CSA Week
Hello farm friends!
Let’s get personal about farming - it's CSA Week - get to know your farmer better. This is the week that farmers and support organizations come together to promote the CSA model. This relationship transcends the typical food shopping transaction by allowing customers to be vested in a farm’s success and gain a deeper connection to their food and the people who grow it.
Did you know this farm is female owned and operated? I am the majority owner and I run the farms day-day operations from managing crop plans, greenhouses, field work and driving tractors, harvest schedules, employees, financial plans and communications with customers and partners, and the list goes on. This is women’s work.
I would be remiss to ignore that along-side this successful woman stands great men... In what has traditionally been a male-centric environment (and still is!), the face of farming is increasingly female. Throughout the farm industry (some better than others!), men AND women are working together to not only grow healthy food and feed our communities, we are building a sustainable and resilient future for women farmers. For CSA Week, please consider supporting a family farm AND women in agriculture by joining a local CSA. Farming is not just a job for us, it’s a way of life.
Team work makes the dream work. Along with my husband, who reorganized his own business as a graphic designer to help make the farm business a success, we worked diligently to purchase the farm we rented from his aunt and uncle and to preserve the farms legacy. Over 10 years, we faced many challenges and drank to our accomplishments – from the hardships of growing crops and living in an RV, to the joys of sharpening our skills and expanding our business – becoming a farmer is hard, and remaining a farmer at times is even harder. We got this.
For CSA week, help us celebrate local farms (and women in agriculture)! Eagerly awaiting fresh spring and summer produce… now is the time to connect with your local farmer. Consider signing up for a CSA share or Market Card with us today. Thank you for your support.
In solidarity, your Farmers, Jen and Ryan.