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Our intention in offering CSA shares this season is to
create an intimate community around the farm. To us, being intimate with the farm involves developing a
relationship with the land that your food is grown on, and the community of
people who grow it. It means
participating in some of the farm activities, such as working in the garden
once in a while, helping us harvest or pack vegetables, selling at the farmers
market, helping with school kids when they come on field trips, writing grants,
being a host for some of our events or however you may be inspired to
participate.
What you’ll get in your weekly allotment is what’s growing
at the farm, as if you lived here with us. We may occasionally supplement your box with produce from
some of our favorite local organic farmers, such as fruits, or vegetables we
don’t grow.
CSA crops planned for 2013 include arugula, beets,
broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, cabbages, chard, collard greens, mustard
greens, eggplant, herbs (basil, cilantro, dill, marjoram, parsley, summer
savory, sage), kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, leeks, onions, potatoes, peas, peppers,
chile, radishes, spinach, summer squash, tomatoes, winter squash and zucchini.
Our CSA will only be offering 20 shares to start
with. If we are blessed with
enough produce to offer more shares, we’ll let people on our waiting list know.
We would like to know why you want to support Gaia Gardens
and how you want to participate in the farm activities (please be creative as
any participation is welcome!)
In addition to the 20 shares that we are offering, we will
be donating 5 shares to people with terminal illnesses and/or families in
need. We are looking for sponsors
(individuals or businesses) for these extra shares.
The drop off location is yet to be determined. If you wish to offer your home or
business as a drop off, please let us know (that would count as a way to
participate).
The season will run from June to October, or approximately
20 weeks.
Shares are $22/week. If you decide to join the CSA, we ask
that you pay half of the season up front ($220) by May 1st, and the
other half ($220) by July 1st.
If you leave town and are unable to pick up your box (they
will actually be insulated shopping bags, provided by Del Norte Credit Union!),
you will need to make arrangements to give your share to a friend during your
absence, or you can donate it to a person in need (we will arrange for
delivery).
This is our first year offering a CSA. We only grow a
limited variety of vegetables and will not supplement boxes with anything not
grown locally. When kale is
abundant, you’ll get lots of kale.
When it’s zucchini season, same.
When we harvest potatoes, your bag will be heavy. Our CSA will be simple. We probably won’t have time to include
recipes in your box but you may occasionally find a poem, a bunch of flowers or
herbs, or a couple of eggs from our lovely feathered friends.
We promise to give you the freshest, most organic, most
grown with passion and reverence vegetables we can grow.
The upfront money from the CSA shares will go to the
construction of our water-harvesting system and well fund. If you are inspired to pitch in a
little extra, bless your heart. If
you wish to sponsor a share for a family in need or person with terminal
illness, please indicate the amount of your sponsorship on your enrollment form.
If interested in joining our CSA, please email us to request a CSA enrollment form.
Thank you for your interest in our CSA offering and for
supporting organic and regenerative farming in Santa Fe!
Dominique and Poki
Once upon a time,
When
women were birds,
There
was the simple understanding
That
to sing at dawn
And
to sing at dusk
Was
to heal the world through joy.
The
birds still remember what we have forgotten,
That
the world is meant to be celebrated.4
- Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds
