Eat Better, Be Healthier, Save Money, Support Sustainable Farming
Canterbury Creek Gardens 2013 CSA Program
We are now opening membership for our fourth annual CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program.
Members
receive a weekly portion of the best quality produce available, with
healthy recipes, at discounted prices. This program is designed to:
- Improve the quality and variety of the foods you eat.
- Save you time.
- Save you money.
- Support farmers trying to grow quality foods using responsible and sustainable methods.
- Drastically reduce the amount of fossil fuels used in producing your family food.
1. Eat Better
Our CSA program is designed to provide you with the greatest
range of micronutrients possible -- because micronutrient deficiency is
our biggest health problem today.
It starts with our Immunity
Builder Salad Mix. As Joel Furhman, M.D. and acclaimed nutritionist
puts it, "Salad is the main dish in a healthy diet -- nutrient rich and
calorie sparse."
It will also provide you with a
wide assortment of chemical-free and certified organic produce. This
will introduce you to many great fruits and veggies that you would
probably not have tried -- and at peak season. This assortment of fresh fruits and veggies means a wider range of micronutrients consumed.
Our CSA program has included over 100 different high quality veggies and fruits. The
recipes that we provide give you examples of how to prepare many tasty
dishes -- using methods that maximize their nutritional benefits.
2. Save You Time
We know that it can be very
difficult, and time consuming, to find great produce, in peak season,
using today's food system. Produce is available year round -- but nobody
knows where it came from, how it was grown, or most importantly, how it
tastes. Our CSA program does much of this work for you, finding quality
foods in peak season, at reasonable prices.
3. Save Money
After
selling produce for several years, we also know that premium produce is
not often available at reduced prices. Our CSA members have been able
to get substantial savings over the years -- while also getting premium
produce.
Here are the final tallies for our 2012 CSA program.
- A savings of $209 or 32% off retail for chemical-free and organic produce.
- An opportunity to try new fruits and veggies at their seasonal best, and 20 healthy, easy and tasty recipes for using them.
- Satisfaction from supporting a sustainable food supply.
2011 members saved $212.53, or 33.3% off retail.
While we cannot guarantee this same value, we once again guarantee a minimum 21% discount (similar to previous years' guaranteed savings). As the 2013 summer brings additional savings, we will again pass it along to our CSA members.
4. Supporting Responsible and Sustainable Farmers. With
so few farmers growing nutritious farm foods in a sustainable way
today, it is of great importance that we support them as much as
possible. We buy our CSA items almost exclusively from farmers using
quality and sustainable practices.
5. Reduce the fossil fuels used in producing your family food. The
average American family uses as much fossil fuel in putting food on
their table as they do in their cars every year -- most of it
unnecessarily. Most of it is used in making chemical fertilizers,
followed by refrigeration, and cultivation. Our CSA program stresses
organic, local when possible, and by keeping things
fresher, minimizes refrigeration costs. This minimizes the 2 biggest
fossil fuel uses -- chemical fertilizer and refrigeration -- and minimizes transportation.
Savings / Pricing / Payment
To become a member, you must purchase a share. Listed below is the share pricing and value of the food that you will receive.
Program Length
-- The program will last 21 weeks. Pickup days will be Sundays,
beginning June 9, 2013 and ending October 27, 2013. This year's program
starts and ends a few weeks later to allow for more local foods.
Single Share: $450.00
You Pay -- $450.00 or $21.43 / week
Value -- $566.79 or $26.99 / week
Guaranteed Savings -- $116.79 or 21%
Each week, your Single Share will include:
One
pound of Immunity Builder Salad Mix (a $12 value) and $15 worth of
produce, including a special and seasonal organic fruit of the week.
Note: Our
2012 CSA program sold out -- and we had a waiting list for available
spots. Enrollment will once again be on a first come basis.
