CSA
Balch Springs, Texas 75180
214-348-EDEN (3336)
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CSA Balch Springs, Texas 75180 214-348-EDEN (3336)
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It's almost like having your own farm! CSA's are different - every one of them. But below is a brief look at how we are planning to work ours. WHAT IS A CSA? Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is almost like having your very own slice of a farm - without all of the crack of dawn chores, manure on your freshly mopped kitchen floor, late night or early morning birthing of critters and all the other fun stuff that comes with living on a farm. Unfortunately, you won't get to experience the joy of watching little creatures run around catching grasshoppers, the feel of a freshly laid egg against your skin, 19 fuzzy little baby ducks following (almost) single file behind their proud momma and the other wonderful joys that come from living on a farm - except when you come pick up your "share" of it once a week. I STILL DON'T GET IT.... In an effort to provide good, clean, healthy and quality food, you the community forge a relationship with us the farmer. We offer an opportunity for you to receive a share of what is freshly harvested seasonally from the farm each week in exchange for your financial commitment to the farm, prayers and hope for a bountiful harvest we can all enjoy! A portion of the cost to support the efforts of the farm are divided into shares and paid for by members of the CSA. In turn, the shares of food are divided among those who've subscribed, in weekly food shares. Eden's CSA asks committed individuals / families to pay for their "share", a weekly supply of goods, in advance of the upcoming season, three time per year. The money collected up front helps cover the expenses of running "your" farm. There are organic soil amendments, seeds, equipment and labor. WE DO THE WORK, YOU EAT! Now, there will be PLENTY of opportunity for you to share in the labor of love, too. We wouldn't want to cheat anyone of digging up a sweet potato, picking fresh, juicy tomatoes or collecting eggs. But, we'll get to that later. Planting and harvesting time are the most labor intensive times and anyone who wants to come and volunteer or look into working shares, we'll be happy to discuss that with you in time. We'll grow a variety of vegetables, herbs and eventually, fruits - many things you won't see at your local grocery store, and some old favorites, too. We will work with other local farmers to fill in with some things such as organic, home-made breads and other "processed" food products, grass fed organically raised beef, chicken, pork and turkey as well as specialty items you can order like rabbit, dried herbal packages for health and beauty, as well as cooking. The idea isn't to necessarily eliminate your trip to the local grocery store, but to supplement your weekly food basket with organic, freshly harvested produce and goods. Each share will be measured out equally each week - keeping in mind the harvest will be more bountiful at some times of the year versus other times of the year. We'll do our best to plant according to our members' tastes, as nature will allow us to grow here in southeast Dallas County's soils, and hope you will enjoy stretching your culinary vocabulary with some new varieties.
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Fall 08 deadline extended to August 15th - 10 slots still available for this new CSA! and more details on Eden's CSA Updates; August 13th - 2 DAYS LEFT for sign up for our first CSA. The August 15th sign up date is Friday. If you are planning to attend market day Saturday, shoot me a note or call the shop and let me know and I'll hold a spot in case they fill up. To pay by credit card, please send your application and I'll get in touch with you to take the info over the phone if you can't come out to the farm. July 30th - We're moving forward. If you are interested in joining our CSA, we've started accepting applications for the 08-09 season. Our annual subscription is $1200, payable in 3 seasonal payments, August 1, December 1 and April 1. July 11th - I'm happy to report that there has been quite a bit of interest in forming a CSA. I'm working on plans for what to plant, when and all that good stuff. Yes, we may offer working shares, but that means you're going to have to actually come out and help. ; ) And, the way most of my friends are running their CSA's, they don't seem to offer half shares, but encourage others to join up together as a small group and split the cost. Keeps it simpler for everyone. If you have a larger family, you can purchase 2 shares. I'm still working on who is going to contribute what to each basket, besides what produce is harvested, and that will determine the cost in large part. We're looking at adding eggs, a "butcher's choice" cut of meat, a loaf of organic bread, home made soaps and other little add-on goodies, as this is a first year farm and the harvest may not be as magnificent as a more established one. But, we all have to start somewhere! I'm excited so many want to be in on the ground floor with me! I'll keep you posted - am going to upload all the interested names into an email list this weekend and try to get some info out to you. In the mean time - stay tuned! Intro The details are still coming together for Eden's Garden CSA, but we're hoping you are interested enough to inquire within. We need to know we'll have the support of at least 35 families to really make a go of it full time. If we need to start out smaller, so be it - you, the community, will decide as you will help support the efforts one way or the other. So - does that answer some of your questions? We'll add to this list of questions as we have time. For now though, we've got a lot of planning to do to get ready for a fall garden. So, drop me a note and tell me you are interested and we'll start communicating. We're looking to put in a pick your own portion, an orchard, picnic area for school trips and more....Stay tuned! Click below for a pic of the farm.
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