<div dir="ltr">Good point, Jeffery! If any of you are unfamiliar with what a CSA is, please see the definition below. Take care, Sarah<div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 12:18 AM, Jeffrey Yorke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yorkedial@gmail.com" target="_blank">yorkedial@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="auto">Sarah, </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">You might help your cause by including the definition of CSA.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I did’t have a clue. I am sure I am not alone. This is what Google sez:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);font-family:Roboto,HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Many farm share programs are called “</span><b style="color:rgb(60,64,67);font-family:Roboto,HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">CSA</b><span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);font-family:Roboto,HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">” which stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.” What A Farm Share Program Is All About: A Farm Share Program is both an investment and a risk for the farmer and the family who joins. ... What joining a </span><b style="color:rgb(60,64,67);font-family:Roboto,HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">CSA means </b><span style="color:rgb(60,64,67);font-family:Roboto,HelveticaNeue,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">is that you share in one local farm's harvest.</span></div><div dir="auto"><font color="#3c4043" face="Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font color="#3c4043" face="Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Best,</span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font color="#3c4043" face="Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font color="#3c4043" face="Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Jeffrey Yorke </span></font></div><div dir="auto"><font color="#3c4043" face="Roboto, HelveticaNeue, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div><div class="h5"><div>On Thus, May 10, 2018 at 8:33 PM Sarah Combs <<a href="mailto:sarahswalk@gmail.com" target="_blank">sarahswalk@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div>
<div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Hey Folks,</font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Our neighbors at ECO City Farms' are continuing the CSA with produce from their farms in Edmonston and Bladensburg. The footprint doesn't get much smaller than that! I was really impressed with the quality of the veggies the past few months, especially given all the major challenges this intense winter gave them. I also love the urban farming philosophy and focus on farm to school education programs, with a focus on building up communities of color. Also: reasonably priced. They still have a few more spaces open -- check it out:</font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">ECO is now accepting applications for our Summer season CSA! Please consider choosing ECO as your provider for your summer veggies!</span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Dates: Our 2018 Farm Share/CSA will begin on <strong><span class="m_-6823280002961929273m_-5682352052383169794gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="m_-6823280002961929273m_-5682352052383169794gmail-aQJ">May 24</span></span><span> </span>and extend to<span> </span><span class="m_-6823280002961929273m_-5682352052383169794gmail-aBn" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="m_-6823280002961929273m_-5682352052383169794gmail-aQJ">October 25, 2018</span></span></strong>. A weekly share will be available for 20 of these 23 weeks, excluding 3 skip weeks.</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Cost: The price is $22 a week, for a total of $440. Online payment option available through PayPal. </font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif">You will be able to select some of your weekly veggies, you must bring your bag with you weekly,
<span style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Thursdays from</span><span style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </span><span class="m_-6823280002961929273m_-5682352052383169794gmail-aBn" style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="m_-6823280002961929273m_-5682352052383169794gmail-aQJ">3-7 PM, </span></span>and the pick up site is ECO's office:</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=6010+Taylor+Rd.+Riverdale,+MD+20737&entry=gmail&source=g">6010 Taylor Rd. Riverdale, MD 20737</a></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif">If you are have questions about the CSA program, please email<span> </span><a href="mailto:info@ecocityfarms.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">info@ecocityfarms.org</a><span> </span>wi<wbr>th the subject "CSA 2018".</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Download the Brochure/Application here: </span><font color="#403f42"><a href="http://www.ecoffshoots.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Summer2018-FarmSharebrochure.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ecoffshoots.<wbr>org/wp-content/uploads/2018/<wbr>04/Summer2018-<wbr>FarmSharebrochure.pdf</a></font></font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Apply online through our Google Form:</font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZuDG38fU_wbPCRVxaXGf9HhKqoALq6FbccenICngwZoEx-Q/viewform" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/<wbr>d/e/1FAIpQLSfZuDG38fU_<wbr>wbPCRVxaXGf9HhKqoALq6FbccenICn<wbr>gwZoEx-Q/viewform</a> </font></div></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></font><div style="color:rgb(64,63,66);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Group Drop-off Sites</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-weight:400"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Interested in our CSA but the pick-up location isn't ideal for you? We're offering to make special arrangements for a limited number of CSA drop-off sites for groups of 8 or more with in close distance to our farm. </font></span></div><div style="font-weight:400"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-weight:400"><span><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Please contact us if you're interested in organizing a drop-off at<span> </span><a href="mailto:info@ecocityfarms.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">info@ecocityfarms.org</a><span> </span>with the subject "CSA Group Drop-off".</font></span></div></div>
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