Community Food Network provides services addressing food, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture through various projects.
2010 High Altitude Harvest CSA
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project this year. The High Altitude Harvest CSA is a partnership between farmers and eaters; community members support the farms through a pre-season payment and in exchange get a share of the season’s harvest.
A CSA share provides members with a weekly box of 8 to 12 types of fresh, locally grown vegetables, fruits and herbs throughout the summer. In addition, members receive a weekly newsletter with the latest from our farmers including crop updates, recipes, photos, and veggie lore. Members can pick up their goods every Friday from 4:00 to 6:00pm in Quincy or Greenville.
2010 CSA shares are still available!
Click here to access the High Altitude Harvest brochure and sign up form. We also have a limited number of partial scholarships available. Give us a call at 530-283-3611 extension *839 to see if you fall within the income guidelines.
Our CSA works with multiple farmers, so members get the very best variety of produce our region has to offer. We’ll offer produce from Avalanche Ranch, Dawn Gardens, Grassfed Gardens, Greenville High School, Harmony Acres, Meadow Valley Organics, Rolling J Ranch, and Sierra Valley Farms. We’re also pleased to offer optional shares of grass-fed beef from Thompson Valley Ranch, and fresh bread from American Valley Baking.
Our philosophy in a nutshell: We believe that the quality of the food people eat directly affects their wellbeing. We believe that farmers provide valuable services and should be fairly compensated for growing good food. We believe that soil, bugs, air, and water should all benefit from garden practices. And finally, we believe that there is satisfaction in knowing that the food we eat creates delicious meals, a thriving local economy, and vibrant landscapes. Eat up!
Farmers’ Market Food Stamp Project
The Community Food Network’s Farmers’ Market Food Stamp project was a great success. The aim of this project was to set up a system for Food Stamps to be spent at the Susanville and Quincy Certified Farmers’ Markets. The project was developed based on the needs identified by the Mountain Food Security Project, and gives low-income community members better access to fresh, locally-grown foods. It also increases the earning power of small-scale local food producers. People can now spend food stamps on produce, fresh baked goods, and meat. The 2009 pilot project was a hit, and the Susanville and Quincy Farmers’ Markets have chosen to continue running the Food Stamp projects at their markets!
Growing Gardeners
Growing Gardeners is a group of garden lovers who teach school kids and community members about sustainable food production through hands-on education. Through the creation of thriving educational gardens, volunteers, students and community members develop a lasting appreciation for the food and ecological processes that sustain us. While engaging in hands-on garden education, participants come to understand the connection between healthy soil, thriving plants, and vibrant people. Community volunteers work with school children during the school year, and in the summer months we host work days and workshops for the community.
Growing Gardeners coordinates the Alder Street Garden adjacent to Quincy Intermediate School. This garden is used by students at the school as well as community groups. Produce from the Alder Street Garden is harvested for school kids and low-income community members to enjoy.
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