Where to from here?
Posted by Kate | Filed under News
Following the second summer CSA six months ago, we have not resurrected the Slow Food CSA. There were several reasons why, after our break, we decided not to return to the CSA model. The biggest problems were getting reliable quantity and quality each week from our emerging farmer, the high cost of transportation and the fact that participants wanted more: more veg, more variety, more items (Fruit! Dairy! Meat!). Logistically this was all too much of a challenge for a team of CSA organisers who are doing this for free in their spare time.
But we have certainly not turned our backs on farmer-to-consumer projects or relationships. Rather we are exploring different models and projects all which help connect consumers to their producers directly. You can find out more about some of these projects at Slow Food Mother City, our new Slow Food chapter.
And if you have wandered onto this site in search of vegetable box schemes, we suggest you try one of the following:
Harvest of Hope – Run by nonprofit Abalimi Bezakhaya, vegetables are grown by small home gardeners and community gardens on the Cape Flats, and delivered to sites around Cape Town
Wild Organics – Run by the Wild Organics shop in Woodstock, lots of fun add-ins besides vegetables
The Drift Farm – Organic Overberg farm, veggies delivered to your door for a small fee
Keep eating and enjoying your vegetables!
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- Summer 2010 CSA in a nutshell
January 12, 2010 | 11:09 am- One small, organic farmer, Erick Zenzele
- A weekly veggie bag containing a constantly changing selection of SIX vegetables
- An additional item every other week (preserves and exotic mushrooms)
- Four collection points for you to choose from, at Deer Park Cafe, Klein Joostenberg Deli, Jaqui Daya Food Store and Millstone Farmstall
- A weekly email newsletter
- An online blog with information, links, recipes and a chance to interact with other CSA members
- Farm outings to Erick’s farms, to meet your farmer, see the crops and learn about how they are grown
- A total of TEN weeks of vegetable delights, running from Tuesday 26 January through Tuesday 30 March.
- Total cost is R559, averaging to R55.90 per weekly bag
Reconnect with where, how and when your food is grown!
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