blog.looseends.net » Community Supported Agriculture http://blog.looseends.net A Virtual Assistant's Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:06:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AZVAs supports solopreneurs, small business owners, virtual assistants, and all kinds of freelancers, by providing face-to-face and virtual networking and educational opportunities to entrepreneurs working throughout the Southwestern U.S. Working virtually presents challenges of isolation and expense in keeping current. AZVAs the Podcast connects you with colleagues near and far by tipping you off to coming events (virtual and live) and tools you need for your business success. Stay on top of the AZVAs network by visiting the AZVAs fan page: http://www.FaceBook.com/AZVAs Katie Baird and Tara Fort clean Katie Baird and Tara Fort ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net (Katie Baird and Tara Fort) 2011 AZVAs Industry news for your virtual afternoon commute! virtual assistant,solopreneurs,entrepreneurs,business tips,interviews blog.looseends.net » Community Supported Agriculture http://blog.looseends.net/wp-content/Podcast.gif http://blog.looseends.net Prescott, AZ Monthly Give a care? Give a share! http://blog.looseends.net/2008/give-a-care-give-a-share/ http://blog.looseends.net/2008/give-a-care-give-a-share/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:39:30 +0000 ktcosmos http://blog.looseends.net/?p=848 I used to love (and be good at) gardening. After too many years of fighting our snails, grasshoppers, javelinas, and earwigs, I finally faced some serious truths and personal limitations. Raising my own food here in northern Arizona is competing with too many other personal interests AND I’m not that great at it.

Add it to the list of things to try again when I am retired.

We love our local Farmers’ Market, but decided this year to take our grocery shopping to another level. We have just finished our first year as happy CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) members. Our growers are Cory and Shanti Rade of Whipstone Farm in Paulden Arizona.

Who wouldn’t love showing up once a week to pick up two tote bags full of flowers and veggies, picked just that morning?!

We would like to help other families experience the convenience and deliciousness of locally grown fresh produce by providing a donated share of next year’s Whipstone Farm crop, and are working with Shanti to figure out how best to allocate that share.

Here are some tales of other CSAs who have discovered ways to distribute their excess shares equitably:

Do you participate in your area’s CSA program?  Would you like to contribute to another family’s share? I’d love to hear about it.

Speaking of this, here are some related posts from the Loosely Speaking archives:

Pizza Perfection

Community Supported Agriculture in Prescott

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