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Join us in our 2012 CSA, starting June 6th!
“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” ― Wendell Berry
Join our 2012 Community Supported Agriculture Program!
What is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Share?
A CSA program is a way for community members to buy local produce directly from a farm. Every CSA is different although most accommodate the community with weekly “shares” of seasonal produce that is growing on the farm. Interested customers invest in a membership or subscription and in return receive a weekly share of vegetables.
Our CSA program season is 22 weeks in length, beginning June 6th and continuing until Halloween.
Our membership fee: $650.00 for the full 22 weeks. Register for a share by February 29th for $600.00, or by April 1st for $630.00/ share.
Pick Up Locations and Times:
Every Wednesday from 4-6 pm at the locations below:
-The Fire House Restaurant- 711 NE Dekum Portland, OR 97211
-Sunnyside Environmental School- 3421 SE Salmon St. Portland, OR 97214
There are many reasons why a CSA program is beneficial for small farms:
-As we share our produce with you, we receive respect and appreciation, as well and the seasonal changes and inherent relationships built with the natural environment.
-Your membership fee decreases the amount of money we need to pay for amendments, seeds, labor, and project materials to prepare us for the upcoming season’s bounty.
-Your support encourages us to continue sustainable land stewardship. Our certified organic practices include crop rotation, beneficial insects, and cover crops to assure healthy produce, soil tilth, and productivity.
What to expect:
-Your weekly CSA share will be filled with fresh-picked, top-quality organic produce every week June through Halloween.
-Each box comes with a newsletter with recipes and newsletters about happenings from the farm.
-You will save time because your produce is already harvested and ready to pick-up, and you save money compared to buying it retail at the store or Farmer’s Market.
-You will harness a connection with the natural world, as you too are along for the expected and unexpected weather that is a reality to farming and growing fresh food in the Willamette Valley!
-Your membership helps sustain our small farm operation while contributing to a vibrant local economy.
This past year was exemplary of how a CSA program connects the producer and the consumer on a personal level and we feel as if the relationships and community ties built were invaluable to the future of local food systems, community engagements; and to the success and future of Simington Gardens.
We will be growing even more this next year! We will be hiring two more employees’ full time to assist in running the operation, as well as expanding in the growing space two fold with 6 acres projected for growing. We will also be expanding on our educational programming with 8 interns from both SE works and Tualatin’s Supa Fresh Youth Farming Program. We hope to continue to build seasonal extenders with Green Houses and hoop houses. With climate change at issue, we believe that having seasonal extenders are imperative for the insurance of a reliable food system, and building them and working together has shown great benefits to learning life skills of building and self- sufficiency.
Join our 2012 CSA by sending your name, address, telephone number, and email address along with a check for the harvest share to Simington Gardens, P.O. Box 425 Aurora, Oregon 97002. Please indicate which location you prefer to pick up at in your email so that we can organize everyone’s share.