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CSA Info:
What is a CSA:
Community-supported agriculture (CSA) is
a food production and distribution system
that directly connects farmers and
consumers. Consumers buy "shares" in a
farms harvest in advance. In this model
farms earn important capital early and
have a guaranteed market for their
produce. It is beneficial to the farmer
because it is an important source of cashflow at the peak of his cost/benefit cycle.
Barring crop failures or other disastrous
harvest (rare in a polyculture farm),
consumers enjoy overall lower food costs,
field fresh produce, and greater access to
high demand fruits and vegetables such as
heirloom tomatoes. This is regarded as a
win-win situation in which the farmer is
kept solvent financially which also helps
the consumer by making sure the farmer
doesn't take shortcuts. Benefits and risks
are shared by both the producer and
consumer. Dollars are kept in the local
economy, and the local community is
better served.
2015 Summer Vegetable CSA at BeeRay farms
This year at Bee-Ray we plan on having 12
full shares or equivalent half shares
available. Our full share is designed to fit
the needs of four people based on weekly
serving of the vegetables currently in
season. Our half share is similar but is less
of the same items and is designed for two
people. We will have our first distributions
available around the third week of June
and they should run for approximately 16
weeks or until first killing frost. Typically a
share early on would contain a few greens,
radishes, and other quick crops (maybe 34 items) during the peak of the harvest
season you might get 8-10 different items,
and by fall you would start to see more
storage crops like the winter squashes,
and the variety again tapers off. This is a
Bee-Ray
Farms
Hot Peppers
Green Peppers
Name______________________________________
Sweet Peppers
Telephone__________________________________
Eggplant
Address____________________________________
Cucumbers
Onions (fresh
eating)
___________________________________________
Email Address________________________________
Potatoes (4-5
kinds new and
storage)
Small head
lettuce
Brock Bradley
Radishes
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Green Beans
5370 Earhart Rd
Ann Arbor, MI
48105
Any Question call Brock: (734) 516-0520 or
Rayanne (734) 262-1789
Zucchini
Salad Greens
Spinach