The Nutrition & Wellness Committee Welcomes You to the
Fall 2009 Oak Grove CSA!

Dillwood Farms' Oak Grove CSA program offers members locally-grown, seasonal produce directly from their farm in Loganville, GA.  Produce grown locally gets to the consumer the day it is harvested!  Our produce does not travel across the country to get to your plate.   CSA programs have become very popular over the past 20 years for just this reason.  The fresher the produce, the healthier and better tasting the produce!  

Membership and Cost

Dillwood Farms is offering 50 CSA Memberships to Oak Grove Elementary School this season.  In return, you will receive a large brown grocery bag full of seasonal produce each week. 

You will automatically be signed up as a member of the Oak Grove Elementary CSA program when you pay through PAYPAL below.

Dillwood Farms offers two 15-week Seasons:

Season 1  -  May 16 - August 29 - CLOSED.

Season 2  -  September 5 - December 15.

Membership is $15.00 a week for 15 weeks = $225.00

To become a member for Season 2, sign up below through PAYPAL.

Pick Up

Beginning on Saturday, September 5*, you will be able to pick up your produce from 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. in front of Oak Grove Elementary School.  If produce is not picked up at this time and arrangements have not been made prior, shares will be donated.  

*All CSA delivery dates and pick up locations are subject to change at any time.


Expected Produce

Baby Arugula, Red Russian Kale, Hakurei Turnips (Greens and Roots), Red Meat Radishes (Watermelon Radish), Nero Tondo Radishes, D’avignon Radishes (French Breakfast), Garlic Chives, Carrots, Kohlrabi, Broccoli, Beets, Fennel, Bok Choy, Spinach, Micro Greens, Onions, Ground Cherries, Swiss Chard, Lettuce, Figs, Blueberries, Tomatoes, Heirloom Tomatoes (Brandywine, Striped German, Black Princes), Juliet Tomatoes, Pimento Peppers, Squash, Eggplants, Okra, Corn, Cucumbers, Zucchini and more! 

Partnership

As a partner with your local farm, members share in the risks and rewards of farming.  Some of the risks of farming, include poor harvests due to unfavorable weather or pests, and price fluctuations associated with these risks, to name a few.  Rewards are great tasting vegetables at a predetermined price!   Farmers, through direct sales to community members, who have provided the farmer with working capital in advance, receive better prices for their crops, gain some financial security, and are relieved of much of the burden of marketing and can concentrate on growing premium produce.  

This partnership creates rewards for both the farmer and the consumer, which far outweigh the risks. To summarize: 

Advantages for Farmers:    

• Receive upfront money to help the farm financially with their cash flow 
• Early marketing assures that the produce is pre-sold and helps in farm planning and management
• Have an opportunity to meet the people that eat their food and have a two way communication on what's grown

• Provide healthy, local produce using organic methods 

Advantages for Consumers:

• Eat just picked, fresh, naturally grown produce which tastes the way vegetables were meant to taste
• Get introduced to new vegetables and new ways of preparing them
• Kids will eat vegetables if it's from "their" farm
• Get to know who is growing your feed and provide input
• Receive produce that is chemical and pesticide free, grown using organic methods