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Fresh
and Locally Grown
Most
of our vegetables are harvested only hours before they are packed into your box,
and then the box goes right into our cooler. By the next day that box is out
on delivery to you, so you are receiving produce that barely 24 hours earlier
was growing in the field. And we are right here in Wellington, so even our
deliveries into Denver are within 60 miles or so from home! Typically, the
average produce in the grocery store is 7-14 days old and has traveled hundreds, sometimes
thousands of miles.
Know
Where Your Food Dollar Goes
By
purchasing directly from the farm, your entire food dollar goes back into the
local economy and supports the farmer, local farm-worker families, and sound
ecological agricultural practices.
Connect
the People to the Land
Get
to know the land and the people who grow your food! The farm is always open for
CSA members to visit. Throughout the season we organize community events to
facilitate a closer connection to the farm. If you’re thinking about
stopping by, give us a call so we know to look for you! (970) 568-7654.
100%
Organic
You
can be assured that all of our
produce is grown organically. We want food to grow food that is vibrant and
alive. We nurture and grow a healthy soil by growing cover crops and
practicing crop rotation. Healthy soils produce plants that are stronger,
healthier and more resistant to pests and disease.
Weekly
Farm News and Recipes
Every
week with your share you will receive a newsletter filled with farm related information. Learn what is happening on “your” farm,
get recipes for preparing what’s
in your box, read stories about events along with background and information on
new and wonderful veggies.
The
Season
Our
main season is 26 weeks long. It begins in the beginning of June and the last
delivery is mid-December.
Our
Shares
We
have two share sizes: Family Share, and a Small Share. There is
also a Working Share, a Supported Share,
a Cut-Flower Share, and a Pastured Egg Share.
Family
Share
The Family Share consists of a
large quantity and variety of seasonal vegetables, herbs,
and some fruit; roughly sufficient for 2-4 adults for one week.
Small
Share
Our
small share will contain a variety of seasonal produce suitable for a
two-person household for one week (or for bigger families that maybe don’t cook
everyday, but still want to have fresh, local and organic produce in their
diet!) And remember you can always start with a Small Share and “upgrade” to a
Family Share later, if you’re not getting enough veggies each week!
Working
Share
Designed
for members with available time but limited cash. In return for a commitment
of time to assist the CSA, we reduce the cost of the share. It is a Family
Share of produce. We offer a limited number of these shares.
Cut
Flower Share
Providing
members with a beautiful, fresh bouquet from mid-summer through early autumn,
10 weeks. It is picked up with your produce share (or purchased separately,
but delivered along with produce shares).
Pastured
Egg Share
On
our farm, we have a flock of wonderful egg-laying gals, ready to supply you
with dark yellow yolks that stand tall and full. This year, you have the
option to receive fresh eggs along with your veggies. You have the choice to
receive either a single dozen or two-dozen eggs a week, for either 20 or 26
weeks.
Pastured
Eggs
There
is a lot of confusion these days on the labeling of eggs and what it actually
means. Think that when you go to the grocery store and select eggs labeled as
being from “free range” chickens that you are getting a healthier alternative
to factory farmed? Think again. What does “free range” mean? By definition
of the USDA under “Meat and Poultry Labeling Terms” it merely says, “Producers
must demonstrate to the Agency that the poultry has been allowed access to the
outside.” I.e. there has to be a door, and it has to be open some of the time.
The chickens may never actually set foot outside; this does not matter to the
USDA. And as it turns out, this definition only applies to meat chickens-the
agency has no such requirement (weak as it is) for chickens raised for their
eggs.
And
“organic” eggs? What about those? We are all for organic on this farm, but
the National Organic Standards definitions are not what you would imagine.
Again, by definition (for labeling purposes), “organic” though still better
than conventional, simply means that they are fed organic feed (and cannot be
given hormones or antibiotics). There is no requirement under the National
Organic Program that they must be allowed sunshine and access to pasture, or to
the space necessary to express their natural behaviors. The sad truth is that
birds can still be crowded into a warehouse, still made to endure “forced
molting” (the practice of denying hens food and water to “shock” their bodies
into a new egg-laying cycle) still be de-beaked (hugely inhumane)…..and be
labeled “organic”.
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