Comments on: Community Supported Agriculture http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11735 Minneapolis + St. Paul Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:28:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Markola http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11735#comment-139035 Markola Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:13:19 +0000 #comment-139035 <a href="http://www.ploughsharefarm.com/" target="_blank">Ploughshare Farm</a> gets my pick. Ploughshare Farm gets my pick.

]]> By: leener http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11735#comment-138957 leener Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:06:55 +0000 #comment-138957 I'd second Harmony Valley Farm. Even with the big floods last year in Wisconsin, we still got wonderful boxes the entire season. Plus, you can sign up for fruit, coffee, cheese, beef, and poultry -- all organic & fair trade... I’d second Harmony Valley Farm. Even with the big floods last year in Wisconsin, we still got wonderful boxes the entire season. Plus, you can sign up for fruit, coffee, cheese, beef, and poultry — all organic & fair trade…

]]> By: spaceman http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11735#comment-138865 spaceman Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:28:25 +0000 #comment-138865 couldn't recommend <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M486" target="_blank">Common Harvest Farms</a> enough <br /> <br /> they have a drop site in Longfellow, as well as a couple other places around town couldn’t recommend Common Harvest Farms enough

they have a drop site in Longfellow, as well as a couple other places around town

]]> By: kc! http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11735#comment-138837 kc! Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:03:46 +0000 #comment-138837 Just stay away from back to the earth hippies. We signed up for one last year. It was only their second year of farming. They were city hippies who decided to give organic farming a try.<br /> <br /> They failed. We got two pathetic bags of food and then they folded.<br /> <br /> Find an established farm, that's my advice. Just stay away from back to the earth hippies. We signed up for one last year. It was only their second year of farming. They were city hippies who decided to give organic farming a try.

They failed. We got two pathetic bags of food and then they folded.

Find an established farm, that’s my advice.

]]> By: Mpls Simpleton http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11735#comment-138824 Mpls Simpleton Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:36:30 +0000 #comment-138824 Here is a list of <a href="http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/csa.html" target="_blank">CSA's</a> from the Land Stewardship Project.<br /> <br /> Here is a bunch of <a href="http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/growing/mfofarming/csa.htm" target="_blank">links</a> from the MN Agriculture Department.<br /> <br /> I would seriously consider splitting a box with another family, unless you think you can eat 40 pounds of veggies a week. A co-worker split one last year and I ended up getting tons of shallots and garlic every week. Here is a list of CSA’s from the Land Stewardship Project.

Here is a bunch of links from the MN Agriculture Department.

I would seriously consider splitting a box with another family, unless you think you can eat 40 pounds of veggies a week. A co-worker split one last year and I ended up getting tons of shallots and garlic every week.

]]> By: Harmony Valley Farm http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/11735#comment-138822 Harmony Valley Farm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:35:27 +0000 #comment-138822 <a href="http://www.harmonyvalleyfarm.com/csa.php">Harmony Valley Farm</a>. <br /> <br /> If you're looking to keep it in a close radius to your home to avoid taxing the environment with a lot of fossil fuel burning on its trip to your home area, this might not be the best for you as they are located in SW WI.<br /> <br /> If you're looking for flexibility, they allow you to choose 17 weeks for a slightly higher per box price and you can avoid your vacations, trips, etc and not have to give your box to someone else.<br /> <br /> They allow payments, monthly, via credit card and will happily give you the option to split the boxes with another family so that you aren't inundated with the selections.<br /> <br /> In addition to the vegetable boxes, they also offer organic beef and poultry which you can get from them as well. Getting your own organic, free range turkey for Thanksgiving is an excellent idea if you eat meat products.<br /> <br /> Good luck! Harmony Valley Farm.

If you’re looking to keep it in a close radius to your home to avoid taxing the environment with a lot of fossil fuel burning on its trip to your home area, this might not be the best for you as they are located in SW WI.

If you’re looking for flexibility, they allow you to choose 17 weeks for a slightly higher per box price and you can avoid your vacations, trips, etc and not have to give your box to someone else.

They allow payments, monthly, via credit card and will happily give you the option to split the boxes with another family so that you aren’t inundated with the selections.

In addition to the vegetable boxes, they also offer organic beef and poultry which you can get from them as well. Getting your own organic, free range turkey for Thanksgiving is an excellent idea if you eat meat products.

Good luck!

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