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Join your local CSA today!
Buying from a local CSA, which has a much shorter supply chain, is a great way to be assured of getting freshly harvested, quality food.
What is a CSA?
At its core, a CSA is a way for consumers to buy local, seasonally fresh food directly from a farmer. Of course, people have been getting produce from local farmers for as long as there have been farms.
Here’s how it generally works. A farm offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Interested consumers purchase a share (aka a “membership” or a “subscription”), often well before the growing season. In return, members receive a CSA box (or bag or basket) of seasonal produce each week throughout that particular farming season. Some CSAs offer different box sizes to accommodate varying family sizes or individual needs. The customer then picks up their box at a given time and place.
This time last year, we learned that a secure food supply could suddenly turn into shortages. Buying from local farms, which have a much shorter supply chain, is a great way to be assured of getting freshly harvested, quality food. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) provides an even better guarantee.
By purchasing a CSA, customers make an early investment to help farmers get their season started, quite literally giving them seed money. Then, CSA members reap the harvest season’s benefits by receiving produce at a discounted price.
Contact your local CSA today to sign up!
Howell, NJ HowellCSA@Gmail.com
West Belmar, NJ jtralkarn@aol.com
Matawan, NJ slbmann9@gmail.com
Middletown/Red Bank, NJ middletownCSA@gmail.com
Bloomfield-Montclair CSA has three sites - 86 Llewellyn Rd and 15 Parkway, both in Montclair, NJ, and 96 Bowden Rd in Cedar Grove, NJ. BloomfieldMontclairCSA@gmail.com
Newark, NJ eve@csanewark.com
Fairlawn, NJ Glenrockfairlawncsa@gmail.com
Westfield, NJ westfieldcsa@gmail.com
Morristown/Morris Plains, NJ morristownorganiccsa@gmail.com
Staten Island, NY statenislandcsa@gmail.com
