2009 CSA Farm Directory Helps Twin Cities Consumers ‘Put a Face on Their Food’

CONTACT: Brian DeVore, LSP, 612-722-6377, bdevore@landstewardshipproject.org

3/6/09
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. —Twin Cities-area consumers who want to receive fresh, sustainably-produced vegetables on a weekly basis during the 2009 growing season can reserve a share in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm before the first salad greens emerge this spring. The Land Stewardship Project’s Twin Cities Region CSA Farm Directory can help consumers find the farm that’s right for them. For a free copy, visit www.landstewardshipproject.org/csa.html or call 612-722-6377. Paper copies are available at the Land Stewardship Project’s South Minneapolis office, 821 E. 35th St., Suite 200.

Community Supported Agriculture is an arrangement where consumers “put a face on their food” by buying shares in a farming operation on an annual basis. In return, the farmers provide a weekly supply of fresh, natural produce throughout the growing season (approximately June to October). Subscriptions are often sold out by spring and vegetable lovers are encouraged to reserve their shares early.

The details of the share arrangements such as how much and what kind of produce is offered vary from farm-to-farm. The 2009 edition of the CSA Farm Directory provides detailed information on 43 farms that deliver to the Twin Cities. That’s up from 33 CSA farms listed in 2008. Most of the farms focus exclusively on fresh produce, although a few also offer meat shares.

Founded in 1982, the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is a membership-based nonprofit organization that works to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities. LSP has offices in the Minnesota communities of Lewiston, Montevideo and South Minneapolis.

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