S: Is for Bountiful Sharing!

With those looming prices and the quality of fruits and vegetables lowering, here is a way to support the farming industry, help others and feed yourself delicious homegrown treats. Farm Share Ltd. works with local family owned farms to bring fresh organic crops to your table. The bounty is then driven to your doorstep. Talk about convenient with an assurance of organic and naturally grown produce you can trust. As you become a "member" of the farm for the season and you receive a delivery of your portion of the farm’s weekly harvest. As the season progresses, the harvest changes so you continue to taste and discover new food throughout. Farm Share also provide easy-to-follow recipes and a place for members to exchange recipes on their website. CSA brings a unique approach to bringing farms and families together for great food and support to small local farms and sustainable agriculture. Pledging in advance to cover the anticipated costs of the farm operation. Members also share in the risks of farming, including unfavorable weather or pests. By selling directly to a community of members who have provided the farmer with working capital in advance, farmers gain some financial security in an uncertain time and are relieved of much of the burden of marketing. For the farmer, it means having the resources to buy seed and equipment and the time to do what they love to do – farm! For you, a whole season of great food and a direct connection to its source. Shares are designed for 1-2 adults who love vegetables or a family with small children. Vegetarian or larger families often purchase two shares. While quantity depends on what is being harvested on the farm each week, each weekly vegetable share generally includes 6-8 varieties and up to a half bushel of fresh vegetables, with many different delicious varieties including outstanding heirloom types not available in stores. Fruit shares contain 2-3 items each week. Vegetable Shares A weekly supply of freshly hand-harvested organic vegetables. Crops planned include heirloom tomatoes, arugula, beets, middle eastern cucumbers, summer squash, yellow fingerling potatoes, onions, garlic, purple carrots, snap peas, brussel sprouts on the stalk, leaf lettuce, eggplant and much more. Fruit Shares include sweet cherries, peaches, small and large plums, concord grapes, several varieties of crisp apples, juicy pears and more. The cost is $400 for 20 weeks and $550 for 22 weeks including all delivery charges. When you break it down that's $20 a week. To learn more log onto www.myfarmshare.com

With people losing their homes and their land here is a way to help others. Without farmers there is no fresh food and that would be a crime and a F.A.C.T. that would be hard to digest.