancel the harvest for the upcoming Thursday. We will provide you with 2 reusable bags for your share, which we will exchange during each share pick-up.
No Show Policy:
If you do not pick up your share or make special arrangements with us, we will donate the unclaimed share to DC Central Kitchen (DCCK). DCCK turns gleaned food into meals for thousands of at-risk individuals every year while offering nationally recognize culinary job training to once homeless and hungry adults.
Registration:
Please e-mail Christian Melendez (christian@ecocityfarms.org) with your: Name E-Mail Phone Number Which Pricing Option You are Signing Up For?
Get a weekly share of the organically grown salad and cooking greens all winter long from your local urban farm!
