We just added a new offering: egg shares. In addition to freshly harvested, Certified-Organic veggies, you can also get a dozen Certified-Organic brown eggs every week for 25 weeks. The cost is $106. for the season, which comes to $4.24/dozen. Members, update your account at csa.farmigo.com/account/sandyspringcsa or simply call us and we’ll update it for [...]

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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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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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