CSA Day!

CSA Day Offers Second Chance for New Year’s Resolutions

Are your New Year’s resolutions already in the rearview mirror? If so, you’re not alone, but you still have time to make good on those resolutions. Boundless Farmstead is pleased to join other farms from around the country for the third annual CSA Day on February 23, when you can join other like-minded people around the country who are committed to:

eating healthful foods and preparing them for their families;
supporting their local farmer;
being kind to our planet;
learning something new; and
being adventurous in the kitchen.

CSA (community-supported agriculture) is a subscription to a season’s worth of sustainable, locally grown produce that is distributed to members throughout the harvesting season. It is a form of investment that allows small farmers to continue growing on a scale that may not be sustainable without the CSA model. CSA members enjoy the quality of fresh fruits and vegetables for their family, while supporting their local farmer.

According to Small Farm Central’s CSA Farming Annual Report, the most popular time to join a CSA each year is at the end of February. To promote this important time for farmers, CSA Day was coined, and each year it falls on the last Friday in February. It’s an entire day dedicated to the celebration of community-supported agriculture, and CSA farmers enjoy an influx of sign-ups from members, which gives them revenue when they need it most for the growing season.Getting food from a CSA is different from going to a farmers market or using a grocery delivery service. As a CSA member, you make a seasonal commitment to a small farmer in your area, and the produce is either delivered to your door or you pick it up at a local distribution center. CSA members take pleasure in knowing where and how their food is grown, and typically have an open line of communication with their farmer.

How to Get Involved with CSA Day

If you would like to celebrate CSA Day and support local farms, sign up for a share on February 23, and use the hashtag #CSAday to join the online conversation.You can also sign up here to stay up to date on news and updates about CSA Day.

“We’ve made it simple for you to get acquainted with CSAs,” says Megan French of Boundless Farmstead. “Check out our website to learn what a CSA is all about, take our CSA quiz, and learn how to get the most of your CSA.”

About Small Farm Central and CSA Day
In 2006, Simon Huntley combined his passion for helping small farmers and his experience in technology to found Small Farm Central. The organization serves the technology needs of small business farmers, including websites, ecommerce, CSA member management and marketing tools. Small Farm Central coined CSA Day in February 2015 to celebrate local agriculture among CSA members and farmers. Small Farm Central has worked with more than 1,000 farms across the U.S. and Canada. For more information, please visit www.smallfarmcentral.com and www.csaday.info.

Central Oregon Vegetable CSA Providers:

Boundless Farmstead

Megan French and David Kellner-Rode

503.883.1758 info@boundlessfarmstead.com

www.boundlessfarmstead.com

Rainshadow Organics

Sarahlee Lawrence

541.279.0841 sarahlee.lawrence@gmail.com

www.rainshadoworganics.com

Mahonia Gardens

Benji Nagel and Carys Wilkins

603.969.2136 mahoniagardens@gmail.com