Sign up now for your Certified-Organic veggie share for Spring/Summer season. Also available, fruit shares, flower shares and herb shares, plus veggie share members can order additional items a la carte, such as milk, eggs, cheese, bread, meats, etc. Click Join for more details.

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According to Time.com, these are dark days for the environmental movement. Meanwhile, another movement is rising. Time calls it the food revolution and it’s made up of a variety of constituents, including foodies, pro-family groups, anti-obesity groups, slow food advocates, education adherents, supporters of local economies, and yes, environmentalists. The article talks about CSAs, farmers [...]

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From The Atlantic.com: At the University of California-Berkeley, a group of students protested the proposed opening of a Panda Express branch. What is surprising is that the students not only defeated the chain but also took their victory one step further by raising $100,000 to replace the proposed restaurant with a student-run co-op carrying fresh, [...]

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From Kathan at Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative: Wednesday, October 27 Hello CSA Shareholders! The following list is what you should receive in your share today. There might be some slight variation depending on substitutions due to crop shortages. 2 lbs. Sweet Onions OR 1 Head Broccoli – certified organic – Outback Farm or Pine Hill [...]

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July 7, 2010: This week’s featured fruits and vegetables are: kale, cabbage, zucchini, potato, cilantro, peaches & apricots mixed, tomatoes & beans. From farmer Pam: Every step was taken to make sure the produce made it through the day. Please know that we hope all is well but there may be hidden damage due to [...]

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Robert True, one of the CSA founders, operates Blueberry Gardens. They are now open for U-pick. Biodynamic blueberries – yum. And the farm is a very healing place to hang out. Call ahead at 301-570-5468 for updated information or visit then online at Blueberry Gardens.

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“If you do just one thing to change the world, go organic.” — Maria Rodale As you look around at the environmental crisis enveloping our planet, do you ever stop and think, “What can I do?” In Organic Manifesto, Maria Rodale, CEO of Rodale and granddaughter of the man who started the modern-day organic food [...]

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That’s the headline on a recent article in the Atlantic.  Read it here.

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The USDA’s The People’s Garden was unveiled yesterday as Secretary Vilsack announced plans to make it even bigger and better.

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The week of August 25, 2008, we got sweet corn, green beans, onion, sweet peppers, tomatoes, kale, carrots, eggplant and watermelon (bonus!). Lots of advocacy opportunities this week at Organic Consumers.org. Dan, our webmaster, found an interesting site called GenGreen. It’s a social community focused on green and local, a “MySpace for Greenies/Locavores.” GenGreen’s ambition [...]

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