Community Supported Agriculture Day 2012

February 11, 2012
9 a.m. – noon, at Harmony School

Come and learn more about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs in our area!

The Local Growers Guild is providing a forum for local farmers to present their CSA subscription programs for the 2012 growing season. Interested customers can learn more about how CSAs work and peruse the subscription programs offered by various small Southern Indiana farms at this special event, which coincides with a regular session of the Bloomington Winter Farmers Market. The CSA day will be held at Harmony School (909 East 2nd Street) on Saturday, February 11 between 9 a.m. and noon.

Subscribers to a CSA delivery program pay a flat fee at the beginning of the growing season for a weekly or biweekly box of fruits, vegetables and other farm products. This arrangement supports local farmers by ensuring a consistent demand for their products and benefits consumers by providing them with a diverse selection of produce and other farm goods at below-market rates. At this CSA day, customers will be able to compare the products, schedules, prices and delivery options offered by various local farmers.

Growers who will be attending the CSA day run small operations that are devoted to organic, environmentally sustainable and socially responsible farming methods. Subscription programs will be available for produce boxes only or for boxes that include meat, eggs and dairy products.

If you are a farmer interested in presenting your 2012 CSA program, please contact Vanessa at 345-7435, or localgrowers@localgrowers.org to reserve a space at the event.