Glen Rock Fair Lawn Food Cooperative Attempting To Bring Locally Grown, Organic Food To Residents' Tables

Glen Rock Fair Lawn Community Support Agriculture is looking to residents to join its farming cooperative.

The group partners with local farmers to deliver locally grown, organic vegetables and fruits and all-natural chicken and eggs to residents.

Residents who join would receive a weekly delivery of select produce from May through September.

Food cooperatives have had a somewhat difficult time gaining a foothold in North Jersey. There is a lot of competition from supermarkets like Whole Foods and Kings that sell and aggressively market organic products.

“We hope that people buy from local farmers rather than the supermarkets as much as possible,” said John Krueger, owner of Circle Brook Farm in Andover. “Members generally get a break form what the cost of buying the same things at a farmers market or supermarket would be.”

Farmers a lot reap the benefits of cooperatives.

“The advantage to the farmer is that we get the product presold,” Krueger said. “[Co-ops] usually prepay for their purchases early so you get a good chunk of money early in the season.”

A representative from the Glen Rock Fair Lawn CSA could not be reached for comment.

For more information, e-mail glenrockfairlawncas@gmail.com.