02/22/2024
This is CSA week! What is that? In short it stands for Community Supported Agriculture and in the traditional sense the consumer or buyer supports their local farms by buying a share of vegetables up front at the start of the season. This helps the local farms to purchase early season inputs and get the growing season underway. A little google research will show you that there are many models of CSA’s from many different kinds of farms.
Jembe Farms CSA follows the traditional model. For you as our customers/supporters/friends this means purchasing a veggie share now in full. For us it means committing ourselves to planning, growing and harvesting the best vegetables we can for you. We share the risks of farming, but we also will share in the rewards. Some of the reasons we prefer this model is that we like having contact with those who are buying our produce, and we like for our customers/investors/friends to be able to see where their food is grown.
So, what does a veggie farmshare look like? Our share season runs from June to September, and we offer two sizes for you to choose from, family or small. Early season shares will include things like salad greens, radish or hakurei turnips, green onions, early carrots, baby bok choy, spinach, and sugar snap peas. As the season progresses, we will add beets, fresh onions, summer squash, bush beans and pole beans, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. We also plan to offer cabbages, broccoli, and cauliflower at various times. It would be exhaustive to write all the varieties of each crop but many of the crops we grow are heirloom/heritage varieties which have the taste you remember from years gone by.
We also offer flower CSA/Subscriptions. These operate on the same principle as they are purchased upfront for a set number of arrangements. We grow early spring flowers, such as double tulips, ranunculus, and anemones. Spring flowers give way to summer flowers such as zinnia’s, snapdragons, sunflowers, and dahlias.
We believe local food is the best food. We believe that having a relationship is with those who buy our vegetables and flowers is important and builds local community. Find out more at jembefarms.com!
