Big Bend CSA LLC

 

 

 

 

About 35 years ago, a new model of local agriculture was developed. The movement  was started in Japan by a group of women who were concerned about  the increase in food imports and the loss of local farms. These women set out to establish a growing and purchasing relationship with local farmers. This arrangement, called “teikei” in Japanese, translates to “putting the farmer’s face   on food. ”The concept later reached Europe  and then the United States where it  became known as community supported  agriculture, or CSA.

Community supported agriculture (CSA) refers to a partnership between a farmer

and a community of supporters. At the beginning of the year, supporters purchase a “share” of the farm’s production.  The farmer uses this money to cover the cost of seeds, fertilizer, equipment maintenance, and labor, and produces a healthy supply of fresh produce throughout the season.  

When CSA members make this commitment, they are supporting the farm through the season and are sharing the costs, risks and bounty of growing food along with the farmer.  This mutually supportive relationship between local farmers and community members helps to create economically stable farm operations in which members are assured the highest quality produce. In return, farmers are assured a reliable market for a variety of crops.

Our Mission

at BBCSA is to establish a mutually supportive relationship between local farmers and community members.

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 Like our mother says, “People gotta eat”, and we want to make sure that they are eating fresh, nutritious and flavorful food.

Key Benefits

s Through direct marketing, CSAs give farmers the fairest return on their products.

s A CSA helps to create dialog between farmers and consumers and increases understanding of how, where and by whom food is grown.

s A CSA creates a sense of social responsibility and stewardship of local land.

s By purchasing shares in a CSA, members keep food dollars in the local community and maintain local food production.

What’s in a share?

A share includes a weekly selection of fresh, locally grown, produce. 

Our Promise

BBCSA will only supply what is produced locally on the farm(s) involved

  

 
Vegetable Varieties

Some fresh market growers like to limit production to the crops that grow best for them. However, the CSA grower focuses on a wide range of vegetables so that subscribers receive an interesting variety of vegetables throughout the season. Depending on the length of the subscription period, this may include everything from asparagus and rhubarb in the early spring to parsnips and kale in the late fall.

 

A share in our harvest is seasonal, so the size and composition of the boxes change as the season progresses

 

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Contact Information

Telephone 850-878-8823