kitchwitch
Power Conserver
I wasn't entirely sure where to put this, but since it's about making some money, I figured here was as good a place as any.
I know when you buy into a CSA it usually includes fun activities and day at the farm type stuff. I don't have a farm. I have 1.25 acres, a 1950s ranch house and a crazy dog that doesn't like strangers.
Before I realized that CSAs usually included these activities I was thinking about starting a small one next year. Nothing massive, I can't support that, but right now I grow a LOT of produce and it's just my husband, myself and the poultry.
I am capable of including berries, pears, peaches, cherries, bib lettuce, leaf lettuce, snap peas, beans, pumpkins, watermelon, cantaloupe, okra, ground cherries, roma tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, turnips, broccoli, leeks, onions, scallions, eggplant, fingerling potatoes, yukon potatoes, sweet potatoes, rhubarb, cauliflower, beets, finger carrots, multi-colored carrots, zucchini, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, cucumbers, sunflower seeds, radishes as well as turkeys at Thanksgiving, duck, chicken and quail eggs, duck, chicken and quail meat. I can also incorporate yarn and angora fiber for those who want it.
I don't grow apples, but several times during the fall I make big trips to a local orchard, so I could easily include apples in the fall. Once I get my darn hedge planted I expect hazelnuts, wild plums, currants, elderberries and wild grapes in the next few years (assuming I do the CSA thing and continue to do it).
Do you think I could still do a CSA without all the get together BBQs and "day at the farm" type stuff?
I am taking this year to plant everything and keep track of what grows well, what doesn't and how much produce I am harvesting so I have a good idea of how many shares to sell.
I know when you buy into a CSA it usually includes fun activities and day at the farm type stuff. I don't have a farm. I have 1.25 acres, a 1950s ranch house and a crazy dog that doesn't like strangers.
Before I realized that CSAs usually included these activities I was thinking about starting a small one next year. Nothing massive, I can't support that, but right now I grow a LOT of produce and it's just my husband, myself and the poultry.
I am capable of including berries, pears, peaches, cherries, bib lettuce, leaf lettuce, snap peas, beans, pumpkins, watermelon, cantaloupe, okra, ground cherries, roma tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, turnips, broccoli, leeks, onions, scallions, eggplant, fingerling potatoes, yukon potatoes, sweet potatoes, rhubarb, cauliflower, beets, finger carrots, multi-colored carrots, zucchini, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, cucumbers, sunflower seeds, radishes as well as turkeys at Thanksgiving, duck, chicken and quail eggs, duck, chicken and quail meat. I can also incorporate yarn and angora fiber for those who want it.
I don't grow apples, but several times during the fall I make big trips to a local orchard, so I could easily include apples in the fall. Once I get my darn hedge planted I expect hazelnuts, wild plums, currants, elderberries and wild grapes in the next few years (assuming I do the CSA thing and continue to do it).
Do you think I could still do a CSA without all the get together BBQs and "day at the farm" type stuff?
I am taking this year to plant everything and keep track of what grows well, what doesn't and how much produce I am harvesting so I have a good idea of how many shares to sell.
