CSA Week 2!
Just wanted to thank everyone for coming out to the 12 South market today. And here is a list of what our CSA members got this week:
Green leaf lettuce, Bok Choi, radishes, Spring mix, broccoli raab, arugula, baby shallots w/tops.
Enjoy!
Delta Sun Farm
Having fun Farming and living an Agrarian life in Middle Tennessee. Join our CSA!
Our First CSA Box!
We are very excited about our first CSA! The first box includes the following:
French breakfast radishes
Spring salad mix
Arugula
Red Japanese mustard greens
Mixed kale bunch (red Russian kale & Tuscan kale)
Baby bok choi
Lots of greens for salads, stir frys, kimchee, etc.
Enjoy!
Many Thanks,
Mike & Caitlin
Delta Sun Farm
April update 2
A few weeks after getting a greenhouse full of transplants to the field. They are looking great!
April Update
We have been hard at it here recently. Planting as much as possible and then covering stuff when the frosts and freezes arrive. But all has been progressing well. Haven’t been blogging as regularly as normal so I thought I would share some photos of recent happenings around here!
We currently have just one week to reach our kickstarter goal of 20,000 for the farm! Please consider donating here and spread the word…Thank you DSF http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deltasunfarm/delta-sun-farm-csa-program
Delta Sun Farm CSA is Open!
Community Supported Agriculture Program
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It is an innovative concept that is helping secure a future for family farms all over the country. It’s basically an agreement between the farmer and a community of consumers. The consumer purchases a “Membership” which gives the Farmer a payment in the beginning of the year when they need it most to pay for seed, supplies, labor, etc.
In return, the Consumer, or Member, receives a weekly Subscription box of Fresh, Seasonal, and Organic Produce. It is very rewarding for both the Farmer and the Community. The Member or Shareholder gains the satisfaction of knowing they are supporting a Local, Sustainable, Family Farm while feeling a closer connection to the land, the Farmer who grows their food, and the beautiful abundance of food the Seasons have to offer.
Our CSA program provides our customers with at least 24 weeks of our fresh produce for the 2012 growing season which will run from May through mid Nov. Each week our CSA members will receive a half bushel share of our freshest, seasonal, highest quality produce, grown by us. To be picked up at a centralized location. Our current pick up spots are the 12 South Market in Nashville on Tues. afternoons from3:30-6:30, the Nashville Farmers Market every Saturday morning, and the Hendersonville Farmers market at the Streets of Indian Lake every Saturday morning.
Here is a list of some of the Organic produce you can expect to receive throughout the Spring and Summer: Strawberries, tomatoes, garlic, squash, lettuce, spring salad mix, arugula, braising and Asian greens, beets, kale, zucchini, summer squash, watermelons, cantaloupe, peppers of many varieties, cucumbers, radish, sunflowers, garlic flowers, basil, cilantro, dill, etc., potatoes, broccoli, carrots, onions, scallions, broccoli raab, cabbage, peas, beans, eggplant, spinach, heads of lettuce…and you can always expect a few surprises!
The yearly membership fee is $500.
For more information please contact us at:
615-590-7508
Deltasunfarm@gmail.com
Thank you
Delta Sun Farm
Updates and Thanks
We have been getting a lot done around the farm. Yesterday and today Caitlin, my brother Bruce and I tilled and built beds. We planted a good many strawberry plants, bulbing onions, purple scallions, more shallots, moved the pigs way across the field to green pastures and they are very happy. I hope to get some photos up tomorrow. Just wanted to put out a quick update. And the kickstarter is moving right along. We broke the $3,500 mark today but only a month to go! So please help spread the word and consider donating to support our small farm if you haven’t already. Here is the kickstarter link..
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deltasunfarm/delta-sun-farm-csa-program
Thanks much!
Delta Sun Farm
What a day to be a plant!
It has been such a joy to work the past couple of weeks. In spite of our fair share of thunderstorms, the temperature has been very encouraging for us, the germinating seeds, and the transplants that have been set out to harden off. Just to think, a few short weeks ago it all started out with plans for a greenhouse and a mess of seeds…
A variety of seeds germinating and sprouting: spinach, beets, artichokes, heirloom tomatoes and beans, brussel sprouts, cabbage. squash, cucumbers, okra, chard, asparagus, pak choi, etc. We are very excited for our CSA members this season!
Broccoli babies.
Lettuce
A variety of goodies…
Sugar snap and snow peas!
Kale, leeks, red mustard, romaine, red boston, iceberg, and green leaf lettuce, black-eyed peas, and strawberries almost ready to be transplanted to the field.
Beets and carrots, very tasty!
So are the red kale and red bordeaux spinach!
The garlic, onions, and shallots are coming along and the field is ready for more transplants.
Taking CSA Members Through March!
If you are in the Nashville area and would like to join our CSA for 2012 we will have pickups at the 12 South market on Tuesday afternoons, The Nashville Farmers market and Hendersonville market on Sat. mornings. Here is our info.
(And if you would like to help us spread the word about our Kickstarter campaign here is the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1312628802/delta-sun-farm-csa-program )
Community Supported Agriculture Program
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It is an innovative concept that is helping secure a future for family farms all over the country. It’s basically an agreement between the farmer and a community of consumers. The consumer purchases a “Membership” which gives the Farmer a payment in the beginning of the year when they need it most to pay for seed, supplies, labor, etc.
In return, the Consumer, or Member, receives a weekly Subscription box of Fresh, Seasonal, and Organic Produce. It is very rewarding for both the Farmer and the Community. The Member or Shareholder gains the satisfaction of knowing they are supporting a Local, Sustainable, Family Farm while feeling a closer connection to the land, the Farmer who grows their food, and the beautiful abundance of food the Seasons have to offer.
Our CSA program provides our customers with at least 24 weeks of our fresh produce for the 2012 growing season which will run from about May 1st through Nov. Each week our CSA members will receive a half bushel share of our freshest, seasonal, highest quality produce, grown by us. To be picked up at a centralized location.
Here is a list of some of the Organic produce you can expect to receive throughout the Spring and Summer: Strawberries, tomatoes, garlic, squash, lettuce, spring salad mix, arugula, braising and Asian greens, beets, kale, zucchini, summer squash, watermelons, cantaloupe, peppers of many varieties, cucumbers, radish, sunflowers, garlic flowers, basil, cilantro, dill, etc., potatoes, broccoli, carrots, onions, scallions, broccoli raab, cabbage, peas, beans, eggplant, spinach, heads of lettuce…and you can always expect a few surprises!
The yearly membership fee is $500 due March 31st.
For more information please contact us at:
615-590-7508
Deltasunfarm@gmail.com
Thank you
Kickstarter Launched!
Kickstarter is finally launched! To check it out, click on the link and watch the video. We have just 45 days to reach our goal of $20,000! If we don’t reach it we get zero. So, please help us spread the word like wild fire! We need your help to make this happen! Thanks for your support!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1312628802/delta-sun-farm-csa-program
