Langwater Farm

Great news! We are now accepting 2010 CSA registration forms!

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) allows farmers and members to develop strong, mutually supportive relationships.   We consider our CSA program the real heart of Langwater Farm.

You probably know the benefits of CSA for customers, or members.  CSA members get great local, fresh, seasonal food. They have a fun place to visit or bring the kids every week.  Members get recipes to help prepare foods that might be new.  And CSA members get to know the farm and the farmer directly.

So why do we like CSA as farmers?

For us farmers, a CSA means we have some money flowing in during the winter and spring in order to cover the costs of seeds and other inputs.  It means we have a better idea of how much food to plant, based on how many members we have.  A CSA means that every week when we go to harvest, we know that the food we pick is going to members rather than going to waste.

But most importantly, it gives us a chance to get to know the people who are eating our food.  I don’t have much interest in growing food that will be sent off on a truck to be processed into junk food and never seen again.  I want to be proud that the food we grow is nourishing the people around us, and I want to know those people.  With a CSA, we’ll get to plant seeds, pull weeds, and swap recipes with the people who eat the food we grow.

We are really looking forward to the 2010 CSA season, our first at Langwater Farm.  We hope you will join us!