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Local Community Supported Agricultural (CSA) Farms
What is Community Supported Agriculture?
CSA is a partnership of mutual commitment between a farm and a community
of supporters which provides a direct link between the production and
consumption of food. Supporters cover a farm's yearly operating budget
by purchasing a share of the season's harvest. CSA members make a commitment
to support the farm throughout the season, and assume the costs, risks
and bounty of growing food along with the farmer or grower. Members help
pay for seeds, fertilizer, water, equipment maintenance, labor, etc. In
return, the farm provides a healthy supply of seasonal fresh produce throughout
the growing season. Becoming a member creates a responsible relationship
between people and the food they eat, the land on which it is grown and
those who grow it.
This mutually supportive relationship between local farmers, growers and
community members helps create an economically stable farm operation in
which members are assured the highest quality produce, often at below
retail prices. In return, farmers and growers are guaranteed a reliable
market for a diverse selection of crops.
Supporting local organic farmers directly through CSA is one way to decrease
dependence on corporate agriculture and decreases dependence on fossil
fuels (it makes a BIG difference when your food only travels 10 miles
or so to reach your table vs. hundreds or thousands of miles!) A share
in a local, organic farm is the only share that anyone should own!
Click here
to find out more about CSAs and how they work.
*If you feel that you can’t eat an entire
CSA share yourself, just contact Democracy Unlimited and we’ll
hook you up with folks in your area who are ready to share a share!
Humboldt County CSAs
Arcata Educational Farm
Old Arcata Road
Arcata, CA 95521
825-1777 (at the Farm) or 822-4623 (Sarah)
arcataedfarm@yahoo.com
Serving: Northern Humboldt County
Membership: 22 weekly pick-ups, sliding scale $400-$450 ($18-$20 a week)
$50 deposit to secure your spot
College of the Redwoods Sustainable Agriculture Farm
409 Shively Flat Rd
Shively, CA 95565
(707) 845-6977
franz-rulofson@redwoods.edu
Serving: Humboldt Bay and surrounding communities
Membership: $400 for a full share, or $250 for a 1/2 share
Loving Earth Gardens
Go to the corner of Spear & Janes Road in Arcata to The Salmon House
to inquire how you can join this budding CSA in its’ second year.
Green Fire Farm
Hoopa - coordinated by Democacy Unlimited, with Eureka pickup
For more information, click here.
Serving: Eureka
Membership: 21 weekly boxes at $380-420 sliding scale (accepting up to
$15
Community Currency)
Pierce Family Farm
Orleans, with a pickup spot in Eureka (same as Green Fire Farm, above)
and Arcata
(530) 627-3320
piercefarm@toast.net
Serving: Northern Humboldt County
Membership: 16 weekly pickups for $320-$350 sliding scale (accepting
$10 Community Currency)
--> Click here to download a registration
form.
Redwood Roots Farm
P.O. Box 793
Arcata, CA 95518
(707) 826-0261
Serving: Hydesville to Trinidad and everywhere in between
Membership: 5 months plus winter u-pick crops available, $400-500/share,
sliding scale
Windborne Farms Grain CSA/Co-op
A group of Humboldt folks have banded together to access more locally-grown
wheat, oats, and other grains from a CSA in Scott Valley (near Yreka).
Members of the "coastal co-op" receive 15 pounds of grains
monthly for 10 months, for $300 a year. The 2008 share is already
underway - contact us at 269-0984 for more information about joining
and pro-rated pricing.
Mendocino County CSAs
Covelo
Organic Vegetables
23090 Hopper Lane
Covelo, AL 95428
(707) 983-6562
coveloov@sonic.net
Serving: Willits, Ukiah, Ft. Bragg, Mendocino, Covelo
Flowers by the
Sea
P.O. Box 89
Elk, CA 95432
(707) 877-1722
info@fbts.com
Serving: Coastal Mendocino County, including Elk, Albion and Mendocino
Foxglove Farm
P.O. Box 89
Elk, CA 95432
(707) 877-1722
info@fbts.com
Serving: Coastal Mendocino County, including Elk, Albion and Mendocino
Live
Power Community Farm
25451 East Lane
Covelo, CA 95428
(707) 983-8196
livepower@igc.org
www.livepower.org
Serving: Mendocino County
Mendocino
Organics Community Farm
13000 Tomki
Redwood Valley, CA 95470
(707) 485-5076
Serving: Redwood Valley, Potter Valley, Willits
OZ Farm
PO Box 244
Point Arena, CA 95468
(707) 882-3046
HoopArb@aol.com
Serving: Coastal Mendocino County
Support Local, Organic Farmers and Help Decrease Corporate Dependence!
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