Comments on: Community Supported Agriculture http://www.jarche.com/2009/07/community-supported-agriculture-2/ Learning & Working on the Web Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:34:12 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2009/07/community-supported-agriculture-2/comment-page-1/#comment-190016 Harold Jarche Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:45:23 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2660#comment-190016 The North-South connection that eliminates the middle man sounds very promising, Virginia. The North-South connection that eliminates the middle man sounds very promising, Virginia.

]]> By: Virginia Yonkers http://www.jarche.com/2009/07/community-supported-agriculture-2/comment-page-1/#comment-190012 Virginia Yonkers Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:43:36 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=2660#comment-190012 This is very interesting. One of the problems that we have is there are a number of micro climates in our region (I read somewhere there are around 15 within a 100 mile radius) and as such, there are different growing seasons, weather conditions and produce within driving distance. I usually go by the signs listing what is currently being sold (or available for pick up) as I drive by. However, it would be great if there was a web site that listed on a daily basis where, what, and when a farm was selling their produce. In addition, we have organic and non-organic goods. There are various farmers markets within the same county, rotating days and I often forget which one is which on any given day. The farmstand down the street from us also indicates where the produce is from (i.e. which town if local, their own products, or which state if "imported"). I also prefer this as I will buy the local at a higher price in order to keep local farmers in business (not to mention the produce is fresher and lasts longer from local growers). In the off season, some of our growers work with specific farmers in the Southern Hemisphere (i.e. Peru or Chile especially) and distribute their products to keep the family or smaller farms going. For the most part, our farms are small, family owned and many are selling out to developers as they can make more money selling off small parcels than continuing to farm. Over the last 4 years, however, with the increase in fuel prices, their products have become more competitive, and with the food scares, safer to buy. This is very interesting. One of the problems that we have is there are a number of micro climates in our region (I read somewhere there are around 15 within a 100 mile radius) and as such, there are different growing seasons, weather conditions and produce within driving distance. I usually go by the signs listing what is currently being sold (or available for pick up) as I drive by. However, it would be great if there was a web site that listed on a daily basis where, what, and when a farm was selling their produce. In addition, we have organic and non-organic goods. There are various farmers markets within the same county, rotating days and I often forget which one is which on any given day.

The farmstand down the street from us also indicates where the produce is from (i.e. which town if local, their own products, or which state if “imported”). I also prefer this as I will buy the local at a higher price in order to keep local farmers in business (not to mention the produce is fresher and lasts longer from local growers).

In the off season, some of our growers work with specific farmers in the Southern Hemisphere (i.e. Peru or Chile especially) and distribute their products to keep the family or smaller farms going. For the most part, our farms are small, family owned and many are selling out to developers as they can make more money selling off small parcels than continuing to farm. Over the last 4 years, however, with the increase in fuel prices, their products have become more competitive, and with the food scares, safer to buy.

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