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Summer 2008 membership is full. Please see below for waiting list
details for future seasons.
What
is a CSA?
In
a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) system the farmer grows food for a group
of members who pledge to buy a portion of the farm’s crop that
season. Besides receiving a weekly
box of fresh, high-quality, chemical/pesticide free produce, members also
know they are directly supporting a local farm and making their own connection
to the land.
How
does the Blue Gate Farm CSA work?
We have two distinct CSA seasons: Summer
(generally late May to late October with typically 20 weekly deliveries) and Winter
(November and December with typically 4 deliveries - every other week).
Each week members will receive a box of fresh produce.
The Winter box is approximately twice the
size of the Summer box - but delivered every other week. One
box provides approximately enough produce for two adults for a week.
Deliveries are made on Tuesday evenings to a central location in Des
Moines (for Summer 2008 that location is the Ritual Cafe - 11th & Locust). Members may also
pick-up at the farm.
A
newsletter accompanies the produce to keep members informed about produce
varieties for the week, what's up on the farm, recipes, etc. Events
are also planed for social visits to the farm.
What
is included in a the weekly box?
What is in each week's box changes throughout the growing
seasons. The following is a sampling of the seasonal offerings.
For a detailed, week-by-week listing, look to the
Newsletters.
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Spring
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Summer |
Fall |
Winter |
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Arugula |
Basil
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Beets
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Beets |
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Asparagus |
Beans |
Garlic |
Carrots |
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Broccoli
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Carrots
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Leeks |
Leeks |
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Peas
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Edamame |
Onions
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Radishes |
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Radishes
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Eggplant |
Peppers
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Sweet Potatoes |
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Spinach
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Green Peppers
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Potatoes |
Sorrel |
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Sorrel
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Kohlrabi |
Shallots |
Spinach |
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Tapestry Salad |
Tomatoes
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Sunchokes |
Tapestry Salad |
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Tomatoes |
Turnips |
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What
does it cost - 2008?
Summer
Winter
Produce
(base membership)....................................................................... $425
$220
Fresh from the garden vegetables (and occasional fruits). Delivered
weekly in
the Summer and every-other week in the Winter
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Add-on Options (in addition to the base membership):
Honey ..............................................................................................................
$20
$12
Comb
or raw honey (your choice) four times over the Summer
or two times over the Winter.
Free-Range
Egg .............................................................................................. $55
$12
One dozen
free-range eggs weekly.
Preserves
.......................................................................................................... n/a
$10
Two deliveries of your choice of any half-pint
of our farm-fresh
preserves,
such as: Apple Butter,
Ginger Peach Jam,
Gooseberry Sauce, or Rubarb-Huckelberry Jam.
Herbs …............................................................................................................. $35
n/a
Freshly
harvested herbs weekly such as extra basil (beyond what is
normally included with the base produce), chives, parsley, sorrel,
sage & dill.
Goat Cheese
..................................................................................................... $75
$30
1/2 pound of Goat Cheese every other week
in the summer and with
each delivery in the winter from our neighbors at
Reichert's Dairy Air.
Visit their website,
www.reichertsdairyair.com, to learn more about them.
How
to become a CSA member?
We are intentionally a small CSA with a limited number of
memberships available. Staying small allows us to insure the highest possible
quality standards, strong costumer service, and experimentation with some
unusual produce.
In mid-February of 2008, following the renewal period for our veteran members,
we began filling available spots for the Summer 2008 CSA with folks on our
waiting list - we contact in chronological order of when we received the initial
inquiry. All of the available spots were filled by mid- March. Should a spot
re-open we'll phone the next name on our waiting list.
Should you wish to place your name on our
waiting list for future seasons, please e-mail us.
Have
a question or want more information? Then please e-mail us at
mail@bluegatefarmfresh.com
or call us at 641-203-0758.
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