anybody participate in CSA?

tiff&jerry

i am interested in buying a share this upcoming season, but there seem to be a lot of farms to choose from. do you have one you recommend??

thank you in advance.?

ladyjeni

My hubby and I have been looking but we're only two people and can't find one that will provide a smaller lot.  Does anyone know of any?

This the list I have looked through.

http://nashfof.wordpress.com/csa/

 

 

amykevin

That just seems very expensive & not really necessary to do at all. I never have a problem getting meat & produce from farmers that I know. We even grow a lot ourselves, but we have the land to. If you go into a Farmer's Co-Op, they should have information on organic farmers in the area to buy from without you having to spend such an insane amount. This is just my 2 cents....coming from someone who grew up with & studied agriculture.

theUptown_Girl

I did Avalon Acres for 2 years and really enjoyed it, but this year I think I'm doing Delvin Farms. ?(I split a share with a friend, and she insisted on doing Delvin Farms)

tiff&jerry

i will check these two out! thank you!

JCM052707

theUptown_Girl:

I did Avalon Acres for 2 years and really enjoyed it, but this year I think I'm doing Delvin Farms.  (I split a share with a friend, and she insisted on doing Delvin Farms)

I've been thinking about doing this. I checked out their website, but couldn't find a price - do you know off hand how much it is from Delvin? 

Though, I see the p/u near me is Franklin Farmer's Market - I wonder if I just wouldn't be better off (and have more fun shopping) just simply shopping the farmer's market on Saturday, you know? What are the advantages to doing it the other way?

amykevin

I don't know the prices for each specific farm, but last I heard from the Ag Extension office, prices are typically about $500-$800 per quarter. In TN you get about 32 weeks of growing season if you are lucky. If there is a drought, prices would prob be higher. You also should look to see if there is a clause in the agreements about loss, etc...

Living in Middle TN, you have an abundance of farmers here you can buy meat & produce from...you just have to look!  You can even call the Ag Extension office & talk to them.

hoping4septimus

We thought about it and one of the farms mentioned above actually drops off in my 'hood, but I started a garden instead. We had more tomatoes than we knew what to do with. This year I'm going to add another vegetable bed and possibly add aspargus where I have some decorative plantings. Gardening isn't very difficult. The only problem I had last year was too much rain in April and a tobacco worm showed up in my tomatoes and I spent hours searching for more of them but I couldn't find any.?

amykevin

hoping4septimus:

We thought about it and one of the farms mentioned above actually drops off in my 'hood, but I started a garden instead. We had more tomatoes than we knew what to do with. This year I'm going to add another vegetable bed and possibly add aspargus where I have some decorative plantings. Gardening isn't very difficult. The only problem I had last year was too much rain in April and a tobacco worm showed up in my tomatoes and I spent hours searching for more of them but I couldn't find any.

You mean the little green worms? My solution for the is to take a plastic dixie cup.... cut out the bottom & a slit down the side. Put the cup around the base of the tomato plant....like shown in my photo here.

 

kmays

JCM052707:

theUptown_Girl:

I did Avalon Acres for 2 years and really enjoyed it, but this year I think I'm doing Delvin Farms.  (I split a share with a friend, and she insisted on doing Delvin Farms)

I've been thinking about doing this. I checked out their website, but couldn't find a price - do you know off hand how much it is from Delvin? 

Though, I see the p/u near me is Franklin Farmer's Market - I wonder if I just wouldn't be better off (and have more fun shopping) just simply shopping the farmer's market on Saturday, you know? What are the advantages to doing it the other way?

I haven't really been impressed with the Franklin Farmers' Market in the past. I would think you would get a lot more produce by doing the CSA.

I'm looking at doing the eco-gardens CSA since they have a drop-off near me, and I can get a 1/4 share.

JCM052707

kmays:

JCM052707:

theUptown_Girl:

I did Avalon Acres for 2 years and really enjoyed it, but this year I think I'm doing Delvin Farms.  (I split a share with a friend, and she insisted on doing Delvin Farms)

I've been thinking about doing this. I checked out their website, but couldn't find a price - do you know off hand how much it is from Delvin? 

Though, I see the p/u near me is Franklin Farmer's Market - I wonder if I just wouldn't be better off (and have more fun shopping) just simply shopping the farmer's market on Saturday, you know? What are the advantages to doing it the other way?

I haven't really been impressed with the Franklin Farmers' Market in the past. I would think you would get a lot more produce by doing the CSA.

I'm looking at doing the eco-gardens CSA since they have a drop-off near me, and I can get a 1/4 share.

I have felt that way too, but we went last year on the first weekend they opened so I chalked it up to it just being super early  for many things. But I figure if Delvin farms is their selling their stuff anyway, it'd be the same produce, you know?

hoping4septimus

Amy we got these worms last year. We used to get them on the tobacco plants growing up.

amykevin

Yes.....those are the same ones that I was thinking of. We call them Cut Worms. Using the plastic cups as shown above will keep them from climbing on your tomato plants. Those are nasty little boogers!

I never did like the selection at the Franklin Farmer's Market. There is a produce stand near my house at the four-way stop in Triune. I also really like the Farmer's Market in Eagleville. 

amykevin

Oh....and I have some info for a farmer I have gotten a lot of produce & meat from. I used to buy goats from him....back when we were raising goats. I've got his info in my office somewhere. But, if you have ever seen my home office before, then you will know that this could take me awhile!

GuitaristsGirl

We are, and we couldn't be more excited.  We're sharing a half share with some friends who did it last year and had rave reviews.

Last year our friends used EcoGardens.  Information is posted on the web-site of Christ the King Catholic church http://www.ctk.org/web-page-news.htm#csa.

But we're also considering Nashville Urban Harvest http://nashvilleurbanharvest.org/

If I remember, the cost for each is ~$400 total for weekly delivery.  So, $200 for DH and I and we get to try all kinds of great fresh foods that we might not otherwise buy?  How exciting! 

Also check out this article from the Nashville Scene

 http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/bites/2009/02/spring_is_right_around_the_cor.php