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We're about bringing organic produce to the Richmond area, and local and sustainable food production. Our teams grow ONLY organic produce, so you are doing good for the
planet while doing good for your household, your community, and
yourself. We aim to gracefully blend the "art" and "science" aspects of organic growing.
We
use USDA Certified Organic heirloom seeds from High Mowing Seeds ,
Organic potting mixes and soils from McEnroe Organic Farm  ,
Organic (presumably) peat based mixes,
and Organic growing methods, even though we are not Certified as such.
Even our compost isn't the same old poop that others use, but is
(recycled) composted yard waste approved by the State of Maryland for
use on Organic farms because it runs so hot for so long-indeed, it arrives still steaming .
We set out to also be veganic , but we surveyed our members, and found out that was not a priority. As of late May, we are still nearly there, having used no bone meal, dried blood, etc., only a bit of OMRI certified composted manures from animal sources. We will consider applying some locally caught shad extracts should we need more nitrogen later in the season. This strikes us as a good balance...recycling local resources left over from someone's dinner. Let us know what you think about this...
We are a CSA, which stands for Community Supported Agriculture.
The basics of the program are very simple. The consumer pre-pays a
portion of his/her/their grocery budget to a farmer in exchange for a
"share" of the output of the farm, and our partners'. Typically, the a full share membership is around
$25 a week, as is ours. The challenge for us is to provide you with more than a $25 retail value in local, organic produce- we try for $30 for a full share, and $15 for a half share, using Ellwood Thompson's as a reference.
You never know exactly what you are going to get. Our Week 2 share included: Beets, Baby Beet Greens, Broccoli, Green Onions, Spinach, Kale, Strawberries, Radishes, and Mesclun Mix. Our members said "It's like Christmas! We couldn't be happier". Some weeks will be leaner, some will be better.
As an additional benefit, we don't ask you to pre-pay your membership (when you join before June 1), which is typical of CSAs, but allow you to stretch your payments over the season. We use PayPal's subscription feature, so that we have more time to focus on growing the best produce for you.
We're busily preparing to serve you for the 2008 season and beyond.
Check out What's Growing On
and our Frequently Asked Questions
Contact Us if you still have questions and
Join us!
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