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WELCOME TO WATERBEAR FARM 2012 CSA
By joining our CSA program you can be sure that you are eating nutrient dense vital food that will keep you healthy all year.
Its easy to join our CSA and recieve a share of fresh picked certified organic veggies every week. Just click on " printable sign up page" above and choose your share size and extras like local eggs From Ramblin Acres farm , stone oven baked bread from Sweet Water Bakery, Beef and pork from our organically managed pastures and more.
What is a CSA? CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. A member of a CSA will pay the farmer at the beginning of the season for a weekly delivery of veggies, meats, eggs, and fruits. This allows the farmer to focus on growing a wide variety of crops, pick them at the best time and give the member a cheaper than retail price without incurring a large start up debt in a very risky business.
The farmer has a gaurunteed sale and a direct relationship with the consumer/member. The member gets locally grown food that they know is grown in their region especially for them without the retail mark up. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Waterbear Farm is unique because we are Certified Organic and we use Biodynamic methods. As a Certified Organic farm we are committed to using Certified Organic seeds, fertilizers, and disease and pest controlling sprays. In fact every thing we do must comply with strict standards to insure that the food we sell is clean and free of synthetic chemicals and toxic elements. We are also required to maintain and increase the health of our soil by using cover crops, crop rotation, contour plowing and compost.
Biodynamic farming practices were introduced in the early 1900s by Rudolph Steiner. He developed a method of maintaining soil and plant health by using speciallized cow manure, herbal and mineral preperations that can be made by the farmer using ingredients found on most farms. He also refined and evolved the practice of planting, weeding and tilling based on the position of the moon, planets and constellations. We find the Biodynamic methods in particular to have a very beneficial influence on the quality, flavor and medicinal quality of our produce.
Waterbear Farm is unique because we are Certified Organic and we use Biodynamic methods. As a Certified Organic farm we are committed to using Certified Organic seeds, fertilizers, and disease and pest controlling sprays. In fact every thing we do must comply with strict standards to insure that the food we sell is clean and free of synthetic chemicals and toxic elements. We are also required to maintain and increase the health of our soil by using cover crops, crop rotation, contour plowing and compost.
Biodynamic farming practices were introduced in the early 1900s by Rudolph Steiner. He developed a method of maintaining soil and plant health by using speciallized cow manure, herbal and mineral preperations that can be made by the farmer using ingredients found on most farms. He also refined and evolved the practice of planting, weeding and tilling based on the position of the moon, planets and constellations. We find the Biodynamic methods in particular to have a very beneficial influence on the quality, flavor and medicinal quality of our produce.
2012 marks our third year offering a Community Supported Agriculture Program and providing food for over 100 members. Our produce and meats can also be found at Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op, The Harvest Moon and Sweet Providence Farm Market, Eats and Annie Kay's Natural Food Store.
Employment? We are all ways looking for an experienced,( minimum 3 years growing produce for 90% of your income), vegetable farmer. We have a growing business on a beautiful piece of Blue Ridge Mountain paradise. If experience is what your after, we are also all ways looking for a good field hand to plant weed and harvest. Send resume to waterbearorganicfarm@yahoo.com. Please include references.
TO JOIN OUR CSA CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE.
TO JOIN OUR CSA CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE.
