Saturday, July 4, 2009
CSA Subscriptions Available for the 2009 Season
We are accepting subscriptions to participate in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Read more if you're interested in becoming a CSA subscriber. Our 18 week subscription will begin in June 2009. Buy now and get the 2008 price of $550.
Organic Gardening Class
Interested in planting your own garden? I will be teaching a class as part of the Kittery Adult Education "New Victory Garden" series: Grow Your Own Organic Garden, Wed.,
6-9 p.m., April 1. Are you concerned about the rising cost of food? Interested in learning how to grow your own vegetables in a sustainable manner? Join us for an evening long workshop on how to grow your own organic garden. We'll talk about the basics of soil science, how to enrich your soil to produce healthy, high-yielding plants. The course will also cover the basics of making and using compost, the principles of crop rotation and how to incorporate green manures and manage nutrients in the garden.
This course is sponsored by MOFGA (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association). Resident Fee: $8, $10 Nonresident
CSA Fair
The CSA Fair at the Portsmouth Public Library on February 14 was success. We had 12 farms presenting their
CSA Programs and over 240 people attended. Thanks to all of you that stopped by and talked with us. We're looking
forward to a great season. Also a thank you to the Slow Food Seacoast volunteers that put on this event.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) allows customers to buy shares in one season's crops at a local farm. In return, customers receive fresh, locally grown produce once a week during the growing season. By providing mutual support, the growers and customers make the farm part of the community. Share-holders cover anticipated costs of the operation of the farm. In return they receive a portion of the farm's crops through the growing season. Farmers and share-holders share in the risks of farming (such as poor yields due to inclement weather or pests) allowing the farmer greater financial stability. By investing, literally, in local agriculture, consumers can directly support the presence of small, local farms on the Seacoast.
Check back in the early June of 2009 for greens.
Your requests for our fresh, locally grown, certified organic greens are appreciated. Send an email for more information.
We have organic lettuce: red and green varieties of butterhead lettuce, batavian lettuce, leaf lettuce, oakleaf lettuce, and romaine lettuce. We have other organic greens by the bunch or pound: arugula, cilantro, kale, swiss chard, sorrel, mizuna, mustard greens, spinach, and beet greens. We provide fresh culinary herbs including: parsley, lovage, oregano, summer savory, and thyme. Greens are $2/head or bunch, herbs are $2/bunch.
I recently read "Organic, Inc." by Samuel Fromartz which is an excellent book for farmers or others interested in the business of organic food in the United States, from farming to distribution to marketing. Did you know that Alice Waters considers the introduction of baby lettuce spring mix to be her greatest contribution to American cuisine? The book covers topics such as organic strawberry production, the role of farmers' markets, the development of organic salad mix, breakfast cereals, and what organic means and why we buy it. This book has a stronger focus on farming than "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan which is also a good book.
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Have Land?
If you're a landowner with land you'd like to see used for organic farming, contact us. We are always looking for new opportunites in the Kittery-Eliot-York area. Land areas of 1/4 acre and up are good.