While there are many advantages to joining a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, one of the drawbacks is having to make a special trip to the drop off location on a specified day and often before a specified time.

But now, Black Island Farms in Syracuse is trying to make the program more convenient for busy consumers. If at lest 10 co-workers sign up for the CSA program, they will deliver the weekly supply of fruits and vegetable to your work, eliminating the need to make an extra trip.

Depending on how much produce you need, the price ranges from $200 to $400 for the entire season which runs from about mid-June through October. The price includes free passes to the farm’s harvest festival, discount tickets to the haunted house, free days at the farm, free hay rides and a fall decoration package with corn stalks and pumpkins.

To learn more call 801-540-7930 or read this Tribune story.

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Time is running out to become a 2009 "shareholder" in one of Utah's Community Supported Agriculture programs or CSAs.

Shareholders typically pay a fee in the Spring and, in return, they receive a portion of the farm's produce each week throughout the growing season. Most farmers have drop-off locations in various locations . Utah CSAs now accepting subscriptions include:

Bell Organic Gardens » 975 Canyon Breeze Lane, Draper; 801 571-7288 or bellorganic.com
Borski Farms » 251 W. 100 South, Kaysville; 801-546-5221 or borskifarms.org
East Farms » 4910 Canvasvac Lane, West Point; 801-298-5669 or eastfarms.net
Ranui Gardens » 1459 Hoytsville Rd., Dog Holler; 435-336-2813 or ranui.com
Sun River Farm » 141 S. 6000 West, Mendon; 435-787-1182 or 435-757-7507 or sunriverfarm@yahoo.com
Zoe's Garden » P.O. Box 3762, Ogden; 801 725-2682 or zoegarden.com

Labels: CSA, gardening