Farm share 2008

[magid]

There's a lot of new options this year with Red Fire Farm.

1. There are new distribution locations in metro Boston. In addition to the Wednesday distributions in Somerville (the Growing Center, 4-7), Cambridge (Harvest; and a later time than before, 4:30-7:30, which is most excellent), and JP (Harvest, 3-6:30), there are two new Friday distribution locations, at MIT (precise location TBA, 3-6:30) and Brighton (Whole Foods on Washington St., 3:30-7). It's only the Friday distribution locations that will have the winter share, so I have to let the farm know I'll be picking up at MIT for those. (And of course, I wonder whether there would've been more religious Jews getting a farm share in Brighton were it not an erev Shabbat distribution.)
   
   
2. There are new possible permutations to the share. Not only is there a 20-week fruit share option, there's also a 10-week flower share option (some people are subletting part of Red Fire Farm, calling themselves the Moon Flower Farm Project). And in metro Boston they're offering home delivery by the New Amsterdam Project, by tricycle! (Only in certain ZIP codes: 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02143, 02130, 02134, 02135.) They only mention the regular and the summer seasons, but what would be of most use to me would be to have the winter share delivered (see erev Shabbat). I should ask if that's a possibility...

Comments

[bitty.livejournal.com]

hmmmmm.... home delivery... so tempting... (OTOH, we're not sure we can handle a full share.)
i still can't sign up at work because i can't be sure i'll be here in the summer. it's driving me bonkers.

[bitty.livejournal.com]

oh, and the program here offers egg shares in addition to flower shares, which i think is pretty cool. eggs! eggs!

[magid.livejournal.com]

Eggs = very cool. Though on the whole, local eggs are reasonably findable, thankfully.

[magid.livejournal.com]

You could find people to split the share with (which is what they suggest for single people *snort*).

Please to remind the flighty --

[lifecollage.livejournal.com]

Is this the only farm share you use, or do you do Boston Organics as well? Now that we've seen the miracle that is our meat CSA, I'm very interested in trying a produce share. Recommendations? Suggestions?

The fact that Red Fire can do delivery to 02134 and 02135 just rocks my little world (it means I can choose between home and work delivery).

Re: Please to remind the flighty --

[magid.livejournal.com]

I use Boston Organics as well, but I don't consider that a farm share. It's organic and delivered, but not necessarily local. Very useful, but in a different bin in my head, as it were.

I've been very happy with Red Fire; if you check my memories under "farm share," you can see what I've gotten every year (through three different farms: Waltham Fields Community Farm, Re-Vision Farm, and Red Fire Farm). The produce has been good, and they've gone out of their way to make sure we got a variety of stuff (including making a deal with another farmer so we got organic corn! (Corn is hard to grow organically.)).

Delivery is incredibly cool (though not cheap: it's an extra $220 for the regular season), making it feasible for people whose schedules don't allow for pickup. (Plus, trike delivery = sweet.)

[jaq.livejournal.com]

We have signed up for the full year again, and with flowers for someone (http://theora.livejournal.com/profile) who likes them.

[magid.livejournal.com]

I was debating the flowers, but can't really justify it for myself...

I assume you're getting MIT pickup?

[jaq.livejournal.com]

Yes, MIT pickup will be good for theora. Even if they haven't specified where in MIT.