Welcome and thank you for participating. All of this information was emailed to you, so if you already read your email, this will be old news to you.
You are doing a really good thing. CSA is just about the best way to support independent, local and, in our case, organic farmers. It maximizes their [...]
Getting ready for the first pickup of the season
May 6th, 2010 · Click here to add a comment · Announcement, CSA, in the box
Tags:CSA·details·logistics·pick-up·Pickup·welcome
News from the farm
March 19th, 2010 · Click here to add a comment · Announcement, farmer
Pre-season update from our farmer, Pam Stegall of Calvert Farms:
Good morning everyone – hope all is well in your corner of the world.
We are so busy – working in the greenhouse, picking up from the winter storms, plowing, tilling.
The tree frogs have been singing for a few days – the rhubarb is [...]
Tags:Calvert Farm·CSA·greenhouse·potluck·rhubarb·Swiss chard
Local food movement noted in Washington Post
October 25th, 2009 · Click here to add a comment · FYI
In the Post magazine today, there is a story of some young, educated, politically motivated workers drawn to farming.
See the whole story plus video and photographs here.
Tags:Community Supported Agriculture·CSA·farm·local food·Omnivore's Dilemma·Washington Post·Washington Post magazine·young farmers
The many faces of chard
August 5th, 2009 · Click here to add a comment · Jen
August 5, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: sweet corn, zucchini, cucumber, Swiss chard, salad mix, pepper, peaches, basil, and tomato.
More farm tidbits from Farmer Pam:
Lots to pick up here after the big storm on Sunday – whew – heck of a way to trim the trees! Not much damage – just [...]
Tags:chard·CSA·Food Safety Enhancement Act·Organic Consumers·recipe
First CSA pick-up is May 13!
May 10th, 2009 · Click to read comment · Erin
May 13, 2009 - This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are asparagus, rhubarb, salad mix, herb, spring onion, spinach, radish and head lettuce. Please check the list of items at pick-up for substitutions.
We are so glad you are participating. Starting this week, weekly information will be posted here on the website under NEWS, and [...]