Special section: CSAs & Tailgate Markets

New Life Journal, Oct-Nov, 2003

WNC CSAs

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct connection between the farmers and the consumers. To join a CSA is to buy a share of the season's harvest. The farmer gains the security of knowing he or she has been paid for a portion of the harvest and the farmer's "community" participates in how and where their food is grown. This direct connection puts the face and place of food in full view.

Before the start of the season, when the farmer is planning the upcoming year, shares are sold to members of the community at a fixed price. The farmer plans the plantings to meet the shares that have been sold. Every week throughout the season, the CSA community receives a box of that week's harvest. Most of the local CSAs will deliver to several convenient area locations, but they always encourage the community to come to the farm, and even to participate in the growing of their food.

CARL AND PAT'S

Patryk Battle / 176 White Oak Creek Rd.

Burnsville, NC 28714 / 828-675-5920

patrykbattle@hotmail.com

Asheville pick up at the French Broad Food Coop and Celo pick-up. Other pick-up sites possible. Full for 2003.

DEERWOOD GARDENS

Alice Dewhurst

525 Louisa Ridge Franklin, HC 28734

828-524-6164; fax: 828-524-6100

deerwoodfarm@planet-save.com

We sell farm shares to members in Macon County only. Our products include vegetables, cut and edible flowers, berries, eggs and honey. Accepting members for 2003.

DOGWOOD HILLS FARM

Steven Yokim, Jessie Lehmann, and Melissa

Fridlin

369 Ox Creek Rd., Weaverville, NC 28787

828-645-6286

syokim@buncombe.main.nc.us

A ten acre farm offering pick your own cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, black raspberries, and grapes; also over 60 heirloom varieties of apples. Our CSA shares include a wide range of fresh vegetables and herbs. Transitioning to organic; we currently use no chemical pesticides or herbicides. Wood-fired breads and pizzas also available. Full and half shares available. Customer picks up box at farm June-October.

FISHER BRANCH FARM

Jenifer Miller / 526 Fisher Branch Rd.

Marshall, NC 28753 / 828-689-4505

fisherbranchfarm@yahoo.com

Flower shares. May through October. Pick-ups in Asheville.

FULL SUN FARM

Leicester, Buncombe County

Alex Brown or Vanessa Campbell

828-683-1607

90 Bald Creek Road, Leicester, NC 28748.

fullsunfarm@earthlink.net

Full Sun Farm is a certified organic market farm located northwest of Asheville in Sandy Mush Valley. We cultivate 41/2 acres of vegetables, cut flowers, and berries. We sell direct to consumers at the Saturday North Asheville and the Wednesday French Broad Food Cooperative tailgate markets, and through a 36 member CSA. Pick-up: Wednesday from 3 pm-6:30 in West Asheville at a CSA members home and Downtown at the French Broad Food Coop Tailgate Market. Full for 2003.

GREEN TOE GROUND FARM

Gaelan Corozine & Nicole DelCogliano

411 Pope Rd., Burnsville, NC 28714

828-675-0171

www.greentoeground.com

We are a diverse CSA farm, cultivating 2 acres of handcrafted, ecologically grown vegetables, flowers and herbs. Offering local eggs and honey. CFSA member farm. Celo area. Accepting members for 2003.

HOMEGROWN HERITAGE

Jeffery and Jennifer McConnaughey

644 Morgan Branch Read

Candler, NC 28715 / 828-667-5516

holistic@lycosmail.com

WNC's premier BioIntensive "Mini-Farm" specializing in authentic heirloom/heritage gourmet produce, berries, and culinary herbs from the South and around the world. Also rare and ornamental vegetable and culinary/medicinal herb plants. Although previously certified organic, politicalization of organic standards has convinced us not to re certify. Seed-saving workshops available. Home delivery in Buncombe County.

JAKE'S FARM

Chris Sawyer & Missy Huger

98 Brown Lynch Road, Candler, NC 28715

828-665-4472/ www.jakesfarm.com

jakesfarm@msm.com

Established in 1988 and Certified Organic in 1999 we sell wide variety of produce including some small fruit. Two greenhouses operate all year We welcome visitors by appointment. Offers a wide variety of Certified Organic produce including some heirloom varieties, cut flowers and herbs. Pack your own. Accepting members for 2003.

MARKET GARDENS AT HICKORY

NUT GAP FARMS

Annie Louise & Isaiah Perkinson

1860 Charlotte Hwy., Fairview NC 28730

828-628-3348

anniel@buncombe.main.nc.us

We are the fourth generation working on our family farm. We have added a new enterprise to the farm mix, sustainably produced vegetables, fruits, and flowers.

MOUNTAIN HARVEST ORGANICS

Julie Mansfield or Carl Evans

77 Wyatt Lane, Hot Springs, NC 28743

828-622-3654

farmer@MountainHarvestOrganiccom

www.MountainHarvestOrganic.com

This century old farm is located in the Spring Creek Community northwest of Asheville. Now a certified organic farm, we grow a wide variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs and plants. Our unique location inspires us to use ecological farming practices to preserve habitat for future generations.

NEW MOON HERBS ORGANIC FARM

Gregg Adams

85 Laurel Haven, Fairview, NC 28730

828-628-1272 /Newmoonherbs@aol.com

New Moon Herbs Organic Farm Established in 1993, New Moon Herbs Organic Farm features a full line of organic vegetables, herbs and berries We love to sell to restaurants, retail outlets, thru our growing CSA and the Fairview Tailgate Market. Accepting members far 2003.