Are you ready for 2009

What is a CSA? How do I get food that I know is safe? Where is my food coming from? How long ago was it picked and at a ripe time or travel time? Has it been gassed? Is there water added to my meat? I would like to help you find answers to each of the questions and to show you how to find a safe local farmer in your area to buy your produce and meats from.
Question 1 A CSA is a farm that works with you to provide fresh produce that you help pick the
crop and help the farm by picking the produce, delivering and boxing for a few hours in the growing season and you buy a share. #2 is it safe? You help pick the produce that you would like to see and then it is grown for you it is not coming in from a different country that has lack safety rules. You are a part of the farm. #3 food is from where?? You are welcomed to visit and asked to help the farmer so you know the food source and the grower. #4-5 picked how? We pick as the peak of freshness and delivery with in 2 days it is not trucked or boated for a month and picked green then gassed you your table. #6 we do not inject water or anything else into the meat you get just the meat that way it was grown, fresh pasture based and free from any junk to make it last longer or look fresher.

How do you find farmers like this ?
Try Carolina Farm Stewardship association@
http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/ for a list of local farmers in your area

In the Upstate try http://www.welchandsonfarm.com/

contact your local extension agent

South Carolina Dept of Agriculture

or just look for a farmer at your farmers market and talk to them

You would need to act fast for this upcoming year as the CSA shares go fast and the farmers can only grow so much
Hope this helps and remember to eat fresh food from a local farmer as that way you will have good food to eat that was grown just for you
Bill