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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarta and I just bought a 1/2 share in a CSA
Good for the environment, good for us. We will get a box each week for 22 weeks.
http://iowanafarm.com/index.html
We are certified organic by OCIA (Organic Crop Improvement Association). Besides vegetables, we grow organic hay, wheat, field corn and alfalfa.
We distribute our produce through
- CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
- Omaha farmers markets May through September
at Village Pointe on Saturdays
and Aksarben on Sundays
- direct sales to restaurants
- indirect sales through Lincoln Sysco Distributors
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,611 posts)Have fun cooking, eating, freezing, canning, whatevering!
Atman
(31,464 posts)Grow our own organic in a community garden during the summer. It's a great feeling...grow more food than we can eat. We give a lot away. Good for you guys! Get away from the big corporate stores!
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... give your extra produce to the local food bank? Just an idea.
Atman
(31,464 posts)We also can some, and give a bunch to the kids.
vt_native
(484 posts)looking for a new farm this year as the old one is not continuing.
byronius
(7,394 posts)morningfog
(18,115 posts)It is an incredible amount of food for the price.
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)It's great. They taste so much better than store-bought and are so fresh.
I hope these businesses spread across the country.
onestepforward
(3,691 posts)I started my 4th year last week with my CSA. He grows organic too. I love it!
If you get a vegetable that you're not sure what to do with, allrecipes.com helped me out. Hope you enjoy!
jwirr
(39,215 posts)went to town he filled the car and stopped at every home that he knew would need some extra food to get rid of it. My mother was tired of canning.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I thought someone seceded