2013 will be our 15th season operating a farm with a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) system. The CSA is a partnership that provides a direct link between the farmer’s produce and your dinner table. With over 20 years of organic farming experience, Stephen Gallagher is the farmer behind Nathan Creek.
How Membership in a CSA Benefits Consumers
- CSA members receive a weekly basket of the freshest possible, locally grown organic produce
- CSA members receive good value for their food money. Although the exact quantity of any particular crop varies year to year with the weather, and the total value of the share will also vary, in general, members of a CSA receive organic produce for prices well below what they would pay for the same organic food at a retail outlet.
- CSA members receive a wide range of vegetables over a season that can, in this region, extend for nearly half a year.
- CSA members benefit by gaining a direct connection with the production of their food.
Nathan Creek CSA
- Seasonal, roughly 20 weeks depending on climate
distribution of the harvest takes place at the farm or at centrally located drop off sites in nearby cities and towns. - Provides locally grown organic seasonal produce
- Can visit and participate in the farm
- operates year round
- purchases food from wholesalers that may have been grown and shipped from anywhere in the world
- charges for the convenience of delivery to your front door.
Sample Distribution
From four weeks during the 2010 Season
July
1 lb of Yukon Gold baby potatoes
1 lb of Red Chieftain potatoes
1 bunch of Swiss chard
1 bunch of mixed kales
5 carrots (nearly 1 lb)
1 bunch of Italian parsley
2 small Walla Walla onions
1 green shallot
.5-1 lb of broccoli
1 head of butter lettuce
1 or 2 small bok choy
August
1 lb beets
1 lb beans
1 small cabbage (green or savoy)
1 lb carrots
1 bunch chard
1 bunch cilantro
2-3 cucumbers
1-2 garlic
1 head of lettuce
2 lb of red and blue potatoes
4-5 summer squash and/or zucchini
1 or 2 Tah Tsoi mustard
1 or 2 Mizuna mustard
2 lbs tomatoes (cherry and beefsteak)
September
1 lb beets
1.5 lbs beans
1 lb carrots
3 cucumbers
1 head fennel (bulb plus ferns)
1 bulb garlic
1 bunch kale
2-3 small leaf lettuces
1.5 lbs red potatoes
4-5 summer squash and/or zucchini
2-3 lbs tomatoes (cherry and beefsteak)
October
1 lb beets
1 lb broccoli
2-3 lbs cabbage (green)
2 lbs carrots (yellow)
1 bunch chard
1 bunch kale (mixed)
1 bunch parsley (curly)
2-3 shallots
2 lbs tomatoes (cherry and beefsteak)
2 or 3 small turnips (white)
2 lbs winter squash