Kirk Farm C.S.A.

Applications for the 2010 CSA season are now available.

The C.S.A. begins in June and lasts until mid-October or a killing frost. Members pick up their shares on Mondays from 3:00-7:00 PM.

As a member you will be able to pick your own herbs from our herb garden and you can pick from a planting of cherry tomatoes. Our members are invited to come to the farm not only on pick-up day, but anytime. Come to visit the animals, picnic, or to see how your food is grown. Children are always welcome, but they must be supervised. We have a farm pond and many types of equipment on which they could be hurt.

We will have our own free range eggs for sale. The chickens are fed un-medicated grain and have a yard to run in.

During the season, volunteer help is always appreciated and welcomed, pick-up days especially.

If you have any questions please call George or Debbie Kirk at 978-448-5871. or contact us by email.

 

Among the vegetables and herbs we grow are:
Beans Beets Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Collards Cucumbers Eggplant	Garlic Kale Kohlrabi Leeks Lettuce Melons Onions Peas Peppers	Potatoes Pumpkins Radishes Zucchini & Summer Squash Swiss Chard Tomatoes Watermelon Winter Squash
Herbs (pick your own)

Please reserve your share soon. We tend to sell out early.

What is C.S.A.?
C.S.A is a relationship between farmers and community members who pay the farmer a membership fee to receive a weekly share of the crop during the growing season. this guarantees the farmer an outlet for his produce and the members a variety of foods harvested at teir peak. Linking the farmer with consumers allows people to have a personal connection with their food and the land on which it grows.

With C.S.A., payment is in advance at an agreed on price. Consider also that the food is produced locally rather than transported long distances. The farmers and the shareholder share in the bounty of the season and also in the risk of crop failure or lesser harvest of some crops. by planting a large variety of crops, the risk of crop failure is reduced.

If the CSA idea is new to you, please click here for more information: Just what is CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and How Does It Work?