Check out The Plant, Chicago’s first entirely self-sustaining “vertical farm.” The Plant occupies a former meatpacking plant and slaughterhouse in the Union Stock Yards, transforming a huge brick building that once specialized in bringing red meat to the masses into a green space all about urban farming without waste. The interior that looks like something [...]

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Now pick up cheese at the same time and place you already pick up veggies, fruit, eggs, etc. New for 2012, in our cheese share we offer 3 varieties of locally made artisan cheeses. Once per month you’ll receive an assortment of cheeses all crafted expertly by sustainable family farmers. Each share will contain 1.5 [...]

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When fuel prices rise, CSA becomes even more attractive, because with CSA more of your food dollar goes to growing food, not transporting it. The CSA model is to pay the farmer in advance, so sign up now and regardless of how high gas prices go, you will not be affected through the end of [...]

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Join us at Green Living Expo. Sandy Spring CSA will have a booth and we’ll be giving a demonstration on CSA, specifically, ways to cook CSA veggies. The third annual Green Living Expo features green suppliers, products from local and national businesses, exhibits and seminars from government agencies and nonprofits, and more! Help us educate [...]

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Howard County Conservancy, a host site for our CSA in Woodstock, Maryland, invites you to attend Healthy Food in Our Schools with Anthony Geraci on Wed, March 15 at 7pm. Tony Geraci is a national leader working with Michelle Obama to support healthy food choices for kids in their school lunches. Formerly the Director of [...]

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What do Meryl Streep, Vogue magazine and our little CSA have in common? Well, it’s a stretch, but in the January 2012 issue, Meryl is on the cover, Annie Leibovitz was the photographer, and in the opening paragraphs it says Meryl supports and is a shareholder of a local CSA. It seems the term CSA [...]

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What’s the difference between food labeled organic and food labeled natural? The term natural is very loosely defined by the FDA and can encompass a wide swath of products, whereas Certified-Organic is a strictly defined and enforced standard. In addition to those listed on the chart, there are other important advantages of organic. For example, [...]

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Thanks to the nearly 400 CSA members who gave us their feedback on the 2011 Spring/Summer season. Click a chart to enlarge it.

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I find this 4 minute video fascinating. It’s a positive approach to open source, DIY hardware. I’ve heard of open source software, but he has developed an open source model for building practical things like a tractor. Found on Facebook, originally from http://www.ted.com/talks/marcin_jakubowski.html

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