Andrealite
03-31-2008, 02:17 PM
I know some of us are gardening and some wanting to buy organic produce. If you live in the Boston, MA area, there is are CSA shares available: I forget what CSA means but it means that a farmer is going to provide a certain amount of organic produce if people sign up in shares. I think this is OK to post but please tell me if it's not.
Heavens Harvest, a certified organic farm, in New Braintree, Massachusetts, still has CSA shares available! The cost would be $575 for 15 weeks, for a full share and $350 for a half share. Members may also join as a team and divide the produce and cost up themselves. Produce will be dropped off at Harvest Coop in Cambridge, on Thursdays with a member pick up time between 3:30 and 6:30 pm. Additional drop offs will be possible at a residence at 104 Summit St. Waltham, TJ Scallywag’s, in Allston, and Back to Balance Acupuncture Center, 5 High Street, Suite B3, Medford, if at least 20 members request these additional locations.
We just need 20 interested members to request a specific drop off point, in any Boston area community, including but not limited to Medford, Malden, Cambridge, Somerville, Jamaica Plain…. Drop off points can be someone’s home or place of business and must have a space, such as a garage, or indoor area on the ground floor, out of the sun, with room to stack the members’ share boxes upon arrival. After produce pick up, there must be room to store the broken down share boxes for pick up the following week. Thursday is the likely drop off day for all Boston area communities. Each member would pick up their produce once a week, at the drop off point, a bushel and 1/9 size box for each member.
A box in mid June might include one herb plant, such as basil. sage, or thyme, 1 bunch collards, 1 bunch kale, 1 bunch scallions, 1 bunch of radishes, 3 different varieties of lettuce, at least 2 Asian greens such as bok choy or mei quing or chinese cabbage, a broccoli rabe, a Swiss chard or spinach or beet greens, and snow peas or sugar snap peas.
In late July, a weekly share might include all of the above plus summer squash, zucchini, coosa squash, pattipan squash, many varieties of tomatoes, 4-6 regular tomatoes and plum tomatoes, many types of cucumbers, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, peas, green, purple, and yellow snap beans, culinary herbs, and mesclun mix.
IPM (integrated pest management) blueberries and corn (non GMO) are also provided, when available (from a “sister farm”.
As the season progresses, melons and a variety of colored peppers will be added by August. The growing season is usually at least 15 weeks.
The deadline for joining is fast approaching. If interested in joining this CSA (Community Shares Agriculture), please contact Lisa@vejnaturals.com by April 8th!
Heavens Harvest, a certified organic farm, in New Braintree, Massachusetts, still has CSA shares available! The cost would be $575 for 15 weeks, for a full share and $350 for a half share. Members may also join as a team and divide the produce and cost up themselves. Produce will be dropped off at Harvest Coop in Cambridge, on Thursdays with a member pick up time between 3:30 and 6:30 pm. Additional drop offs will be possible at a residence at 104 Summit St. Waltham, TJ Scallywag’s, in Allston, and Back to Balance Acupuncture Center, 5 High Street, Suite B3, Medford, if at least 20 members request these additional locations.
We just need 20 interested members to request a specific drop off point, in any Boston area community, including but not limited to Medford, Malden, Cambridge, Somerville, Jamaica Plain…. Drop off points can be someone’s home or place of business and must have a space, such as a garage, or indoor area on the ground floor, out of the sun, with room to stack the members’ share boxes upon arrival. After produce pick up, there must be room to store the broken down share boxes for pick up the following week. Thursday is the likely drop off day for all Boston area communities. Each member would pick up their produce once a week, at the drop off point, a bushel and 1/9 size box for each member.
A box in mid June might include one herb plant, such as basil. sage, or thyme, 1 bunch collards, 1 bunch kale, 1 bunch scallions, 1 bunch of radishes, 3 different varieties of lettuce, at least 2 Asian greens such as bok choy or mei quing or chinese cabbage, a broccoli rabe, a Swiss chard or spinach or beet greens, and snow peas or sugar snap peas.
In late July, a weekly share might include all of the above plus summer squash, zucchini, coosa squash, pattipan squash, many varieties of tomatoes, 4-6 regular tomatoes and plum tomatoes, many types of cucumbers, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, peas, green, purple, and yellow snap beans, culinary herbs, and mesclun mix.
IPM (integrated pest management) blueberries and corn (non GMO) are also provided, when available (from a “sister farm”.
As the season progresses, melons and a variety of colored peppers will be added by August. The growing season is usually at least 15 weeks.
The deadline for joining is fast approaching. If interested in joining this CSA (Community Shares Agriculture), please contact Lisa@vejnaturals.com by April 8th!