Community Shared Agriculture (CSA)—sometimes called Community Supported Agriculture—is an agreement between farmers and eaters, where eaters agree to purchase locally produced food from farmers at the beginning of a growing season, and farmers agree to provide fresh, high quality food as it becomes available throughout the season. CSA is important for strengthening local food systems: it provides farmers with a guaranteed market; strengthens community by building relationships between farmers and eaters; and increases transparency within the food system by giving eaters access to information about the food they eat and how it was produced.
If you are interested in being a part of community shared agriculture in 2019 it isn’t too late! there are still 2019 CSA shares available from the following list of producers across the region:
- Arc Acres
- BeetBox Cooperative Farm
- Fat Chance Farm Stead
- Ferme aux Pleines Saveurs
- Ferme aux Solstices
- Ferme Lève-tôt
- Forefathers Farm
- Heart Beet Farm
- Jambican Studio Gardens
- Mike’s Garden Harvest
- Our Little Farm
- Rock-N-Horse Farm
- Root Radical
- Roots and Shoots Farm
For more information on CSA in Ottawa, visit http://justfood.ca/csa-farms/ You can also find more producers and information by checking ‘Producers’ and ‘CSA/food Box’ next to the map on the buy local food guide: http://savourottawa.ca/buy-local-food-guide/
