'Jewish Local Greens' CSA Offers Organic Vegetables

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Jewish Local Greens is a CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture). Members pay up front for a season’s worth of produce, grown at our partner farm (Adamah, in Falls Village CT, a certified organic, Jewish educational farm). The CSA system shortens the distance from farm to table, benefiting the health of our bodies, our wallets and the earth. Members receive a weekly abundance of fresh, local food throughout the growing season. With a secure market for their harvest, farmers get to focus on growing great food and caring for the land.

Our members include both Jewish and non Jewish persons. Large and small shares are available ($600 and $300, respectively). Vegetable pick ups occur weekly, Thursdays from 4 to 6:45 pm, at the . The season runs from June 14-Nov 15.

Members may also buy shares of flowers, goat cheeses and yogurt, and
pickled foods and jams. All of these items are kosher and made on the farm.

Here are some more reasons to join this CSA:

• TASTE Fresh is more delicious and selling locally allows farmers to choose varieties based on flavor rather than shipping durability.
• HEALTH The colorful bounty of a CSA share represents a weekly dose of fresh vitamins and minerals.
• COMMUNITY During pickups, at farm visit days and through our newsletter, members can share recipes, learn how their food is grown and spend time with fellow veggie-lovers.
• ADVENTURE The weekly challenge of using up a CSA share presents an exciting cooking experience.
• LAND STEWARDSHIP We use compost, crop rotation, cover crops and crop diversity rather than chemicals.
• SUSTAINABILITY Vegetable oil fuels our trucks, part of our land is planted in permaculture and we keep earth in mind in all our decisions.
• ACCOUNTABILITY We can answer to our members on quality, environmental and labor issues in ways that big industrial farms cannot.
• KEEPING IT LOCAL Members support their local economy by keeping their food dollars nearby.

Jewish Local Greens is supported and represented by these institutions in our community: The Mandell JCC, Beth David Synagogue, Hazon, Temple Beth El, Kehilat Chaverim, Congregation P'nai Or, The Emanuel Synagogue, and Congregation Beth Israel. In addition, we support the efforts of the Jewish Family Services Kosher Food Pantry to strive for food justice in our community.

For more information and a registration form, visit our website:

http://jewishlocalgreens.wordpress.com/ or email us at whcsa11@gmail.com.