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Omaha Steve

(99,464 posts)
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 08:31 PM Jan 2014

Marta and I just bought a 1/2 share in a CSA




Good for the environment, good for us. We will get a box each week for 22 weeks.

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We are certified organic by OCIA (Organic Crop Improvement Association). Besides vegetables, we grow organic hay, wheat, field corn and alfalfa.

We distribute our produce through
- CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
- Omaha farmer’s markets May through September
at Village Pointe on Saturdays
and Aksarben on Sundays
- direct sales to restaurants
- indirect sales through Lincoln Sysco Distributors

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Marta and I just bought a 1/2 share in a CSA (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 2014 OP
Good for you, my dear Omaha Steve! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #1
We dropped by the Farmers Market today, Atman Jan 2014 #2
Consider this this summer... ReRe Jan 2014 #6
That's where some goes. Atman Jan 2014 #11
Loved my CSA vt_native Jan 2014 #3
Awesome. byronius Jan 2014 #4
Our CSA has been wonderful. We do the spring/summer and the winter. morningfog Jan 2014 #5
I get a box of organic fruits and vegetables delivered to my door in the night. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #7
I bet you'll enjoy it! onestepforward Jan 2014 #8
You won't be sorry. Gardens in Iowa are wonderful. My father had so much extra that when he jwirr Jan 2014 #9
Damn, for a second there... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #10
Me too! I was guessing NC n/t indie9197 Jan 2014 #12

Atman

(31,464 posts)
2. We dropped by the Farmers Market today,
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 08:38 PM
Jan 2014

Grow our own organic in a community garden during the summer. It's a great feeling...grow more food than we can eat. We give a lot away. Good for you guys! Get away from the big corporate stores!

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
6. Consider this this summer...
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:52 PM
Jan 2014

... give your extra produce to the local food bank? Just an idea.

 

morningfog

(18,115 posts)
5. Our CSA has been wonderful. We do the spring/summer and the winter.
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:42 PM
Jan 2014

It is an incredible amount of food for the price.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
7. I get a box of organic fruits and vegetables delivered to my door in the night.
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 10:59 PM
Jan 2014

It's great. They taste so much better than store-bought and are so fresh.

I hope these businesses spread across the country.

onestepforward

(3,691 posts)
8. I bet you'll enjoy it!
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 11:00 PM
Jan 2014

I started my 4th year last week with my CSA. He grows organic too. I love it!

If you get a vegetable that you're not sure what to do with, allrecipes.com helped me out. Hope you enjoy!

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
9. You won't be sorry. Gardens in Iowa are wonderful. My father had so much extra that when he
Sat Jan 25, 2014, 11:16 PM
Jan 2014

went to town he filled the car and stopped at every home that he knew would need some extra food to get rid of it. My mother was tired of canning.

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