Kate, Check out http://www.fwcrcd.org/geraldson_community_farm.htm for information on establishing a CSA.? Geraldson Farm was a long established farm in Manatee County (Bradenton), Florida that has been preserved as a CSA.? The farm is in an area of prime development real estate and has been preserved as agriculture land.? The history of the farm and the cooperation of agencies that acted together save it is worth investigating.? I'm sure that you will find some useful information.
The next step at the farm is to establish the first community garden in Manatee County. The contact for FWCRCD is [EMAIL PROTECTED] In an area where development tends to swallow everything that is worth saving in the world of agriculture,? the Gearaldson Farm story is one instance where preservation won. Barbara Powell Harris Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Community Garden Coordinator Orange Blossom Community Garden Sarasota, Florida -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20080914/58d8d276/attachment.html _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
