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  ahh america

  Once again we miss the point. Someone trying to do some good and make a difference and we get caught up  off point.

  Animal matter, plant matter, it's all the same. And it's interesting to note that 99% of veggie farmers (me included) use animal products for fertility. Why? Because they work really well at growing great veggies. Not that plant based fertility isn't important too. We use cover crops all the time, but we look at farming as a diverse system that uses all types of inputs. And that's fine if I get flamed in a violent way for these comments, we're not changing our practices anytime soon and neither are most of the remaining farmers out there. It's just a fact of the matter.

  So Kurt, good on ya! Glad that you're there in Iowa doing what you're doing. I graduated from Iowa State in 97 and saw the coming sustainable farm movement. Really exciting times.On The savory challenges of being a sustainable chef in Big Ag country posted 2 years ago 34 Responses

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  csa and farmers markets

  Hey folks- here's an idea we've been toying with-

  What do you think of a hybrid model between CSA and farmers market?
  It works like this- You the eater pay in advance for Farmers Market Bucks- say $250. But you get a 10%-15% discount for paying in advance. So you only pay $225 for the $250 worth of food. So each week you come to market you buy the amount you want. The farmer marks off what you spend and when you exhaust your card, you prepay for another if you like.

  We're thinking of this as a possible option for our CSA for may reasons. The eater gets to choose. 85% of our members already pick up at market anyway. We're not packing boxes in advance. And we don't have to deal with logistics of drop sites. And we the farmers get the money in advance to help pay for costs.

  Of course this is (again) a farm by farm scenario that wouldn't work for all farms or all people. By diversity in buying your food is just as important as diversity in choice of food.

  Gathering Together Farm (in Portland Oregon) does something similar to this. Actually it's where I got the idea.

  Love to hear what you think.On Umbra on singles and CSAs posted 2 years, 2 months ago 13 Responses