What if you could talk with the farmer who grew your potatoes?
What if the farmer knew you too and he called you by name?
What if he shared recipes?
It’s not a dream from yesteryear. It’s a choice. It’s again that time of year to partner with our local farmers for this summer’s freshest produce. If you want to join a CSA this year, sign up now – before month’s end.
This is how Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) works. You pay your subscription price for a season of produce now. The farmer plants crops with you and the other subscribers in mind. When the food is ready, you pick it up weekly or bi-weekly June through October. The benefits are so numerous. The vegetables are varied, seasonal, healthy, ripe and delicious. If this idea is new to you, try it out by splitting a share with a friend and neighbor. Below are three local farmers.
If you live in other parts of Illinois, you can find information about farmers and farmers’ markets in your area at http://www.localharvest.org/
Beth and Tim Propst
Erehwon Farm
968 Pattee Ave.
Elburn, IL 60119
630-485-9963
Their subscription brochure can be found at http://www.erehwonfarm.com
Steve Tiwald
Green Earth Institute
10S404 Knoch Knolls Road
Naperville, IL 60565-5447
630-664-5681
His subscription brochure can be found at http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/csa_ ... A-2009.pdf
http://www.greenearthinstitute.org
Angelic Organics
1547 Rockton Road
Caledonia, IL 61011
815-389-2746
This farm is farther away yet they have a pick-up location in Geneva just off route 31. The farm offers many opportunities for you to visit and meet them.
Their subscription brochure can be found at http://www.angelicorganics.com/share.php
http://www.angelicorganics.com