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Frog Hollow Farm has formed a Community Supported Agricultural association or CSA. Frog Hollow Farm's goal is to build relationships with its members while providing the best organic fruit experience in the Bay Area. Monies earned from the CSA will allow Frog Hollow Farm to grow and prosper by adding more land for organic farming. The hope is introduce organic farming to young people who might not otherwise consider farming as a vocation. Community supported agriculture (CSA) is an idea that has been gaining momentum since its introduction to the United States from Europe in the mid-1980s. The CSA concept originated in the 1960s in Switzerland and Japan, where consumers interested in safe food and farmers seeking stable markets for their crops joined together in economic partnerships. By direct sales to community members, who have provided the farmer with working capital in advance, growers receive better prices for their crops, gain some financial security, and are relieved of much of the burden of marketing. CSAs are very labor intensive, but meet needs for seasonal agricultural labor in innovative ways: by relying on shareholder labor or by securing interns.
the Happy Child CSA Being a member is supportive of Bay Area organic farms and it promotes healthy nutrition and sustainable agriculture for the community. Frog Hollow Farm has a well earned reputation for growing legendary fruit. People from around the country place mail orders for fruit and conserves. Now with the CSA, people can get weekly deliveries of the best and freshest fruit around. Farm Worker Care Frog Hollow Farm also has an excellent reputation for treating its farm workers with care and fairness. Most of its farm workers have been working on the farm for several years, coming back each year to work for Farmer Al. There a number of year round workers as well and on-farm housing for several families. A CSA is not just about locally grown organic fruit or produce. It is also about good labor practices maintained over the years. |
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