Sometimes all it takes is one person — an individual with passion and vision — to plant a seed so that an entire community can benefit from a bountiful harvest. Add to the mix a dedicated couple from neighboring Silver Spring, a community of like-minded individuals and 80 farmers in Lancaster County, Pa., and well, [...]

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Community Supported Agriculture programs are booming in Howard County and across the country. From Howard County Times: After seven days of accepting reservations, Lydia Liker’s list is completely full. In fact, at 157 sign-ups, she has seven more members than she and her husband, Dave, agreed to allow. The Likers operate Gorman Farm, in North [...]

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Nine years ago, our first season was a DIY operation: bulk vegetables had to be weighed and counted. This was back in 2002 before pre-packed boxes. Here are some photos from our very first CSA season. At that time we only had one pickup location. As of today, we are up to 12 confirmed locations, [...]

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September 23, 2009: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: broccoli, a leafy green (collard or kale or lettuce or salad), potatoes, winter squash (which should be used right away, delicata winter squash (the weather was wet – no storage for this one), sweet peppers, hot peppers, apples, eggplant and beans. Comment overheard at the [...]

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