Updated 9/1/09
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The Cottage at Round River
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Outreach
Round River CSA
Community Supported Agriculture is a partnership between producers and consumers to help build a sustainable, local food system.
It is part of the growing national trend of individuals joining together to share
responsibility for the food system which feeds them. The current corporate agriculture system
provides a cheap and abundant supply of food, but with the hidden cost of soil erosion,
water contamination, worker health concersn and loss of family farms and rural communities. In addition to this is the
loss of trust in the healthiness and safety of food that is produced with little regard for
the Earth and natural systems. In a CSA, members purchase an annual share of a farm's
products, making it possible for the farmer to plant and grow the food. In return for this
investment, they receive the freshest possible, locally grown organic produce. The risks
and rewards of farming are shared and an important connection is made between people and
the Earth.
How does the CSA share work?
This year, 2009, Melinda and Michael will be provided twenty five shares of organic produce per week for a
17 week season. One full share feeds a vegetable loving family of four. This years each share cost $420. Indiviuals can split shares amongst themselves. Food will be harvested weekly and placed in individual coolers to
be picked up or delivered to homes in the Finland/Little Marais/Silver
Bay/ area.
Being a shareholder can bring you closer to the natural cycle of seasons here in the Northland.
Each year provides variations of conditions that result in variations of abundance. We encourage
shareholders to spend as much or as little time on the farm as desired, but we hope everyone
will enjoy the experience of eating seasonally the freshest food available.
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Wreaths
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The Cottage at Round River
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Community
Supported Agriculture
