take the cultism out of agriculture!
i hear some people defending csa like people defended naziism, and others defended going to war with iraq and afghanistan. sure rooftop gardens are great! but not all of them. some are clearly only for the rich... do the people blindly supporting the milwaukee project also want to donate money for scholarships? do they also want to help start projects in the poor neighborhoods of milwaukee? have they even been to milwaukee to know what they are defending? inflation is caused by people charging more money. period. its a domino effect. also, this is a communitty garden list so dont expect people to jump onto an idea, even if it is trendy. i havent heard the original poster respond to any comments, about location or explanation of costs, whether they will sponsor low income membership, and im still hoping to. i encourage projects that will benefit all beings, and i hope some of the blind will take off their blinders. im not so naive, and neither are alot of people peace, love, and harmony On 1/4/09, K GRUENEICHCAREY <[email protected]> wrote: > > It all depends on how & that the proposed $800/ share / yr covers--- > 1) How many weeks, how many pounds, etc. over the growing season. Are the > boxes uniform, or basic + XX lbs of whatever the customer wishes of the > available foods? Some might prefer more carrots or lettuces, but the grower > needs to know in advance of sowing. > > Then there is the financing -- are half shares available or partnerships??? > Do members pay a fee to join (partly refundable or not? to give the farm > some growing capital, or additional for long-term development, eg > greenhouses, machinery, refrigeration/packing & storage facilities, etc) > Do members pay half down by the seeding time, with monthly in advance > payments or once a year in the spring payments??? > Do members who provide labor in growing or harvesting get credits for > discounts (up to 5- 10%??) maybe --- > Does the CSA run additional fundraising events or supplementary sidelines?? > eg harvest potluck dinners, etc??? > > Do you see why an experienced farm manager or team, plus a dedicated > accounting/paperwork staff team is so vital to the success of the CSA & why > there are so few with DECADES of experience?? > > It usually takes several years of finetuning & experience to make everything > work somewhat smoothly, but growing food isn't widget making... > > But each little effort leads to better experiences for the whole -- so also > check the library for books & articles of actual life stories of CSAs as > examples... > > Good growing to all in 2009!!! kaythegardener > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090104/a4354a89/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 > -- feed two birds with one seed _______________________________________________ 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
